History of Rock and Roll – Chapter 2 Study GuideName______
- Where was Elvis Presley Born in 1935? ______
- Why did his family leave for Memphis in 1948? ______
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- What happen to Elvis’s twin brother? ______
- What were Elvis’s parent’s names? ______
- What was the name of the first recording Elvis Presley made? ______
- Who recognized Elvis’s talent? ______
- Elvis’s style was a mixture of ______and ______
- We call this mixture ______.
- Who owned Sun Records in Memphis in the 1950s? ______
- What kind of music did Sun Records originally market and record? ______
- Who were the musicians that Sam Phillips paired with Elvis in the first sessions at Sun Records? ______and ______.
- Elvis’s began radio appearances on what show? ______
- ______became Elvis’s 1st Golden Record on the RCA Victor label.
- On which television show was Elvis directed to first tone it down on? ______.
- Elvis’s 1st film was? ______
- Name 12 of Elvis’s movies: ______
- Name the members of the ‘Million Dollar Quartet’______
- Jerry Lee Lewis played the ______.
- Who does he convince to record him in Memphis? ______
- What was the track that Lewis first records there ______
- Name 3 Jerry Lee Lewis Hits ______
- What show propels Lewis to stardom? ______
- What state was Carl Perkins from? ______
- What was his biggest hit song? ______
- Name the members of Carl Perkins Band. ______
- Overall, was Carl Perkins more of the Country genre or Blues Genre? ______
- Who is also known as the “Man in Black” ______
- What was Cash’s first hit song? ______
- Cash is famous for playing in what prison? ______
- What company was the major competition with Sun for the Rockabilly market? ______
- Who were the that companies two biggest stars in the Rockabilly era? ______and ______
- What song was released that is considered by some to be the first rock album released? ______.
- The song that epitomized the rebel in teenage youth in the 1950s was called ______. It was used in the movie, Blackboard Jungle.
- Between 1955-56 how many top 40 hits did Bill Haley have? ______
- Charles Holly was from what city and state? ______, ______.
- What genres influenced Buddy Holly? ______
- Holly was a huge fan of what other rockabilly artist? ______
- Buddy Holly hit the charts in 1957 with what hit? ______
- Name 3 other Buddy Holly Hits? ______
- What was Buddy Holly’s band named? ______
- How did Buddy Holly die? ______
- 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? ______