Show:
1950's Culture
Elvis
Chuck Berry
Les Paul
Random Stuff
100
People were afraid of this disaster happening throughout the 50's.
What is Nuclear Fallout
100
His profession before he recorded his first record.
What is truck driver.
100
This is the musician who took hi under his wing in Chicago.
What is Muddy Watters.
100
The year Les and Gibson guitars team up to make the iconic Les Paul Guitar
What is 1951
100
First Solid Body Electric Guitar.
What is the Fender Stratocaster
200
The first African American to have his own TV show
Who is Nat King Cole.
200
Elvis’s main musical influence
What is Gospel
200
Age and place he began being involved with music
What is church choir at the age of 6
200
The recording technique did Les master that affected how we record music today.
What is multitrack recording.
200
First Englishman to bring back a Les Paul guitar to England.
Who was Keith Richards.
300
The government idealism Americans feared in the 1950’s
What is Communism
300
Early career he played at these type of events (2 answers).
What were talent shows and county fairs.
300
The record company that he made his first recording with.
What is Chess records.
300
Famous musician that hired Les and his trio in Los Angeles in 1942
Who was Bing Crosby.
300
What Les Paul told Miles Davis what makes a hit song.
What is the melody.
400
Bill Haley and the Comets were the first successful band to use this bass playing technique.
What is slap bass.
400
The year ‘Love Me Tender’ was released.
What is 1956.
400
One of his hit songs covered by the band Social Distortion.
What is Maybellene.
400
The song did Les play for the vice president (Jim Conklin) of Capitol Records that earned him a recording contract.
What is Lover
400
Culture or idealism that grew in the 50's where having many 'items' is important
What is Materialism
500
Rock and Roll became this for Elvis.
What is his persona.
500
Date and year Elvis died of heart failure.
What is August 16th, 1977.
500
Spent great amounts of time traveling to this city to make a name for himself.
What is Chicago
500
Vocalist did Gene Autry recommend to Les when he needed a singer.
Who was Mary Ford.
500
List of people that were believed to be spreading communist ideals, held a series of trials.
What is Hollywood Blacklist/McCarthy’s Blacklist Hearings