MUS 354 _ Elvis Exam 2 with Answers

1. Saxophone and electric guitar are featured on this ____________ style Elvis
recording.
1. C&W
2. ballad
3. blues
4. Gospel/religious
5. Latin
2. Elvis recorded an English version of "O Sole Mio" which featured a Latin
groove and mandolin style guitar, hitting #1 on the charts. It is...
1. "Surrender"
2. "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
3. "It's Now or Never"
4. "My Wish Came True"
5. "Fame and Fortune"
3. From the '64 film Girl Happy with Shelley Fabres, this C&W style ballad
features acoustic guitar, upper register piano, a modulation for the last verse
and Elvis' tender, lilting melody and vocal style. It is...
1. "Can't Help Falling in Love"
2. "Kissin' Cousins"
3. "Do the Clam"
4. "Little Sister"
5. "Puppet on a String"
4. Elvis and bodyguard, Red West, composed this '61 song featuring a wordless
vocal intro, bell-like organ sounds, and beautiful chords. It is...
1. "My Wish Came True"
2. "Little Sister"
3. "Surrender"
4. "That's Someone You'll Never Forget"
5. "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
5. In March of '60, Elvis performed live on a TV special with __________, recording
"Witchcraft/Love Me Tender" as a duet.
1. Frankie Valli
2. Tony Bennett
3. Mel Torme
4. Frank Sinatra
5. Frankie Avalon
6. While in Nashville, Elvis makes a loose recording of this slow blues featuring
electric guitar fills, high register bluesy piano, Boots Randolph on sax, and
Elvis on vocal and acoustic guitar. It is...
1. "A Mess of Blues"
2. "Crying in the Chapel"
3. "A Big Hunk O Love"
4. "Reconsider Baby"
5. "G.I. Blues"
7. According to a Cold Hard Fact in Chapter 3 of your text, one aspect of Colonel
Parker's life made him decide to never have Elvis perform outside the U.S. or
tour internationally. It was...
1. his fear of airplanes and flying
2. his lack of legal U.S. citizenship papers (Green Card)
3. his dislike of foreign foods



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, 4. his apprehensions at global political upheaval
5. his concern for Elvis' safety when touring third-world nations
8. The Jordanaires are at their best on this #1 '57 ballad, featuring call and
response vocals and a wide vocal range for Elvis. It is...
1. "Blue Christmas"
2. "White Christmas"
3. "Don't"
4. "My Wish Came True"
5. "Fever"
9. This '60 #1 R&B style hit featured a blues bridge, Doo Wop vocal
backgrounds, shuffle style feel, good vocal breaks, and was similar to "All
Shook Up". It is...
1. "Stuck on You"
2. "Bossa Nova Baby"
3. "Jailhouse Rock"
4. "Little Sister"
5. "King Creole"
10. This short, simple song, from It Happened at the World's Fair, featured backup
vocals by the Mello Men, and went to #11 in '63. It is...
1. "Little Sister"
2. "One Broken Heart for Sale"
3. "(You're the) Devil in Disguise"
4. "Bossa Nova Baby"
5. "What'd I Say"
11. This recording features Elvis singing his much-loved ________________ music.
1. Gospel/religious
2. blues
3. Christmas
4. R&B
5. C&W
12. The composers of this song also wrote "Hound Dog." They are...
1. Presley and West
2. Wiseman and Wise
3. Leiber and Stoller
4. Moore and Black
5. Pomus and Schuman
13. Structured like "Jailhouse Rock," this up tempo #1 R&R song features quick
lyrics and New Orleans style Dixieland horns. It is...
1. "Hard Headed Woman"
2. "King Creole"
3. "Crawfish"
4. "One Broken Heart for Sale"
5. "I Got Stung"
14. In February of '57, Elvis returns to the studio in Hollywood to record the slow
and bluesy _______________, featuring a thin electric guitar sound, no back up
vocals, and rough-edged vocal by Elvis.
1. "Don't"
2. "Jailhouse Rock"
3. "One Night"
4. "One Broken Heart for Sale"



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