Ch1

Early Country music was played primarily on string instruments that came from Britain, West Africa, Italy
and Spain. Identify these early instruments.
- Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin

Loretta Lynn was the first person to play electric guitar on the Grand Ole Opry.
- False

Bill Monroe developed which of the following styles?

- Bluegrass

Of the following artists, who was NOT an outlaw country musician?

- Chet Atkins

The Carter Family album Can the Circle be Unbroken: Country Musics First Family was released in 1935
and won a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 1999?
- True

Roy Rogers wrote the Cowboy Commandments?

- false

Which of the following by Alexander Eck Robertson was the first County recording?
- Sally Goodin

Hank Williams was 35 years old when he died?

- false

In 1987 Hank Williams was inducted into:

- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Cajun and Zydeco were developed in:

- French Louisiana

What is the name of the first Country song ever recorded?

- Sally Goodin

The first song recorded in the Cajun style was Allons Lafayette?
- True

Which of the following is NOT a stylistic influence on early country music?

- Jazz

The Grand Ole Opry is the longest running radio show in country music?
- True

The Kingston trio, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Bill Monroe all credit which group or artist for inspiring
their style?
- The Carter Family

According to your book, how many Blue Yodels did Jimmie Rodgers write?
- 13

Folk ballads, Fiddle tunes, American popular music of the 1800s and Blues influenced which style of
music?
- Early Country
Who is considered to be the Father of Country Music?
- Jimmie Rodgers

Which influential Country artist ushered Country music into the modern era?
- Hank Williams

Bob Wills band is known as The Texas Playboys?

- True

CH 2
Charlie Patton brought which instrument to a position of prominence in Delta blues?
- Guitar

W. C. Handy was portrayed by Nat King Cole in the movie St Louis Blues about his life?
- True

Which great Delta blues man wrote and recorded Cross Road blues and Sweet Home Chicago?
- Robert Johnson

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

The blues is the most significant influence on the development of rock and roll and every sub-genre of rock
and roll.
- true

Who recorded Crazy Blues n 1920 and made the first real race record?
- Mamie Smith

Big Bill Broonzy always played solo and refused to work with a band?
- False

Charlie Patton claimed to have had 6 wives?

- Fasle

Bob Dylan recorded Blind Lemon Jeffersons song See That My Grave is Kept Clean on his debut
album?
- True

How many bars are there in a standard blues form?

- 12

Which of the following types of rhythm are NOT traditional to African music?
- Blues rhythm

The blues form/structure is based on how many chords?

- three chords

In 1938 Big Bill Broonzy performed in John Hammonds From Spirituals to Swing concert in New York
city at which famous venue?
- Carnegie Hall
Most melodies in the blues come from:
- Slave work and dance songs

Which Mississippi/Delta bluesman stands out as the greatest Mississippi/Delta guitarist?

- Robert Johnson

Blind Lemon Jefferson influenced Jimi Hendrix and others with his wild guitar playing with his teeth,
behind his back and between his knees?1
- False

The spiritual is most commonly associated with?

- The deep south

Blind Willie McTell was one of the most accomplished:

- 12 string guitarist

The early blues is commonly recognized for the use of which device?
- Call and response

The Fisk Jubilee Singers were the first gospel group to tour Europe?
- True

CH3
Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry and Howlin Wolf were signed to which label?
- Chess

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

Willie Dixon was an artist and staff writer for which label?
- Chess

Muddy Waters birth name is Ella Otha Bates McDaniel?

- False

Which Chicago record company, owned by two brothers (Phil and Leo), discovered and recorded many of
the prominent electric blues artists during the 1950s and 1960s?
- Chess

Race records were introduced primarily to appeal specifically to whom?

- African American

In 1949 John Lee Hooker scored his first number one hit with:
- Boogie Chillun'

Which blues guitarist names all of his guitars Lucille?

- B.B. King

Willie Dixon was known for his philanthropy in the blues community and is credited with creating which
foundation?
- The Blues Heaven Foundation
Why was there a big migration north (especially to Chicago) with blues musicians between 1910-1930?
- Better work prospects in Chicago

Albert King believed the flying V guitar had no place in the blues.
- False

Which early electric guitar was most likely used by the 1940s blues musicians?
- ( not fender)

The British band The Rolling Stones names themselves after Muddy Waters song Rollin Stone?
- True

Who became known as The Father of Chicago Rhythm and Blues?

- Muddy Waters

B. B Kings guitar is named Lucille as a tribute to Little Richards song of the same name.
- False

Chess records was founded by:

- Phil Chess and Leonard Chess

Which of the following songs was NOT written by Willie Dixon?

- Born Under a Bad Sign

Howlin Wolfs unique sound was a major influence of The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and:
- Led zeppelin

Which Chicago bluesman nicknamed the Hoochie Coochie Man is credited with creating the electric
R&B sound in the mid 1940s?
- Muddy waters

The B. B in B. B Kings name is short for

- Blues Boy

CH4
Little Richard signed with which record label in 1955?
- Specialty

Alan Freed became one of the most important promoters of 1950s rock music.
- True

Which of the following songs was a 1950s hit for Little Richard?
- (not Maybeline)

Ike Turner stole the introduction for Rocket 88 from Little Richard.
-False

Which of the following songs do we consider to be the first Rock n Roll song?
- Rocket 88

Little Richards first successful rock n roll record was Long Tall Sally.
- false
Chuck Berrys song Johnny B. Goode was a dedication to Berrys mentor Johnnie Johnson.
- true

Ike Turners fuzz guitar sound is considered to be the first successful rock recording using guitar distortion.
How did he achieve this new sound?
-( not Fine tuning his guitar pedals)

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

Chuck Berrys guitar playing was considered:

- More Influential than anybody else in the 50s

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

Buddy Holly made Big Joe Turners song Shake, Rattle and Roll internationally famous.
- false

Chuck Berry was born in

- st Louis

Which of the following c.1950 musicians are considered direct precursors to the development of early Rock
n Roll?
- Louis Jordan and Big Joe Turner

Which DJ coined the term Rock and Roll as it relates to R&B based music?
- Alan Freed

John Lennon borrowed a line from Chuck Berrys You Cant Catch Me for his song:
- Come Together

Little Richard left Rock and Roll in 1957 to become a preacher.

- True

Louis Jordan had records in the #1 spot on the charts for 113 weeks.
- True

Big Joe Turner became an influence on 1950s rockers after he introduced a heavy backbeat to his music.
- True

Alan Freed invented Rock n Roll.

- False

CH5

Johnny Cashs true love and wife of 35 years was June Carter.
- True

The popularity of rock and roll in white America is largely due to Sam Phillips recording black R&B music
with a complete disregard for social race barriers.
- True
Johnny Cash died in what year?
- 2003

Jerry Lee Lewis had #1 hits with Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On and Great Balls Of Fire in which year?
- 1957

The first significant band that Johnny Cash formed was called
- The Tennessee three

The Million Dollar Quartet session took place at Sun studios on what date?
- December 4, 1956

Sun records was owned and run by

- Sam Phillips

Which of the following was NOT a hit song for Carl Perkins?
- Crazy Arms

Carl Perkins band the C. P Express included

- His two sons

Carl Perkins plays guitar on the Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder hit Ebony and Ivory.
- True

On December 12, 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis married his second cousin.
- True

Who was the first Sun artist to release a long play record (LP)?
- Johnny Cash

All six of Jerry Lee Lewis wives died under mysterious circumstances.
- False

Johnny Cash snubbed Richard Nixon in 1970 when he claimed he couldnt remember the two songs the
President specifically requested in advance.
- True

In 1952 Sam Phillips opened the Sun recording studios in:

- Memphis

Johnny Cash was known as

- The man in black

What Jerry Lee Lewis song, that topped the Country, R&B, and Pop charts, and became so popular in 1956
that he would perform it 5 or 6 times per show?
- Whole Lotta Shakin Goin' On

The Killer is the nickname for:

- not roy orbison

The Tennessee Two became known primarily as the backing band for:
- Johnny Cash

Jerry Lee Lewis career came to a grinding halt when the press disclosed that he had
 - not Become a drug addict on the road

CH6

Elvis Presley was born in

- Tupelo, Mississippi

Elvis Presleys international tours during his living career were a huge success.
- False

During his high school years Elvis would hang out on Beale Street sneaking into blues clubs.
- True

Elvis last live performance before his come back special in 1968 was
- 1961

Who was Elvis manager from mid-1955 through the end of his career was Col Tom Parker. What was his
real name?
- Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk

In 1956 Elvis recorded his first national #1 hit and million selling single:
- Heartbreak hotel

In 1955, who took exclusive control of managing Elvis Presley?

- Col. Tom Parker

In April 1956 Elvis signed a 7 year deal with Paramount Pictures and began filming his first feature:
- Love Me tender

Elvis last appearance in Las Vegas at the Hilton was in

- 1976

After Elvis recorded for Sun Records, he signed with:

- RCA Victor

After a $35,000 buy-out from Sun records Elvis Presleys career began to decline.
- False

On July 5, 1954 Elvis recorded Thats All Right Mama and Bill Monroes:
- Blue Moon Kentucky

Tom Parker received the unofficial title of Colonel from:

- Gov. Jimmy Davis

When Elvis served in the US Army, he was stationed for 18 months in

- Friedberg Germany

Elvis received his first Grammy award for the album

- How great thou art

Elvis met his future wife while serving in the US Army. Her name is
- Pricilla Bealieu

After his 1962 #1 hit Good Luck Charm, Elvis didnt have another #1 hit until
- Suspicious Minds
The 1960 album G. I Blues was #1 on the charts for 11 weeks.
- False

On January 8th 1935 Elvis Presley was born in:

- Tupelo MS

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

Ch7
What song was featured on the first National Broadcast of American Bandstand?
- whole lotta shakin going on

Buddy Holly pioneered and popularized the standard rock band lineup of three guitars, bass and drums.
- false

Which of the following songs performed by Chubby Checker and backed by Dick Clark was released two
years in a row and reached #1 both times?
- the twist

Buddy Holly was born where on Sept 7th 1936?

- Lubbock texas

Who was the first rock n roll superstar artist?

- bill haley

The big career break came for Buddy Holly when he was asked to open a show for Bill Haley and the
Comets.
- true

The Payola investigation took place in which years?

1959-1960

Buddy Hollys first #1 hit song was

- thatll be the day

Which of the following were investigated during the Payola scandal of 1959/1960?
- dick clark

The song Things That I Used to Do was considered to be the biggest rock n roll hit of 1954 (read the
intro to chapter 7 carefully!).
- false

The Everly Brothers were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in:
- 1986

Identify the rock n roll icon who did NOT die in the famous day the music died plane crash.
- patsy cline

Bill Haley and the Comets recording Rock Around The Clock was featured in what 1954 film?
- blackboard jungle

Who did the Big Four of the 1940s and 1950s refer to?
 - the four major record labels

Chubby Checker received his stage name from Dick Clarks wife as a play on Fats Dominos stage name.
- true

What was the name of Buddy Hollys backing group?

- the crickets

The RCA-Victor, Decca, Columbia and Capitol record companies, known as the big four, dominated
music in the 1940s and 1950s.
- true

Which of the following was NOT a Bill Haley hit song?

- not thirteen women

The Host of American Bandstand was

- Dick Clark

The Everly Brothers recorded which song in 1957?

- Bye, Bye Love

CH8
Question 1:
Peter, Paul and Mary had hits with Bob Dylans Blowin in the Winds and John Denvers Leaving on a
Jet plane.

Question 2:
Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie were instrumental in bringing music onto college campuses across
America. What type of music did they perform?

Question 3:
Pete Seeger has released over
Wrong- 50 albums

Question 4:
Which famous heavy metal band covered Joan Baezs Diamonds and Rust?
Judas Priest

Question 5:
The best description of folk music is music by the people, for the people.
True

Question 6:
Pete Seeger wrote which of the following Folk standards?
"If I Had a Hammer"

Question 7:
Peter, Paul and Mary made their formal debut at Greenwich Villages:
Bitter End

Question 8:
In 1963 Peter, Paul and Mary performed at the March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Junior
gave his I Have a Dream speech.
True
Question 9:
The Kingston Trio is responsible for bringing folk music to:
University and College campuses

Question 10:
Woody Guthrie mastered guitar, mandolin, fiddle and harmonica and was also a well known:
Political activist

Question 11:
In 1948, Pete Seeger wrote a book titled
How to Play the 5 string Banjo

Question 12:
Joan Baez was inspired to become a folk singer after seeing a Pete Seeger concert in
1957

Question 13:
Folk music is best described as boring music from a long time ago.
False

Question 14:
Woody Guthrie joined which folk artist in the 1940s to form the Almanac Singers?
Pete Seeger

Question 15:
Neo-Folk music became popular in what decade?
1980s

Question 16:
Joan Baez learned to play guitar and started singing and playing folk music after being inspired by a:
Peter Seeger concert

Question 17:
Woody Guthrie did not identify with the ideals of communism.
False

Question 18:
Which of the following songs was not a Kingston Trio hit?
Goodnight Irene

Question 19:
The original line-up of the Kingston Trio did NOT include Bob Shane.
False

Question 20: The lyrics of the Kingston Trio hit Tom Dooley are NOT based on a true story.
False

Ch 9
In August 1959, Bob Dylan enrolled at:
University of Minnesota

Question 2:
Bob Dylans 1965 hit Like a Rolling Stone was ranked where by Rolling Stone magazine among the
500 Greatest Songs of all Time?
#1
Question 3:
Blowin in The Wind derived its melody from the traditional slave song No More Auction Block.
True

Question 4:
Which group covered Dylans Mr. Tambourine Man?
The Byrds

Question 5:
Masters of War is an anti-war song.
False

Question 6:
Subterranean Homesick Blues demonstrates the influence of what on Dylans writing?
Beat poetry

Question 7:
The album Another Side of Bob Dylan was recorded in only
1 day

Question 8:
What is the song Rainy Day Women #12 & #35 about?
All of the above

Question 9:
The song Hurricane is a dramatic account of the storm season in Florida.
False

Question 10:
Robert Allen Zimmerman is otherwise known as?
Bob Dylan

Question 11:
In 1994, Bob Dylan became the first person to appear on MTV unplugged.
True

Question 12:
Oxford Town" is about attending Oxford University in England.
False

Question 13:
At the age of 65, Bob Dylan again made history as the oldest musician to top the Billboard charts. This was
with the album
Modern Times

Question 14:
In 1969 Dylans Nashville Skyline was a mainstream country record featuring:
Nashville musicians
Question 15:
Bob Dylan dropped out of his freshman year at the University of Minnesota.
True

Question 16:
In 1975, with his life in turmoil, Bob Dylan released an album that is somewhat biographical of his breakup
and divorce from his wife Sara Lounds. This record is
Blood on the Tracks

Question 17:
A band called the Hawks recorded with Bob Dylan from 1965 to 1968/69. They later became known as...
The Band

Question 18:
In what year did Bob Dylan meet and become friends with the Beatles?
1965

Question 19:
Many consider Robert Allen Zimmerman the most influential folk singer/songwriter of the twentieth
century.
True

Question 20:
Which 1964 Dylan album dealt with the civil rights movement?
The Times They Are A Changin'

Ch10
Which famous rock band requested the Ronettes as their opening act in 1966 only to be denied by Phil
Spector who had control of the group at that time?
The Beatles

Question 2:
Who is responsible for developing the Wall of Sound phenomena?
Phil Spector

Question 3:
The Ronettes were dubbed the first:
"Bad girls" of rock

Question 4:
Don Kirshner is known as
The man with the golden ear

Question 5:
Which doo-wop song inspired the early Motown hit Got a Job?
Get a Job

Question 6:
Phil Spector single handedly changed the direction of recording and producing when his created his:
"Wall of Sound" phenomenon

Question 7:
Around 1958, famous songwriters Doc Pomus and Mort Schuman assumed the role of producing the
Drifters.
False

Question 8:
The Ronettes biggest hit song in their heyday was
Be My Baby

Question 9:
Identify the statement that best represents what was unique about the Platters.
Had a woman in their line-up
Question 10:
La La Brooks was a member of which famous girl group?
The Crystals

Question 11:
Doo-wop developed in what decade?
1940s

Question 12:
The Broadway show Smokey Joes Caf is about Leiber and Stollers music and features how many of their
songs?
39

Question 13:
How many different lead singers have fronted the Drifters?
12

Question 14:
Los Angeles do-wop group the Robins, were originally called the Coasters.
False

Question 15:
Before forming their own record label, Spark records, Leiber and Stoller worked for what record company?
Modern

Question 16:
One of the earliest music videos (called Scopitone) was made by Neil Sedaka in Italy. The song he filmed
was?
Calendar Girl

Question 17:
The most successful Doo Wop song of all time is credited to
Get a Job

Question 18:
The writer/producer team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote for The Coasters as well as:
Elvis Presley

Question 19:
During which years did Clyde McPhatter front the Drifters?
1953-1954

Question 20:
Phil Spector produced the Concert for Bangla Desh with Beatle George Harrison in 1972.
True

Ch 11
Dick Dale was nominated for a Grammy award for which hit song?
Misirlou

Question 2:
The Beach Boys had 22 years between their last 1960s #1 single and their return to #1 in 1988. This hit
song was
Kokomo
Question 3:
Which 1966 Beach Boys record was their most innovative and influential album?
Pet Sounds

Question 4:
The Beach Boys were originally called:
The Pendletones

Question 5:
Brian Wilson and Mike Love sued someone in 2006 for $60 million for stealing memorabilia sometime
before 1994.
True

Question 6:
Surf music was one of the first genres of rock to universally adopt the electric bass.
True

Question 7:
Surf music began as a transfer of the adrenaline from surfing to music.
True

Question 8:
Which Dick Dale recording was featured in Quentin Tarantinos film Pulp Fiction?
Misirlou

Question 9:
Surf City is one of the earliest examples of surf music without lyrics.
False

Question 10:
In 1961 Jan and Dean signed a deal with:
Aldon music

Question 11:
Dick Dale was known as the:
King of The Surf Guitar

Question 12:
Which of the following artists is known as the King of the Surf Guitar?
Dick Dale

Question 13:
Jan and Deans first top 10 hit, Jennie Lee, was an ode to
A local burlesque dancer

Question 14:
The Beach Boys were inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame in:
1988

Question 15:
Which Beach Boy is considered to be the main songwriting member?
Brian Wilson

Question 16:
Jan and Dean collaborated with Brian Wilson on the #1 charting single
Surf City
Question 17:
The song Never Learn Not to Love is a song on which the Beach Boys collaborated with the unruly
character?
Charles Manson

Question 18:
Murry Wilson, father to Brian, Dennis and Carl, managed the Beach Boys for the majority of their long
career.
False

Question 19:
Dick Dale uses a fast picking technique called:
Tremolo

Question 20:
In 1968 Dennis Wilson became friends with Charles Manson.
True