Question: Small independent record companies went out of business as a result of the payola scandals.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True
Question: Pat Boone was a teen idol.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True
Question: The Supremes were part of the British Blues Revival.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: False
Question: American rock promoters were not interested in the blues until after the mid-sixties, when British covers of American blues recordings became popular in the US.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True
Question: The Beatles were different from other 60’s rock bands because their music progressed from one album to the next as their experience and musicianship grew.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True
Question: The Kinks recorded mini operas on double albums that followed a storyline through each song.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: False
Question: Match the following genres to the correct definition.
Answer Options: British Blues Revival British Invasion Soul Teen Idols Surf Rock Correct Answer: British Blues Revival: Some of these groups functioned as training ground groups for blues-rock musicians. British Invasion: British rock groups who successfully “invaded” American charts in the 1960’s. Soul: Musicians of this style conveyed messages of human love and relationships with the same impassioned performances as Gospel singers. Teen Idols: Most of these artists were successful more to their visual appeal than their musical talents. Surf Rock: This was the style of music that West coast musicians developed while all of the pop music on the East coast was happening.
Question: Who is the artist of this song? What is the genre?
Answer Options: Memphis Soul Wilson Pickett Correct Answer: Memphis Soul
Question: Which band sings this song? What is the genre?
Answer Options: The Who British Invasion Correct Answer: British Invasion
Question: Which band sings this song? What is the genre?
Answer Options: The Rolling Stones British Invasion Correct Answer: British Invasion
Question: Which band sings this song? What is the genre?
Answer Options: The Temptations Motown Correct Answer: Motown
Question: What artist sings this song? What is the genre?
Answer Options: Soul Ray Charles Correct Answer: Soul
Question: Who is the artist of this song? What is the genre?
Answer Options: Donna Summer Donna Summer and Eurodisco Correct Answer: Donna Summer and Eurodisco
Question: This style developed out of experimentation during the late 60’s in which rock musicians attempted to expand rock from a popular art into one they saw as more elite.
Answer Options: Art/Progressive Rock Funk Disco Hard Rock Correct Answer: Art/Progressive Rock
Question: Which of the following is a characteristic of Funk Music?
Answer Options: Melismas Songs are 8-12 minutes in length Shouted/Monotone vocals Polyrhythms Correct Answer: Polyrhythms
Question: This style of music originated in Jamaica in the late 1950’s and was the precursor to Reggae.
Answer Options: Ska Disco Rap Funk Correct Answer: Ska
Question: This style of music began with the soul styles of Detroit and Philadelphia that became popular in clubs in NY before the dance craze spread to the rest of the country.
Answer Options: Ska Disco Funk Art Rock Correct Answer: Disco
Question: Many of these type of records began with a rhythmically free introduction to allow the tempo to change from that of the previous records and also to allow dancers the time to get out on the dance floor.
Answer Options: Reggae Disco Ska Glitter Rock Correct Answer: Disco
Question: Who was the original lead singer of Queen?
Answer Options: Freddie Mercury Bob Dylan Ian Anderson David Bowie Correct Answer: Freddie Mercury