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Test 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What was the most popular type of thing to buy at a record store?

A

Singles

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2
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What was the FIRST rock and roll hit of all time?

A

‘Rock around the clock’

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3
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LP

A

Long Play

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4
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RPM

A

Rotations per Minute

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5
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DJ

A

Disc Jockey

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6
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Who was Elvis’s Manajer

A

Colonel Tom Parker

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7
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What did Sam Phillips own? Where was it located?

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Sun Studio in Memphis, TN

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8
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What was Elvis’s mansion named?

A

Graceland

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9
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What was Little Richard’s real name?

A

Richard Wayne Penniman

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10
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What was Fats Dominos’s real name?

A

Antoine Domino

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11
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What was Big Bopper’s real name?

A

JP Richarson

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12
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What was the first movie to have “Rock around the clock” playing over the credits?

A

Blackboard Jungle

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13
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What is it called when DJs get bribes for airplay?

A

Payola

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14
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Who was Ritchie Valens inspiring to? Why?

A

He was inspiring to other Hispanics, as he was the first one to ever become famous in the music industry.

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15
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Who hosted American Bandstand?

A

Dick Clark

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16
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What was the day the music died?

A

Feburary 3rd, 1959 (2/3/59)

17
Q

What show only pictured Elvis from the waist up?

A

The Ed Sullivan Show

18
Q

3 piano players

A

Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard.

19
Q

Name 3 rockabiliy Artists

A

Carl Perkings, Roy Orbison, and Jerry Lee Lewis

20
Q

Who was Johnny Cash’s second wife?

A

June Carter

21
Q

What was Chuck Berry’s music moestly about?

A

Dancing, Dating, Cars, and Music

22
Q

Who was clean-cut looking and Christian?

A

Pat Boone

23
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American Pop Test (1 decks)

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