Match the following:
a. Elvis Presley
b. cover
c. rock beat
d. surf music
e. multitrack recording
f. doo-wop
g. scat singing
h. obbligato
i. payola
j. rockabilly
k. Buddy Holly
1. The 1950s performer who was to become a rock and roll icon by the authenticity of his rhythm &
blues, gospel, and pop influences.
2. A version of a song by someone other than the original artist.
3. A pop-oriented R & B genre that featured remakes of standards sung by black vocal groups.
4. The process of recording each part of a performance separately, then mixing them into a complete
"performance."
5. A country take on rhythm and blues.
6. A regional rock from California.
7. A second melody played under the main melody.
8. The practice of a record company bribing disk jockeys to secure airplay for their records.
9. Eight evenly spaced sounds per measure (or two per beat) over a strong backbeat.
10. Wordless singing in which the singer uses nonsense syllables instead of words.
11. A young innovative performer who was to influence the Beatles and other 1960s rock groups after his
premature death.
1. ANS: A 2. ANS: B 3. ANS: F 4. ANS: E 5. ANS: J 6. ANS: D 7. ANS: H 8. ANS: I 9. ANS: C 10. ANS: G 11. ANS: K
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