Chapter 3

Who was the first host of American Bandstand?

Teen idols, girls groups, and songs composed by professionals were exemplified by the Brill Building.

"Bubblegum music" is a term used to describe the music that emerged from teen idols in the late 1950s.

An important component of the Beach Boys' success was:

The pop audience's perception of the image and authenticity of folk music was the result of the:

Pop albums, not singles, are the measure of artists' success in the youth market.

Musical influences on the Beach Boys include all of the following EXCEPT:

All of the following were populist characteristics of the folk song movement EXCEPT:

All of the following were considered rockabilly pop musicians EXCEPT:

The Beach Boys' "Surfin' U.S.A." is a clearly reworked version of Chuck Berry's "Memphis."

The Beach Boys' first number-one hit was:

All of the following were professional songwriters at the Brill Building EXCEPT:

"Dead Man's Curve" was a splatter-platter hit by:

Teen idols were marketed primarily as:

Phil Spector referred to the singles he produced as:

The role of the A&R man was to:

Toast of the Town was the show responsible for igniting the early 1960's dance craze

Which folksinger was a member of the Weavers?

All of the following are examples of girl groups EXCEPT:

Which song initiated the folk music revival in mainstream pop?

Which aspects of "Leader of the Pack" indicate it is a playlet?

Who developed "the Wall of Sound"?

Which of following can be said about Bob Dylan and Joan Baez during the folk revival?

Which of the following cities produced an especially high number of teen idol hits from 1957-1963?

Sam Cooke's singing style is often referred to as:

Which folk music group had a hit song with a cover of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind"?

Dick Dale was known for:

A playlet is a:

Almost no aspect of pop music during the early 1960s was completely immune from the influence of Brill Building practices.

A distinctive vocal feature of the Everly Brothers was:

Prior to the 1960s, an A&R man was a specialist in charge of shaping the sound of a record.

In the early 1950s, many folk musicians ran into problems due to:

"Be My Baby" was a hit for:

Which event helped signal the end of the Brill Building?

One of the key components of folk music that attracted many listeners was its populist character.

Ben E. King had been a singer with:

The focus of American Bandstand was:

Female singers had been completely absent from teen pop before the girl groups of the 1960s.

The name of the record label formed by Leiber and Stoller was Spark Records.

All of the following are examples of death disks EXCEPT: