History of Rock and Roll – Chapter 2 Study GuideName______

  1. Where was Elvis Presley Born in 1935? ______
  2. Why did his family leave for Memphis in 1948? ______

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  1. What happen to Elvis’s twin brother? ______
  2. What were Elvis’s parent’s names? ______
  3. What was the name of the first recording Elvis Presley made? ______
  4. Who recognized Elvis’s talent? ______
  5. Elvis’s style was a mixture of ______and ______
  6. We call this mixture ______.
  7. Who owned Sun Records in Memphis in the 1950s? ______
  8. What kind of music did Sun Records originally market and record? ______
  9. Who were the musicians that Sam Phillips paired with Elvis in the first sessions at Sun Records? ______and ______.
  10. Elvis’s began radio appearances on what show? ______
  11. ______became Elvis’s 1st Golden Record on the RCA Victor label.
  12. On which television show was Elvis directed to first tone it down on? ______.
  13. Elvis’s 1st film was? ______
  14. Name 12 of Elvis’s movies: ______
  15. Name the members of the ‘Million Dollar Quartet’______
  16. Jerry Lee Lewis played the ______.
  17. Who does he convince to record him in Memphis? ______
  18. What was the track that Lewis first records there ______
  19. Name 3 Jerry Lee Lewis Hits ______
  20. What show propels Lewis to stardom? ______
  21. What state was Carl Perkins from? ______
  22. What was his biggest hit song? ______
  23. Name the members of Carl Perkins Band. ______
  24. Overall, was Carl Perkins more of the Country genre or Blues Genre? ______
  25. Who is also known as the “Man in Black” ______
  26. What was Cash’s first hit song? ______
  27. Cash is famous for playing in what prison? ______
  28. What company was the major competition with Sun for the Rockabilly market? ______
  29. Who were the that companies two biggest stars in the Rockabilly era? ______and ______
  30. What song was released that is considered by some to be the first rock album released? ______.
  31. The song that epitomized the rebel in teenage youth in the 1950s was called ______. It was used in the movie, Blackboard Jungle.
  32. Between 1955-56 how many top 40 hits did Bill Haley have? ______
  33. Charles Holly was from what city and state? ______, ______.
  34. What genres influenced Buddy Holly? ______
  35. Holly was a huge fan of what other rockabilly artist? ______
  36. Buddy Holly hit the charts in 1957 with what hit? ______
  37. Name 3 other Buddy Holly Hits? ______
  38. What was Buddy Holly’s band named? ______
  39. How did Buddy Holly die? ______
  40. Name 4 other Rockabilly artists, their recording labels and one of their songs:

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43.How much did RCA Victor pay for the rights to Elvis Presley? ______

44. Who was hired to be Elvis’s manager under RCA? ______

45. What did RCA own that helped propel Presley to stardom? ______

46. How many Elvis Presley products could you buy in 1957? ______

47. How many movies did Elvis star in? ______

48. When does Elvis die and why? ______