Artists
The 1950s performer who was to become a rock and roll icon by the authenticity of his rhythm & blues, gospel, and pop influences.
Who is Elvis Presley?
A version of a song by someone other than the original artist.
What is a cover?
A country take on rhythm and blues.
What is rockabilly?
The main creative force behind the Beach Boys' musical compositions and arrangements:
Who is Brian Wilson?
Chuck Berry’s main instrument.
What is the guitar?
A young innovative performer who was to influence the Beatles and other 1960s rock groups after his premature death.
Who is Buddy Holly?
Wordless singing in which the singer uses nonsense syllables instead of words.
What is scat singing?
A regional rock from California.
What is surf music?
This Bill Haley song was used as theme music for the movie Blackboard Jungle.
What is “Rock Around the Clock?"
Rockabilly, according to Carl Perkins, is a country man's song with a black man's this.
What is rhythm?
His recording of "I've Got a Woman" brought criticism when he bridged gospel music with secular blues music.
Who is Ray Charles?
Leiber/Stoller, Sam Phillips, and Norman Petty all have this role in common.
What is producer?
A pop-oriented R & B genre that featured remakes of standards sung by black vocal groups.
What is doo-wop?
Buddy Holly's most successful early recordings came out of the studio in this city.
What is Clovis, NM?
Surf music was responsible for two important sounds in the rock world. High-register close harmony vocals and an array of this.
What are new guitar sounds?
He was the most covered artist of rock-and-roll by the creators of rock, such as the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, and the Beatles:
Who is Chuck Berry?
The practice of a record company bribing disk jockeys to secure airplay for their records.
What is payola?
The difference between R&B and Rock and Roll.
What is race?
Leiber and Stoller produced records for many hit groups. One of the most prominent is this group.
Who are the Coasters?
Eight evenly spaced sounds per measure (or two per beat) over a strong backbeat.
What is a rock beat?
“Tutti Frutti” was written by this artist.
Who is Little Richard?
The process of recording each part of a performance separately, then mixing them into a complete "performance."
What is multitrack recording?
Ray Charles defined the relationship between gospel and blues. He also reached out to these two styles.
What is country and pop standards?
The sound of the Beach Boys' vocals was influenced strongly by this group.
Who are the Four Freshman?
Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away” is very similar in rhythm to this record. (Artist and album name)
What is Bo Diddley’s “Bo Diddley”?