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1
The death of Thomas A. Dorsey's wife and infant son during childbirth moved Dorsey away from his career as a blues pianist to that of being a composer of gospel blues.
A)True
B)False
2
Gospel music influenced Rhythm and blues.
A)True
B)False
3
Black performers of the 1950s like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne and Nat "King" Cole, often recorded white music from Tin Pan Alley.
A)True
B)False
4
"Rock Around the Clock" was the first international rock and roll "hit."
A)True
B)False
5
"Hound Dog" was a major hit for Elvis Presley but, it was first recorded by Big Maybelle in the early 1950s.
A)True
B)False
6
In addition to his guitar playing, Bo Diddley was also famous for his "duckwalking."
A)True
B)False
7
During the late 1950s Little Richard walked away from rock and roll music because he was plagued by scandal.
A)True
B)False
8
During the 1950s black rock and roll artists were rarely performed on "white" radio.
A)True
B)False
9
"Pet Sounds" is an excellent example of surf music.
A)True
B)False
10
Motown was formed for the purpose of promoting black rock and roll as aggressively and lucratively as the black singers of the 1950s.
A)True
B)False
11
Michael Jackson was only 5 years old when he joined Motown as a part of the Jackson Five.
A)True
B)False
12
Folk Rock addressed the social consciousness of mid 1960s.
A)True
B)False
13
"Psychedelic" concerts were often extremely long.
A)True
B)False
14
Most drug references in psychedelic rock were "coded" to help them get their music played on commercial radio.
A)True
B)False
15
Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix both exemplify the "psychedelic blues"
A)True
B)False
16
Doo-wop is the name given to backup singers in surf music.
A)True
B)False





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