Roy Acuff
The Speckled Bird" was made famous by
Kitty Wells
It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels" was first recorded by
Hank Thompson
The Wild Side of Life" was made famous by
Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, Fisk University
Nashville is the home of 3 famous Universities
Broadcast Music Incorporated; licencing agency
BMI stand for ________ and competes with ASCAP as a music ________ for songwriters
Patti Page
Tennessee Waltz" sold 5 million copies as recorded by Oklahoma
Hank Williams
The first country "cult" figure and legendary superstar was ____________. He died in 1953 at 29
Your Cheatin' Heart, Cold,Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin
Name 3 of Hank Williams original hits
Chet Atkins
Nashville producer/guitarist _________ developed a popular "cross-over formula for recording country music
Crazy, I Fall To Pieces
Name two songs made popular by Patsy Cline
Bill Monroe
The father and originator of bluegrass music is
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Two well known members of his Blue Grass Boys included
Gretchen Wilson, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, George Strait, Randy Travis, Toby Keith
Name 6 contemporary country music recording artists (since 1980)
Sh-Boom
Name the first song recorded by the Chords in 1954
Alan Freed
The Cleveland disc jockey credited with the coining term "rock and roll" is
Phil Spector; Wall of Sound
The Righteous Brothers recorded with a full-bodied orchestral sound produced by ________ and known as the ________ technique
The Weavers
Folk singer Pete Seeger was a member of
Puff The Magic Dragon
Name one song by Peter, Paul, and Mary
Blowin' In the Wind
Name one song written by Bob Dylan
Stu Sutcliffe
The original bassist for the Beatles was
Pete Best
The original drummer for the Beatles was
February of 1964
The Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan TV show in
1967
The concept album "Sergeant Pepper" was released in
Rolling Stones; Satisfaction, Honky Tonk Women; Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Name two song written by the__________, _____________,________. Name two band members
The Who
The rock opera "Tommy" was composed and recorded by
Jim Morrison; Light My Fire
________ was the lead singer with The Doors. Their biggest hit was
Atlantic
_________ records made gospel and soul music commercially important
James Brown
__________ of Georgia uses his voice as a contributing percussion instrument. His live performance is unequaled in its energy. He was a major influence for Michael Jackson
Aretha Franklin
The Queen of Soul,_________ had a major hit with Otis Redding's song R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier
The greatest song-writing team at Motown included brothers
Baby Love, You Can't Hurry Love
Name two hits by The Supremes
studio, producer; Sun Records, Sam Phillips
Name the recording _______ and _______ in Memphis who first developed Elvis Presley's talent
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Name two songwriters who wrote "Hound Dog" and many other rock and roll songs of the 50's and 60's
Mellotron
The Moody Blues pioneered the orchestral "art-rock" sound of the late 60's with the tape looped keyboard-controlled
Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven" is a Celtic legend concert epic by the rock group
Music Instrument Digital Interface
MIDI stands for
Quincy Jones
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was produced by composer/arranger
Biggie, Dr. Dre
Name two rap music bands or artists from the 1990s
Emerson Lake, Palmer; "Fanfare for the Common Man
_________ and ________ pioneered rock versions of classic music literature suck as "Hoedown" and _________________
Surfin' USA, Surfer Girl, Pet Sound; Brian Wilson
Name 3 songs by the Beach Boys. Name the songwriter/arranger/bass player on most of their recordings