the final Flashcards
“rhythm and blues” and “country” music were the original names for race music and hillbilly music.
False
The piano was the 19th century’s equivalent to radio and television.
true
the blues has a strong relationship to african music.
true
teenagers in the 50s always listened to the music their parents listened to
false
rhythm & blues and country music developed from a tradition of aural music, learned by ear without reference to sheet music.
true
NBC, CBS, and ABC all started out as television networks.
False
call and response, evident in both the blues and rock’ n’ roll, originated in South America
False
field recordings of the 1920’s and 30s brought to the public unknown country blues musicians
True
The grand ole opry as a radio show for rhythm & blues music
False
Jimmie rodgers and the Carter Family were both recorded for the first time by Ralph Peer, within a few days of each other.
True
The carter family was once told that they could not bring their drummer onto the stage of the Grand Ole Opry
false
Cover records were songs that where recorded by someone other than the original artist
true
dick clark took payola as Alan Freed did, but only clark was punished, because he supported black music.
false
The most important guitarist in early rock and roll was elvis presley
False
The Beach boys borrowed the tune from Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen” to write “surfin’ USA”
True
The songwriting / Produciton team of Leiber and Stoller Wrote songs for Elvis as well as doo-wop groups
true
Rockabilly came from and appealed to poor, white, southern male teens.
True
Folk music generally appealed to College-age audiences.
True
The first independent producers in rock and roll were the Coasters and the Drifters
False
surf music, like folk music, took on serious themes of a political nature
False
The “ Splitter-patter” song “Last kiss” by the Cavaliers was recorded in San Angelo.
True
The Study of musical form includes
How sections are organized to create a larger structure
A simple verse structure has
No chorus
Rock’ n’ Roll evolved primarily from three other American styles of music.
Rhythm& Blues, country, pop
the form of a basic 12 bar blues is
AAB
The most common musical form found in Tin Pan Alley songs is.
AABA form
All the following songs use the 12-bar blues except : Johnny B.Good Shake Rattle and Roll can the circle be unbroken Rocket 88
Can the circle be unbroken
a work crew foreman uttering a musical phrase that was answered in rhythm by the laborers in the field probably created the _____ and _____ style of african american music
Call, Response
the _____ was a staple instrument of both blues and country music
Guitar
The job of the bass player is to
connect rhythmically with the drummer and provide harmony.
which of these artist was NOT recorded by Ralph Peer Fiddlin' John Carson Robert Johnson The carter family Jimmie Rodergers
Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson was an early performer of..
The blues
All of the following are true about Tin Pan Alley EXCEPT
was a developed as a regional style of music.
this musician helped develop Western Swing, a hybrid of country and big band jazz.
Bob Willis
What instrument most allowed the blues to evolve into rhythm& blues
electric Guitar
Big Joe Turner’s “Shake Rattle and Roll” is an example of
Hokum Blues
The first pop vocalist to engender hysteria among his (or her) fans was
Elvis Presley
This artist built his career on sanitized early rock’ n roll covers, much to the chagrin of rock’s supporters
Pat Boone
This group built a successful career on safe folk music, the type that had no socialist implications
kingston Trio
which team wrote songs in the Tin Pin Alley tradition for Rock and roll
Goffin and king
Pomus and schuman
Mann and Weil
Barry and Greenwich
The Grand ole Opry broadcast from
WSM in Nashville
The term Doo-wop refers to
the nonsense syllables used in a song arrangements
The development of bluegrass can be primarily traced to
Bill Monroe and his blue grass boys
Doo-wop’s main stylistic predecessor is
gospel
Alan Freed began his career in
Cleveland
A crossover song is
a song or record appearing on multiple charts
The term Rock nRoll with in the black community, originally meant
SEX!!!!!!!!!
Rock and rolls first guitar hero was
Chuck berry
Which artist was not considered to be a rockabilly artist
Pat Boone
whom did the ASCAP represent during the payola scandal
traditional pop song writers
what was the focus of congressional hearings regarding the payola scandal
the radio stations that played rock n roll
Teen idols were marketed primarily as
ideal boyfriends
the focus of American BandStand was
teenagers dancing to pop music
Which folk music group had a hit song wit a cover of Blowin’ in the wind
Peter, Paul, and Mary
A distinctive vocal feature of the Everly Bothers was
harmonies sung at the high end of the male range
The nickname of the house band for Phil Spector
The wrecking Crew
Dick Dale was known for
his trademark fast tremolos on the guitar
Brian wilson of the beach boys was very influenced by
Doo-wop
The four freshmen
Phil Spector
Chuck Berry
“Dead man’s Curve” was a “splatter-patter” hit by
Jan and Dean
Housed a prominent jazz division
Atlantic
home of Chicago Blues style
Chess
Home of rockabilly style and Elvis Presley’s first record company
sun
Produced country music as well as the blues, and had its country artists recorded covers of its blues artists and vice versa.
King
where was Atlantic
New York, NY
Where was Chess
Chicago, IL
Where was King
Cincinnati, OH
where was Sun
Memphis, TN
Creates a room sound through electronic means
reverb
One speaker for playback
Monophonic
term in recording to designate a recorded part
track
the tone color of an intrument
timbre
form that uses different music for the verses and the choruses of a tune
Contrasting verse- chorus
form that uses the same music for both the verses and the choruses of a tune
Simple verse-chorus
repetition of a full AABA form
Full reprise
Repetition of the BA portion of an AABA form
Partial reprise
British bands of the 1950’s and 60’s had a hard time getting played on the radio because the large number of stations available made it hard to decide which stations to choose from
false
beatlemania refers to the frenzy created by fans at the beatles’ live performances.
tue
