History of Rock 120 UTK Chapter 2 – Flashcards
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The practice of payola involved
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creating business friendships with disc jockeys by offering gifts
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Which 1950s movie featured Bill Haley's "(We're Gonna) Rock around the Clock"?
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Blackboard Jungle
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Elvis Presley's contract was bought by
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RCA Records
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Which song was the first million-selling single for Sun Records?
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"Blue Suede Shoes"
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Which Sun Records singer was dubbed the "female Elvis"?
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Janis Martin
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Two high-profile individuals associated with the payola scandal were
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Alan Freed and Dick Clark
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Early in his career, Elvis was marketed as a
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country and western artist
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The country and western chart was originally called:
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hillbilly
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All of the following are examples of crossover artists EXCEPT:
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Big Joe Turner
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Little Richard's aggressive piano playing and "wild man" image were a direct contrast to
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Fats Domino
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That'll Be the Day" was the first hit for:
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Buddy Holly
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All of the following were artists with Sun Records EXCEPT:
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Buddy Holly
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radio show hosted by Alan Freed
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The Moondog Show
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original marketing term for rhythm and blues
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"race" records
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Chuck Berry's first hit on Chess Records
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"Maybellene"
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song originally performed by Big Joe Turner
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"Shake, Rattle, and Roll"
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Elvis Presley's manager
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Colonel Tom Parker
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crossover success for Jerry Lee Lewis
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"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
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female rockabilly singer
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Brenda Lee
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trademark of Buddy Holly
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vocal hiccup
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the American Society of Composers, Artists, and Performers
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ASCAP
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received coauthor credit for the song "Maybellene"
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Alan Freed
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Who started Sun Records in Memphis?
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Sam Phillips
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A crossover song is
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a song or record appearing on multiple music charts
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major labels
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Columbia
RCA Victor
MGM
Deka
Capitol
Mercury
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Done all with vocals
cleanest form of black music
first to cross over to pop charts
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Doo Wop
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Sun Records signed who
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Elvis Presley
Jerry Lee Lewis
Carl Perkins
Johnny Cash
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Chuck Berry
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wrote to teens
amazing guitar playing with bent notes
was on chess records
