Early Rock 'N' Roll Review

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  1. 6. “That’ll Be the Day”, “Oh, Boy”, “Peggy Sue”
  2. 7. Chess, Atlantic, and Sun were the most important ___________________ record companies of the 1950’s.
  3. 10. Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, and Howlin’ Wolf were artists on this Chicago-based record label.
  4. 11. “Rock Around the Clock”
  5. 15. “Cross Road Blues”
  6. 17. Elvis’ guitar player.
  7. 19. Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, and Big Mama Thornton are associated with this style of early R & B.
  8. 21. “Hound Dog” (1952)
  9. 24. “Blue Moon of Kentucky”, “Heartbreak Hotel”
  10. 25. This record company bought the rights to Elvis Presley from Sun.
  11. 26. Elvis Presley was born in _______________, Mississippi.
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  1. 1. Which Elvis hit was originally written by Big Mama Thornton?
  2. 2. Performed a "cleaned-up" cover versions of rock ‘n’ roll for mainstream audiences not quite yet ready for the real thing.
  3. 3. Record label based in New York had Big Joe Turner, The Coasters, and Ray Charles.
  4. 4. Elvis Presley’s manager
  5. 5. “Shake, Rattle and Roll”
  6. 8. For a brief time, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis were signed to this label.
  7. 9. “Ain’t That a Shame”, “Blue Monday”
  8. 10. “Roll Over Beethoven”, “Rock and Roll Music”
  9. 11. This movie featured Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock”.
  10. 12. Sun Records was founded by _______________________.
  11. 13. “Caldonia”
  12. 14. “TuttiFrutti”, “Lucille”, “Ready Teddy”
  13. 16. Artists associated with this style of music include Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Elvis Presley, and Bill Haley and His Comets.
  14. 18. Country-Swing artist, sang “Hey, Good Lookin’”.
  15. 20. Elvis’ bass player.
  16. 22. “I Got My Mojo Workin’”
  17. 23. Robert Johnson and Leadbelly are associated with this style of music.