2.5 Quiz Review

True or False: In 1963, Billboard suspended its R&B chart because the R&B and pop charts were too similar.

• True

• False

Rock and R&B opened the doors for which group of people during the late 1950's and early 1960's.

True or False: Rock and roll during the 1950's was mostly dance music for teenagers.

• True

• False

What song was a massive dance hit that first appeared on R&B charts in 1959?

• The Hokey Pokey

• The Macerena

• The Twist

• The Cupid Shuffle

Which producer was influential in creating a new sound for the rock charts of the late '50's and early '60's?

• Phil Spector

• Chubby Checker

• Elvis Presley

• Lieber and Stoller

Phil Spector had an approach to rock and roll that referenced which 19th century composer?

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Richard Wagner

• Franz Liszt

• Frederic Chopin

True or False: In Spector produced songs, only the vocals mattered.

• True

• False

True or False: Songs in the 1920's and 1930's had an "official" version.

• True

• False

By the 1960's, which person was overseeing all aspects of a songs creation?

• The Band

• The Lead Singer

• The Producer

• The Songwriter

Which style of music had a brief revival during the 1950's?

• Folk

• Rap

• R&B

• Bluegrass