RnR Unit #2 Review

What made teenagers in the 1950's different from generations before them?

Answer explanation

Teenagers in the 1950's were different because they were the first generation to not have to work for their families, and created their own culture/style

Originally known as The Saddlemen, this group would change their name to Bill Haley and ___________ in 1952, marking a significant moment in the history of Rock and Roll.

• The Cornets

• The Comets

• The Saddlemen

• The Crooners

Which style is often considered to be the first style of Rock and Roll music?

• R&B

• Honky Tonk

• Rockabilly

• Rock and Roll

Which Chicago based record label, owned by two Polish brothers, was instrumental in shaping the Rock and Roll genre?

• Epic Records

• RCA

• Sun Records

• Chess Records

How did Carl Perkins come up the idea to write the song "Blue Suede Shoes?"

Answer explanation

He was originally given the idea by Johnny Cash, and after hearing a bar patron say the same the next night, he wrote the song on a potato sack.

Which of these musicians is often referred to as the first great lyricist of Rock and Roll music?

• Buddy Holly

• Chuck Berry

• "Fats" Domino

• Little Richard

Bo Diddley would play an important role in the innovation of guitar playing by being the first to play it like a _________________

Sam Philips knew that combining which two genres would come to be known as rockabilly, a precursor to Rock and Roll, and have huge mass appeal?

• Country and Swing

• R&B and Country

• Blues and Gospel

• Pop and Rock

Why was Elvis not touring throughout the 1960s?

Answer explanation

He was starring in films

Which magazine was the first to announce rock and roll as a new category?