Big Band & Swing
Which Glenn Miller hit is nicknamed “the national anthem of swing”?
In the Mood
lan Freed, a DJ, is credited with popularizing what phrase?
Rock and roll
The Marvelettes gave Motown its first No. 1 hit with which song?
Please Mr. Postman
Patsy Cline’s “Crazy” was written by...
Willie Nelson
Joan Baez performed at which famous 1969 music festival?
Woodstock
Which Duke Ellington tune declared “It Don’t Mean a Thing” if it lacks what?
If It Ain’t Got That Swing
Ritchie Valens transformed which Mexican folk song into a rock hit?
La Bamba
The Shirelles’ “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” was written by which husband-and-wife songwriting team?
Carole King & Gerry Goffin
Johnny Cash performed at which infamous prison in 1968?
Folsom Prison
“We Shall Overcome” became the anthem of which movement?
Civil Rights Movement
"The King of Swing" refers to...
Benny Goodman
Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” gained fame from which 1955 film?
Blackboard Jungle
The Ronettes’ hit “Walking in the Rain” featured early use of what studio effect?
Sound effects of rain & thunder
Which country singer was called the “Tennessee Plowboy”?
Eddy Arnold
Which folk singer was blacklisted during the McCarthy era?
Pete Seeger
Glenn Miller’s “Chattanooga Choo Choo” was about catching a train to which state?
Tennessee
Which Chuck Berry song introduced the character of a “country boy who could play a guitar”?
Johnny B. Goode
The Supremes were originally known by what name?
The Primettes
Which country artist was known for his trademark yodeling?
Jimmie Rodgers
Phil Ochs’ “I Ain’t Marching Anymore” criticized what event?
Vietnam War
Who was nicknamed “Satchmo” and performed with big bands before becoming a solo star?
Louis Armstrong
Who replaced Buddy Holly on “The Winter Dance Party” tour after Holly’s death?
Bobby Vee
The Paris Sisters recorded the dreamy ballad “I Love How You Love Me,” produced by whom?
Phil Spector
Porter Wagoner introduced which future superstar on his TV show?
Dolly Parton
Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Universal Soldier” protested what specifically?
Individual responsibility for war
"Sing, Sing, Sing” featured a legendary drummer’s solo. Who was he?
Gene Krupa
Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues” became a later hit for which 1970s band?
The Who
Which girl group sang “Needle in a Haystack”
The Velvelettes
Patsy Montana had the first million-selling country song by a woman — what was it?
I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart
The song “If I Had a Hammer” was first popularized by which group?
The Weavers
ount Basie’s band was based in which city, famous for jazz?
Kansas City
Chuck Berry’s “Maybellene” was adapted from which country song?
Ida Red
Before solo stardom, who sang with The Bluebelles girl group?
Patti LaBelle
Which country singer recorded “Let’s Think About Living” as a satire on death songs?
Bob Luman
Which Kingston Trio song about a subway passenger became a novelty hit?
MTA