Test Bank For What's That Sound?: An Introduction to Rock
and Its History Fifth Edition By John Covach, Andrew Flory
Rhythm and blues after WWII was marketed to a: - ANSWER: Black listening
audience
The myth of Stagger Lee was reflected in: - ANSWER: Fears about the effect of
rhythm and blues of white teens
Frank Sinatra was important because he was one of the first: - ANSWER: Star pop
singers to emerge
Hank Williams was best known as: - ANSWER: All of the above
In terms of formal constructions, the music under the verse and chorus sections of
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" is: - ANSWER: The same
Sun Records was: - ANSWER: An independent label from Memphis
Hockum blues refers to: - ANSWER: Lyrics containing sexual double entendre
Gene Autry is most often associated with: - ANSWER: Western music
The instrument not found in the famous Hank Williams recording of "Hey Good
Lookin" is: - ANSWER: Drums
The performer most associated with technological development during the 1940's is:
- ANSWER: Les Paul
A style of rhythm and blues from the 1950s that stemmed from urban vocal music is:
- ANSWER: Doo-wop
Tin Pan Alley was: - ANSWER: All of the above
The origins of country music are: - ANSWER: Folk traditions in the southeast and
Appalachia
The National Barndance broadcast widely across: - ANSWER: The midwest
In "Evil Is Goin' On," Howlin' Wolf sings and performs: - ANSWER: Harmonica solo
The music of Atlantic and Chess records produces was: - ANSWER: Wide in stylistic
range
The first famous performances of bluegrass music was in: - ANSWER: 1939
, What creates the high-pitched guitar sounds in "I'm Sittin' On Top of the World"? -
ANSWER: Guitars recorded at half speed
Rhythm and blues in the first half of the 1950's was: - ANSWER: Very different from
mainstream pop
In the 1940's, what rhythm and blues style appealed to pop audiences? - ANSWER:
Jump blues
Payola is: - ANSWER: Money given by record companies to DJs to play record
Cover versions of rhythm and blues songs in the 1950s: - ANSWER: All of the above
Record charts were created to: - ANSWER: Alert industry insiders to trends in the
music business
Alan Freed was the first disc jockey to play rhythm and blues on the radio. -
ANSWER: False
Which of these singers was a rockabilly lady? - ANSWER: All of the above
Little Richards style included all of the following except: - ANSWER: Country
influences in his singing
During the late 1950s, the music business lost all of the following rock and roll
figures except: - ANSWER: Chuck Berry
"That's All Right (Mama)" was written by: - ANSWER: Arthur Crudup
After World War II, teenagers began to take on adult responsibilities: - ANSWER:
Later in life
Elvis Presley's Sun recordings typically included all of the following except: -
ANSWER: Drums
"That's All Right (Mama)" includes all of the following except: - ANSWER: Snare drum
Buddy Holly was first signed to: - ANSWER: Decca Records
Chuck Berry's guitar style: - ANSWER: All of the above
Elvis Presley's music at Sun Records was in a style known as: - ANSWER: Rockabilly
Johnny Cash began his career in: - ANSWER: Memphis
Johnny Cash became a household name: - ANSWER: In the period of a year
and Its History Fifth Edition By John Covach, Andrew Flory
Rhythm and blues after WWII was marketed to a: - ANSWER: Black listening
audience
The myth of Stagger Lee was reflected in: - ANSWER: Fears about the effect of
rhythm and blues of white teens
Frank Sinatra was important because he was one of the first: - ANSWER: Star pop
singers to emerge
Hank Williams was best known as: - ANSWER: All of the above
In terms of formal constructions, the music under the verse and chorus sections of
"Shake, Rattle and Roll" is: - ANSWER: The same
Sun Records was: - ANSWER: An independent label from Memphis
Hockum blues refers to: - ANSWER: Lyrics containing sexual double entendre
Gene Autry is most often associated with: - ANSWER: Western music
The instrument not found in the famous Hank Williams recording of "Hey Good
Lookin" is: - ANSWER: Drums
The performer most associated with technological development during the 1940's is:
- ANSWER: Les Paul
A style of rhythm and blues from the 1950s that stemmed from urban vocal music is:
- ANSWER: Doo-wop
Tin Pan Alley was: - ANSWER: All of the above
The origins of country music are: - ANSWER: Folk traditions in the southeast and
Appalachia
The National Barndance broadcast widely across: - ANSWER: The midwest
In "Evil Is Goin' On," Howlin' Wolf sings and performs: - ANSWER: Harmonica solo
The music of Atlantic and Chess records produces was: - ANSWER: Wide in stylistic
range
The first famous performances of bluegrass music was in: - ANSWER: 1939
, What creates the high-pitched guitar sounds in "I'm Sittin' On Top of the World"? -
ANSWER: Guitars recorded at half speed
Rhythm and blues in the first half of the 1950's was: - ANSWER: Very different from
mainstream pop
In the 1940's, what rhythm and blues style appealed to pop audiences? - ANSWER:
Jump blues
Payola is: - ANSWER: Money given by record companies to DJs to play record
Cover versions of rhythm and blues songs in the 1950s: - ANSWER: All of the above
Record charts were created to: - ANSWER: Alert industry insiders to trends in the
music business
Alan Freed was the first disc jockey to play rhythm and blues on the radio. -
ANSWER: False
Which of these singers was a rockabilly lady? - ANSWER: All of the above
Little Richards style included all of the following except: - ANSWER: Country
influences in his singing
During the late 1950s, the music business lost all of the following rock and roll
figures except: - ANSWER: Chuck Berry
"That's All Right (Mama)" was written by: - ANSWER: Arthur Crudup
After World War II, teenagers began to take on adult responsibilities: - ANSWER:
Later in life
Elvis Presley's Sun recordings typically included all of the following except: -
ANSWER: Drums
"That's All Right (Mama)" includes all of the following except: - ANSWER: Snare drum
Buddy Holly was first signed to: - ANSWER: Decca Records
Chuck Berry's guitar style: - ANSWER: All of the above
Elvis Presley's music at Sun Records was in a style known as: - ANSWER: Rockabilly
Johnny Cash began his career in: - ANSWER: Memphis
Johnny Cash became a household name: - ANSWER: In the period of a year
