Early Influences on Rock
Styles of Rock
1954-1956
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
R&B Song Titles
100

This area was home to the boogie woogie blues

What is the Southwest?

100

This style can basically be described as a white cover version of certain black Rhythm and Blues numbers

What is Northern Band Rock and Roll?

100

This is his home state

What is Texas?


100

This was his first job

What is truck driver?

100

This song was made famous by The Andrews Sisters and features an instrument in the title

What is "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"?

200

This type of music was deeply indebted to the blues

What is Southwest Jazz?

200

This style has distinctive jazz tradition

What is New Orleans Dance Blues?

200

This type of insect was part of his band name

What is crickets?

200

This is the actor that they compared Elvis to

Who is James Dean?
200

This song features a fruit in the title and was performed by Fats Domino

What is "Blueberry Hill"?
300

He is the father of gospel music

Who is Thomas Dorcey?

300

This style featured Elvis Presley

What is Memphis Rockabilly?

300

This city in Iowa is where his plane crashed in 1959

Where is Clear Lake?

300

This street is home to the shop where Elvis got most of his clothes

What is Beale Street?

300

This song by Little Richard was a nonsense bowdlerization of an obscene song that was sung by southern black homosexuals

What is "Tutti Frutti"?

400

This record was one of the most influential in the 50's

What is Rocket 88?

400

This style brought us Chuck Berry

What is Chicago Rhythm and Blues?

400

This type of technique was pioneered by Buddy Holly in the recording studio

What is over-dubbing?
400

This was the first recording company Elvis worked with

What is Sun?
400

This song written for Elvis' mom was his first recording

What is "That's Alright Mama"?

500

This type of music in the southwest developed the use of electric and steel guitars

What is Country?

500

This style features four distinct roles

What is vocal doo-wop?

500
This is the type of music that Buddy Holly first played in the early 1950's

What is country?

500

This animal was the title to his hit in 1956

What is Hound Dog?
500

This Buddy Holly and The Crickets song was their first hit

What is "That'll Be the Day"?