History of Rock Music- MUS 115 (1) Rock and Roll Begins

Question 1

To many teenagers, ___________ was the father of R&R

Answer 1

Alan Freed

Question 2

The practice of paying disc jockeys to play music on the radio was later called

Answer 2

Payola

Question 3

When a record or a song holds a prominent position on more than one of the three types of charts, this is called a

Answer 3

Crossover

Question 4

What was Fats Domino’s real name?

Answer 4

Antoine Domino

Question 5

What was his biggest pop song?

Answer 5

Blueberry Hill

Question 6

Where did Chuck Berry grow up?

Answer 6

North St Louis, MO

Question 7

Barry developed an affection for what he called

Answer 7

Story songs

Question 8

What was Little Richard’s real name?

Answer 8

Richard Wayne Penniman

Question 9

The first R&R record: “Rock Around the Clock” by

Answer 9

Bill Haley & The Comets

Question 10

Elvis Presley was born in

Answer 10

Tupelo, MS

Question 11

When Elvis was 13, his family moved to

Answer 11

Memphis, TN

Question 12

In whose studio did Elvis first record?

Answer 12

Sun Records

Question 13

Who became Elvis’s manager

Answer 13

Colonel Tom Parker

Question 14

What was Elvis’s first number one single for RCA?

Answer 14

Heartbreak Hotel

Question 15

What was Jerry Lee Lewis’ nickname?

Answer 15

The Killer

Question 16

What scandal ruined Jerry Lee Lewis’ career?

Answer 16

Marrying his 13 year old cousin

Question 17

Buddy Holly is from

Answer 17

Lubbock, TX

Question 18

Buddy Holly and his band was called the

Answer 18

Crickets

Question 19

What was the Cricket’s first big hit?

Answer 19

“ That’ll be the Day “

Question 20

What was the “day the music died”? Plane crash that took the lives of

Answer 20

Ritchie Valens, JP The Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly

Question 21

What is the name of Elvis’s mansion

Answer 21

Graceland

Question 22

Who was the President of the USA from 1953- 1960

Answer 22

Eisenhower