Exam 2 - Most recordings made in New Orleans were recorded at this famous studio
1. Most recordings made in New Orleans were recorded at this famous
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A. Floyd Soileau's Ville Platte Studios
B. Jay Miller's M&S Studios
C. Sam Phillips' Memphis Recording Service
D. Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studios
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
2. "The House That Ruth Built" was
A. King Records
B. Peacock Records
C. Modern Records
D. Atlantic Records
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
3. Which of the following famous disc jockeys from the 1950s was an African American?
A. Alan Freed
B. Doug "Jocko" Henderson
C. George "Hound Dog" Lorenz
D. Hunter Hancock
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
4. Much of the growth of the R&B talent roster at King Records was a result of the work of this producer who brought Billy Ward and the Dominoes, The Midnighters, and James Brown to the Federal label at King. That producer was
A. Robert "Bumps" Blackwell
B. Ralph Bass
C. Johnny Otis
D. Dave Bartholomew
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
5. The Los Angeles label founded by the Bihari brothers that became home to B. B. King was
A. Excello Records
B. Imperial Records
C. Aladdin Records
D. Modern Records
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: D
6. "Work With Me Annie" was written by
A. Johnny Otis
B. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
C. Hank Ballard
D. Clyde McPhatter
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
7. The independent label that recorded Mamie Smith's "Crazy Blues" in 1920 and opened up the "race records" market was
A. Paramount Records
B. Gennett Records
C. OKeh Records
D. Black Swan Records
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
8. Phil and Leonard Chess got started in the record business by entering into a partnership in a record company. Eventually, they became sole owners of that label. That label was
A. Chess Records
B. Modern Records
C. Philo Records
D. Aristocrat Records
Points Earned: 0/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: A
9. "Junker's Blues" was originally written and performed by
A. Harry Choates
B. Dave Bartholomew
C. Champion Jack Dupree
D. Professor Longhair
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
10. Who was the artist who became famous – or infamous – for covering the records of African American artists including Etta James and LaVern Baker?
A. Gale Storm
B. Connie Francis
C. Georgia Gibbs
D. Ruth Brown
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
11. "Rhythm & Blues" was a descriptor adopted by Billboard magazine in the late 1940s to identify the new style of heavy backbeat music created by artists like Fats Domino and Big Joe Turner.
Points Earned: 0/4
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: True
12. It appears that the first disc jockey to host an all R&B radio show was
A. Alan Freed
B. Doug "Jocko" Henderson
C. George "Hound Dog" Lorenz
D. Hunter Hancock
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
13. Atlantic Records was started by Ahmet Ertegun and
A. Jerry Wexler
B. Fred Abramson
C. Nesuhi Ertegun
D. Syd Nathan
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
14. "Tutti Frutti"
A. Was recorded in New Orleans at J&M Studios
B. Contained rewritten lyrics by Little Richard in rewrite of a bawdy party song
C. Was produced by Dave Bartholomew
D. Two of the above
E. All of the above
Points Earned: 0/4
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: D
15. Which of the following artists were signed to Chess Records?
A. Muddy Waters
B. Chuck Berry
C. Howlin' Wolf
D. Two of the above
E. All of the above
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
16. The increase in the market for records by black artists in the late 1940s and early 1950s
A. Was brought on by the growth of radio shows that played to the African American artists
B. Finally brought financial stability to independent labels
C. Increased their costs dramatically
D. Two of the above
E. All of the above
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
17. Which of the following artists were signed to Atlantic Records?
A. Ruth Brown
B. Ray Charles
C. Little Richard
D. Two of the above
E. All of the above
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
18. Which early R&B artists took the barrelhouse piano line and transferred it to the electric guitar?
A. Bo Diddley
B. Chuck Berry
C. Ike Turner
D. Two of the above
E. All of the above
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
19. Which of the following artists recorded versions of "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"?
A. Big Joe Turner
B. Bill Haley and His Comets
C. Pat Boone
D. Two of the above
E. All of the above
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
20. Which of the following independent R&B record company owners were African American?
A. Lew Chudd of Imperial Records
B. Art Rupe of Specialty Records
C. Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken of Vee-Jay Records
D. Two of the above
E. All of the above
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
21. This R&B classic is performed by
A. Hank Ballard and The Midnighters
B. The Dominoes
C. The Drifters with Clyde McPhatter
D. Clyde McPhatter
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
22. This classic R&B recording is performed by
A. Ruth Brown
B. Etta James
C. Big Mama Thornton
D. LaVern Baker
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
23. This classic recording was written and is performed by
A. Ike Turner
B. Stick McGhee
C. Brownie McGhee
D. Champion Jack Dupree
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
24. This classic recording is performed by
A. Stick McGhee & Brownie McGhee
B. Stick McGhee & Champion Jack Dupree
C. Brownie McGhee & Champion Jack Dupree
D. Wynonie Harris
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
25. This classic R&B recording is performed by
A. Hank Ballard and The Midnighters
B. The Dominoes
C. The Drifters with Clyde McPhatter
D. Shirley & Lee
Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
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Points Awarded 92
Points Missed 8
Percentage 92%
1.
Who was the lead singer of The Dominoes who formed The Drifters and later had a solo career at Atlantic?
A. Hank Ballard
B. Billy Ward
C. Clyde McPhatter
D. Ben E. King
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
2.
The first radio station in the United States to program exclusively to the African American audience was
A. WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee
B. WDIA in Memphis, Tennessee
C. KFVD in Los Angeles, California
D. WJM in Cleveland, Ohio
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
3.
"Hound Dog" was written by
A. Big Mama Thornton
B. Ahmet Ertegun (A. Nugetre)
C. Jesse Stone
D. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
4.
King Records was started in Cincinnati by
A. Herman Lubinsky
B. Lew Chudd
C. Syd Nathan
D. Art Rupe
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
5.
"Junker's Blues" was originally written and performed by
A. Harry Choates
B. Dave Bartholomew
C. Champion Jack Dupree
D. Professor Longhair
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
6.
"The House That Ruth Built" was
A. King Records
B. Peacock Records
C. Modern Records
D. Atlantic Records
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
7.
It appears that the first disc jockey to host an all R&B radio show was
A. Alan Freed
B. Doug "Jocko" Henderson
C. George "Hound Dog" Lorenz
D. Hunter Hancock
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
8.
The Los Angeles label founded by the Bihari brothers that became home to B. B. King was
A. Excello Records
B. Imperial Records
C. Aladdin Records
D. Modern Records
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
9.
The Los Angeles label owner who became the first to sign artists from New Orleans was
A. Art Rupe of Specialty Records
B. Lew Chudd of Imperial Records
C. Eddie Mesner of Aladdin Records
D. Joe Bihari of Modern Records
Wrong Points Earned: 0/4
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: A
10.
Atlantic Records was started by Ahmet Ertegun and
A. Jerry Wexler
B. Fred Abramson
C. Nesuhi Ertegun
D. Syd Nathan
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
11.
Although the jukebox was an important source of revenue for record companies that served the mainstream market after WWII, the tiny independent labels that specialized in rhythm & blues recordings were unable to develop market strategies that could utilize the jukebox to reach the African American audience for whom phonograph records were still considered a luxury.
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: False
12.
Ernie Young in Nashville, sponsor of "Ernie's Record Parade" on station WLAC, was also a record store owner and the owner of
A. Aladdin Records
B. Peacock Records
C. Excello Records
D. King Records
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
13.
Both "The Fat Man" and "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" were based on this New Orleans classic
A. "Let The Good Times Roll"
B. "Junker's Blues"
C. "Good Rockin' Tonight"
D. "Jolie Blonde"
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
14.
"Rocket 88"
A. Is often cited as "the first rock and roll record"
B. Was actually made by Ike Turner and His Kings of Rhythm
C. Was recorded by Sam Phillips
D. Two of the above
E. All of the above
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
15.
The increase in the market for records by black artists in the late 1940s and early 1950s
A. Was brought on by the growth of radio shows that played to the African American artists
B. Finally brought financial stability to independent labels
C. Increased their costs dramatically
D. Two of the above
E. All of the above
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
16.
Which of the following were important factors in the growth of rhythm & blues in the late 1940s and early '50s?
A. The identification of the black urban audience as an untapped market
B. Dramatic growth in the black population in urban areas
C. The linkage of black music to advertising as a marketing device
D. Two of the above
E. All of the above
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
17.
Which cities played a major role in the "Rise of Rhythm & Blues" in the 1950s?
A. New Orleans
B. Memphis
C. Cincinnati
D. Two of the above
E. All of the above
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
18.
Which of the following artists were signed to Atlantic Records?
A. Ruth Brown
B. Ray Charles
C. Little Richard
D. Two of the above
E. All of the above
Right Points Earned: 4/4
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D [Show Less]