Rock Music Styles A History 7th Edition by Katherine Charlton – Test Bank

Rock Music Styles A History 7th Edition by Katherine Charlton – Test Bank

Chapter 04

Early Rock and Roll

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which musician has a background in Country Music?
A. Bill Haley
B. Little Richard
C. Fats Domino
D. Chuck Berry

2. Who owned and lived at Graceland?
A. Jerry Lee Lewis
B. Elvis Presley
C. Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton
D. Carl Perkins

3. Typical rockabilly instrumentation includes all but which of the following _________.
A. Electric lead guitar
B. Acoustic rhythm guitar
C. Slapping bass fiddle
D. Trumpet

4. Which musician has a background in Rhythm and Blues?
A. Eddie Cochran
B. Carl Perkins
C. Fats Domino
D. Gene Vincent

5. Who changed the name of his band from the Saddlemen to the Comets after he switched from country to blues and rhythm and blues?
A. Bill Haley
B. Elvis Presley
C. Buddy Holly
D. Carl Perkins

6. Who sang the original version of “Shake, Rattle and Roll?”
A. Elvis Presley
B. Bill Haley and the Comets
C. (Big) Joe Turner
D. Roy Orbison

7. Which record label featured artists such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee
Lewis?
A. Moon Records
B. Sun Records
C. Memphis Recording Service
D. Chess Records

8. Who was Elvis Presley’s producer at Sun Records?
A. Sam Phillips
B. Brian Wilson
C. Phil Spector
D. Alan Freed

9. Who went into Sun Records in 1954 to record two songs to give to his mother for her birthday?
A. Bill Haley
B. Big Joe Turner
C. Elvis Presley
D. Carl Perkins