Musical Cities
Cover Songs
Terminology
Genres
Name That Tune!
100
This city is associated with electric blues and home of Chess Records.
What is Chicago?
100
Pat Boone had his first #1 hit with this cover of the Fats Domino song in 1964.
What is "Ain't That a Shame"?
100
Smaller, connected stations were called affiliates, while bigger, more powerful stations were called this.
What are superstations?
100
This mix of rock and country was made famous by guys like Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, and Eddie Cochran.
What is Rockabilly?
100
Name That Tune and artist!
What is "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis?
200
This city is associated with R&B music and is where Fats Domino and Little Richard were recorded
What is New Orleans?
200
Robert Johnson's "Cross road Blues" was covered and made famous by this guitar virtuoso in the 1970's.
Who is Eric Clapton?
200
This term was coined to describe "pay-for-play" practices (bribes) and the scandal that followed.
What is "payola"?
200
Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Glenn Miller were leaders of this style of jazz.
What is Big Band?
200
Name That Tune and ARTIST!
What is "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry?
300
This city is home to Sun Records and Elvis Presley.
What is Memphis?
300
Lieber and Stoller wrote this song for Bib Mama Thorton in 1953; it was later covered and made famous for Elvis in 1956.
What is "You Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog"?
300
When one recording has success on one chart and then has success on the another one (same song, same artist), it is called a ___________________.
What is a "crossover record"?
300
Dick Dale is considered the King of this kind of music.
What is Surf Music?
300
Name That Tune and Artist!
What is "Peggy Sue" by Buddy Holly?
400
This city is known as "The Home of Country Music" and "The Grand 'Ol Opry".
What is Nashville?
400
Elvis Presley's "Blue Moon of Kentucky" was originally written and recorded by this "Father of Bluegrass".
Who is Bill Monroe?
400
Term used to describe the trend in kids becoming rebellious, making bad decisions, and growing up "bad".
What is "juvenile delinquency"?
400
This style of country music emphasizes acoustic instruments and jazz-like improvisation and jamming.
What is bluegrass?
400
NAME THAT TUNE AND ARTIST!
What is "Miserlou" by Dick Dale?
500
Alan Freed first broadcast his rock-n-roll radio show from this city and then moved to this city and played it there. (Two city names).
What are Cleveland and New York?
500
Bill Haley and the Comet's first hit was a cover of this song by Big Joe Turner.
What is "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"?
500
This term is used to describe the practice of separation between blacks and whites in American society during this period.
What is segregation?
500
This style of music is associated with acapella singing and nonsensical, syllabic lyrics. "Sh-Boom" is an example of a song from this genre.
What is "Doo-Wop"?
500
NAME THAT TUNE AND ARTIST!
What is "Sloop John B." by the Beach Boys?
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