Ray Charles, Jerry Wexler, R&B and Rock n' Roll

Question 1

Ray Charles started out imitating…

Answer 1

Nat “King” Cole.

Question 2

Ray Charles’ sound can be described as a combination of ___ and ___.

Answer 2

R&B and Gospel.

Question 3

What was the name of Ray Charles’ first concept album?

Answer 3

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music.

Question 4

Jerry Wexler ran ___ records from mid ___-___.

Answer 4

Atlantic, 1950’s-1960’s.

Question 5

Jerry Wexler worked alongside ___ ___.

Answer 5

Ahmet Ertegun.

Question 6

Disc Jockeys were also known as ___ ___.

Answer 6

White Negroes.

Question 7

DJ’s promoted the playing of ___ artists to ___ audiences.

Answer 7

Black, white.

Question 8

What is the contrast between R&B and Rock n’ Roll?

Answer 8

R&B was considered to be adult and serious, while rock n’ roll was considered to be teenage and fun.

Question 9

Chuck Berry was known for his unique ___ content.

Answer 9

Lyrical. It was broadly general, about cars, school, or romance.

Question 10

Influences to Chuck Berry ranges broadly from ___ ___ to the ___.

Answer 10

Bing Crosby, Beatles.

Question 11

Which artist did not perceive his music as solely falling under the rock n’ roll style?

Answer 11

Chuck Berry.

Question 12

Timbre

Answer 12

Also known as tone colour or tone quality, is the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production (such as voices or musical instruments).

Question 13

Musical meter

Answer 13

The regularly recurring measures or bars of stressed and unstressed beats, indicated in western musical notation by a time signature and bar lines.

Question 14

Beat

Answer 14

The beat is the basic unit of time- the pulse.

Question 15

Little Richard was one of the biggest stars in the ___ era.

Answer 15

Rock n’ Roll.

Question 16

What was Little Richard’s first big hit?

Answer 16

Tutti Frutti.

Question 17

Tutti Frutti was successful on both the ___ and ___ charts.

Answer 17

R&B, pop.

Question 18

Little Richard’s piano style was derived from ___ ___.

Answer 18

Boogie woogie.

Question 19

Little Richard’s piano style can be characterized by…

Answer 19

Strong emphasis on upbeat and frequent use of glissando.

Question 20

Little Richard’s music was heavily influenced by early exposure with the ___ ___.

Answer 20

Pentecostal church.

Question 21

Little Richard:
A) Wrote words and made the music fit.
B) Wrote music and made the words fit.

Answer 21

B) Wrote music and made the words fit.

Question 22

Glissando

Answer 22

A glide from one pitch to another.

Question 23

Upbeat

Answer 23

A typically unaccented beat preceding an expected down beat or accented beat.

Question 24

Little Richard raised the spectre of several taboo subjects, including…

Answer 24

Cross dressing and ambiguous sexuality.

Question 25

Little Richard left his career abruptly to join ___.

Answer 25

Ministry.

Question 26

Little Richard changed his appearance to overcome ___ profiling.

Answer 26

Racial.

Question 27

Little Richard had a dichotomous personality. How?

Answer 27

In the public eye, he was the rebellious, sexually ambiguous and taboo rock n’ roll artist. However, in his private life, he was deeply religious.

Question 28

Elvis Presley’s early music confused his audience, as they could not tell if he was ___ or ___, and whether they can like his music or not.

Answer 28

White or black.

Question 29

Elvis Presley’s music can be described as a unique blend of ___, ___, and ___.

Answer 29

Blues, R&B, country.

Question 30

Elvis Presley was known for his ___ ___ and ability to ___ his voice.

Answer 30

Vocal range, transform.

Question 31

Artists influenced by Elvis Presley’s style started a ___ style that resembled Presley’s.

Answer 31

Rockabilly.

Question 32

Name an artist that was influenced by Elvis Presley.

Answer 32

Johnny Cash.

Question 33

Which artist grew up in poverty in the south?

Answer 33

Jerry Lee Lewis.

Question 34

“Great Ball of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis was known as the ___ music.

Answer 34

Devil’s.

Question 35

Jerry Lee Lewis made a controversial decision to…

Answer 35

Marry his 13 year old second cousin.

Question 36

By 1956, popular magazines and newspapers had begun publishing numerous articles on the social and musical phenomenon that had become rock n’ roll. These articles were written in a ___ tone that commented on…

Answer 36

Condescending, deviant behaviour, such as sex, drugs, and juvenile delinquency.

Question 37

There was a notion that the ___ and ___ of rock n’ roll caused deviant behaviour.

Answer 37

Beat, rhythm.

Question 38

The 1950’s concluded on a sad note for rock n’ roll, and was soon replaced by ___ ___.

Answer 38

Teen pop.