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This disc jockey was the first to use the term rock ’n’ roll for commercial and generational purposes
Who is Alan Freed?
This artist recorded the original version of “Shake, Rattle, and Roll”
Who is Bill Haley & His Comets?
This song by Chuck Berry is distantly modeled on the country song “Ida Red” and describes a lovers’ quarrel in the form of a car chase?
What is "Maybellene"?
The term rock ’n’ roll first appeared, it was consistently used to refer to a single style of music.
TRUE OR FALSE?
What is FALSE?
Chuck Berry was famous for doing this "movement" or "action" while performing.
What is the "duck walk"?
Influential crooner known for long, fluid musical lines in the Italian bel canto tradition who initially came to fame as a member of the Tommy Dorsey Band and later had an enormously successful solo career.
Who is Frank Sinatra?
This vocal ensemble recorded a cover version of “Sh-Boom” that featured two false endings and a humorous kettledrum stroke.
Who are The Crew Cuts?
This was Ritchie Valens most popular hit.
What is "La Bamba"?
A method used in sound recording that allows for several different parts to be recorded separately and then layered over one another in playback; aka overdubbing.
What is double tracking?
“_________ ________,” written by Leiber and Stoller and performed by the Coasters, presents an indelible portrait of a ubiquitous figure, the class clown.
What is Charlie Brown?
Influential songwriter and producer who, along with Jerry Lieber, crafted hit songs for Elvis Presley, the Coasters, and many other artists.
Who is Mike Stoller?
This rock ’n’ roll performer originally named Richard Wayne Penniman hit the pop charts in 1956 with his wild performance of the nonsensical song “Tutti-Frutti”?
Who is Little Richard?
This was Little Richard's first major hit song.
What is "Tutti Frutti"?
Person responsible for the finances of a recording project who often intervenes in the recording process.
What is a producer?
____________ is a vigorous form of country and western music informed by the rhythms of Black R&B and electric blues.
What is Rockabilly?
The career of _______ _______, whose hits included “That’ll Be the Day,” was tragically cut short when he was twenty-two by a plane crash.
Who is Buddy Holly?
This rock ’n’ roll pianist was the second bestselling artist of the 1950s and known for a style rooted in musical traditions from New Orleans.
Who is Fats Domino?
A song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley for the film of the same name. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
What is "Jailhouse Rock"?
The distinctive, "wet" sound environment used in Elvis Presley's early recordings with Sun Records.
What is slap-back?
Fats Domino’s 1956 remake of “__________ _______,” a Tin Pan Alley hit from 1940, proved to be his most popular record, reaching the number two position on the pop charts and topping the R&B charts.
What is Blueberry Hill?
The biggest star of rock ’n’ roll to come out of the country tradition was Elvis Presley.
TRUE or FALSE?
What is TRUE?
This artist had his biggest hit with the song “Don’t Be Cruel”
Who is Elvis Presley?
This song was originally written and performed by Junior Parker, but it didn't become popular until Elvis Presley covered it in 1953.
What is "Mystery Train"?
In the early 1960s, Alan Freed was prosecuted for accepting __________—the illegal practice, common throughout the music industry, of paying bribes to radio disc jockeys in order to get certain artists’ records played more frequently.
What is payola?
The Latin influence on rock ’n’ roll is perhaps best exemplified by recordings made during the late 1950s in Sacramento.
TRUE or FALSE
What is FALSE?