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History Of Rock Chapter 2
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1) Which of these singer was a rockabilly lady?
A
Brenda Lee
B
Judy Garland
C
Janis Joplin
D
Donna Summers
2) During the late 1950s, the music business lost all of the follow rock and roll figures except:
A
Little Richard
B
Johnny Cash
C
Jerry Lee Lewis
D
Buddy Holly
3) The practice of payola in the 1950s:
A
Was employed primarily by rock and roll labels and DJs
B
Was first developed in the 1950s
C
Was illegal
D
Was scandalized at a time when major labels sought to regain market share
4) When Elvis moved to RCA he enjoyed:
A
A more focused listenership
B
A broader appeal
C
Success with rockabilly
D
The peak of his time as a songwriter
5) Alan Freed and Dick Clark were:
A
Both exonerated from the payola scandal
B
Not involved in the payola scandal
C
Both accusers in the payola scandal
D
Both questioned in the payola scandal
6) Record charts were created to:
A
Help industry radicals change the system
B
Alert industry insiders to trends in the music business
C
Assist listeners in choosing products
D
Give artists credit for popularity
7) Elvis Presley’s music at Sun Records was in a style known as:
A
Rockabilly
B
Roll and rhythm
C
Country and western
D
Western swing
8) After World War II, teenagers began to take on adult responsibilities:
A
Later in life
B
None of the above
C
At the same rate as before the war
D
Sooner in life
9) Fats Domino was known best as:
A
A trumpeter
B
A warm friendly performer
C
The wild man of rock
D
A guitarist
10) All of the following are typical instruments used in Rockabilly except:
A
Electric guitar
B
Acoustic guitar
C
Acoustic bass
D
Piano
11) A crossover hit means a song that crosses over several years.
A
False
B
True
12) Payola is the practice of a record company giving DJs money, gifts, or services in exchange for playing their record.
A
False
B
True
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