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Final Exam Flashcards

1
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T/F
The Carter Family album Can the Circle be Unbroken: Country Music’s First Family was released in 1935 and won a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 1999?

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True

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T/F

Roy Rogers wrote the Cowboy Commandments?

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False

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The song House of the Rising Sun most famously recorded by the Animals was originally a hit for which country artist?

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Roy Acuff

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4
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Which blues musician used the aliases Blind Sammie, Georgia Bill and Hot Shot Willie when recording for other labels?

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Blind Willie McTell

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5
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Most melodies in the blues come from:

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Slave work and dance songs

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6
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Blind Willie McTell was one of the most accomplished:

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12 string guitarist

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John Lee Hooker is often considered to be the last link to the blues of the Deep South.

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True

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The Chicago blues sound comes from the electric guitar and the addition of other instrumentalists including piano, bass, harmonica and drums.

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True

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9
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Muddy Waters was one of the first bluesmen to play:

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electric guitar

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Little Richard’s first successful rock ‘n’ roll record was Long Tall Sally.

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False

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Which of the following songs was a 1950s hit for Chuck Berry?

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Maybelline

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12
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On a road trip to Chicago in 1955 Chuck Berry became friends with which of his idols?

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Muddy Waters

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13
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Carl Perkins’ band the “C. P Express” included…

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his two sons

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14
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Who wrote and had a hit with “Blue Suede Shoes” in December 1955?

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Carl Perkins

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In 1954 Elvis Presley and Scotty Moore warned Sam Phillips to avoid signing Johnny Cash to Sun Records.

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False

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16
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Before hitting it big in rock ‘n’ roll, Elvis worked as…

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A delivery driver

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17
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In April 1956 Elvis signed a 7 year deal with Paramount Pictures and began filming his first feature:

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Love Me Tender

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18
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After returning from the Army in 1960 Elvis entered the charts at #2 with his album:

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Elvis is Back

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19
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Which of the following were investigated during the Payola scandal of 1959/1960?

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Dick Clark

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20
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Who recorded “Be-Bop-A-Lula?

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Gene Vincent

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21
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The Everly Brothers recorded which song in 1957?

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Bye, Bye Love

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22
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Woody Guthrie joined which folk artist in the 1940’s to form the Almanac Singers?

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Pete Seeger

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Pete Seeger wrote which of the following Folk standards?

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“If I Had a Hammer”

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24
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Peter, Paul and Mary recorded:

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Puff (The Magic Dragon)

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25
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A future country music legend makes an interesting guest appearance on the 1969 single “Lay Lady Lay” holding a pair of bongos and cowbell. Who was this guest?

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Kris Kristofferson

26
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In 1961 John Hammond singed Bob Dylan to:

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Columbia records

27
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Which group covered Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man?”

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The Byrds

28
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La La Brooks was a member of which famous girl group?

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The Crystals

29
Q

The Coasters were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in:

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1987

30
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T/F

The Crystals were the first group signed by producer Phil Spector to his Phil-les label in 1961.

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True

31
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Which of the following “Wilsons” was NOT a member of the Beach Boys?

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Owen Wilson

32
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Which 1966 Beach Boys record was their most innovative and influential album?

A

Pet Sounds

33
Q

The Beach Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame in:

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1988

34
Q

Cilla Black’s first charting hit was given to her by her friends…

A

John Lennon and Paul McCartney

35
Q

Skiffle music was the British equivalent of:

A

Rockabilly

36
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The ‘Mersey Beat’ is the sound developed by:

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Liverpool bands

37
Q

In what year was “Beatlemania” officially declared?

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1963

38
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Many people in England were shocked when the Beatles were awarded MBEs. What does MBE stand for?

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Member of the British Empire

39
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The Beatles were nicknamed:

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The Fab Four

40
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In 1966, which member of the Beatles said “Christianity was dying and that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus now?”

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John Lennon

41
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Which pair of Rolling Stones guitarists developed the “weaving” concept that unites the two instrumentalists as one?

A

Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood

42
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Released in 1965 “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” features Keith Richards signature:

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Guitar riff

43
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Who said “two guitars should sound like one guy with four hands”.

A

Keith Richards

44
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Although Diana Ross left the Supremes in 1970, the group didn’t officially break up until what year?

A

1977

45
Q

Steveland Morris (aka Stevie Wonder) was signed to Motown at the age of:

A

11

46
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T/F

Berry Gordy demanded perfection from his artist and expected flawless performances in the studio and on the stage.

A

True

47
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Which Motown group recorded ABC?

A

The Jackson 5

48
Q

The Parliament/Funkadelic song “Give up the Funk” is also known as…

A

Tear the Roof off the Sucker

49
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T/F

Art Neville is considered the father of New Orleans Funk.

A

True

50
Q

Barry White’s music is often cited as the:

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Music for Love

51
Q

Which Acid Rock band became known as the “Pied Pipers of Psychedelic Rock?”

A

The Grateful Dead

52
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Grace Slick was the lead singer in which band?

A

The Jefferson Airplane

53
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Janis Joplin recorded which of the following songs?

A

Piece Of My Heart

54
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T/F

The Doors were one of the few groups to not include a bass player.

A

True

55
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T/F

Before playing in Led Zeppelin and The Yardbirds Jimmy Page was one of London’s top studio guitarists.

A

True

56
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Black Sabbath was formed in:

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Birmingham

57
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The Australian hard rock band AC/DC formed in:

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1973

58
Q

Which future Sex Pistol was the drummer for Souxsie and the Banshees?

A

Sid Vicious

59
Q

Who was the lead singer for The Sex Pistols?

A

Johnny Rotten

60
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The Clash’s Joe Strummer scored music for the movie:

A

Grosse Point Blank

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