History Of Rock Chp 7

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Johnny Cash left Sun Records and signed with:
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Columbia
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Johnny Cash originally auditioned for Sun Records as a gospel singer.
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True
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Rockabilly music was no longer popular after the 1950s.
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False
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The rhythm guitar plays most of the melodies.
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False
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What vocal technique is heard in this song on words such as "well," "love," and "Peggy" in the song "Peggy Sue"?
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hiccupping
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Buddy Holly's unique guitar sound was a result of what factor?
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he played a solid-body guitar
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All of these artists recorded for Sun Records EXCEPT:
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Buddy Holly
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Buddy Holly never had a single appear on the country music charts.
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True
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"Great Balls of Fire" was composed by Jerry Lee Lewis.
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False
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The form of the instrumental solo in "That'll Be The Day" is based on the twelve-bar blues.
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True
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The piano style heard in "Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin On" is based on what other type of music?
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Boogie Woogie
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Which artist is considered the primary forerunner of rockabilly music?
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Bill Haley
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"The Day the Music Died" happened in which year?
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1959
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Double-tracking was a technique frequently used by:
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Buddy Holly
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Who was Sam Phillips's next major rockabilly star after Elvis?
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Carl Perkins
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Which of the following styles did NOT influence rockabilly music?
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ragtime
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What was Jerry Lee Lewis's nickname?
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"The Killer"
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Which of the following songs was NOT recorded by Johnny Cash for Sun Records?
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"Don't Take Your Guns to Town"
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All of the following artists were killed in the same plane crash EXCEPT:
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Eddie Cochran
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Jerry Lee Lewis made his debut on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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False