1950's Early Rock and Roll

What new social class came into being in the 1950's

• Rock and Roll

• Teenagers

• Racists

Who was the DJ who helped coined the phrase and promote "Rock and Roll"?

• The Chess Brothers

• Sam Phillips

• Alan Freed

In which city did that DJ begin to promote Rock and Roll?

• Cleveland

• New York City

• St. Louis

What famous institution related to Rock and Roll is in that city?

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

• Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame

• Museum of the 1950's

What was the NEW style of Blues that became popular in Chicago during the 1950's?

• Rhythmic Blues

• Modern Blues

• Electric Blues

In the 1950's which record company began recording artists, including Chuck Berry in Chicago?

• Sun Records

• Chess Records

• Howlin' Wolf Records

In the 1950's, which record company began recording African American artists, and also Elvis Presley, in Memphis?

• Sun Records

• Chess Records

• Howlin' Wolf Records

What artist was the answer to Sam Phillips dream of "a white man with the negro sound"?

• Chuck Berry

• Buddy Holly

• Elvis Presley

Around which musical artist was there a great deal of controversy regarding his marital status?

• Chuck Berry

• Jerry Lee Lewis

• Buddy Holly

Which of the following were in the famous plane crash that killed three musicians and inspired the song, "The Day the Music Died" by Don McClean?

• Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry

• Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper

• Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, Fats Domino