Friday, November 05, 2021

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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 04 08:56PM +0100

> song to cross over into the pop charts, Bill Haley went further
> by recording this song in 1954 -- the first to hit #1 in the
> pop charts of both the US and the UK. Which song?
 
Rock Around the Clock

> before opening his own label in 1952. This record label would
> eventually feature big names such as Elvis, Carl Perkins,
> and Johnny Cash. What was the name of the record label?
 
Tamla Mowton

> developed much of the hardware and techniques that define rock
> and roll -- solid-body guitars, multi-track recording, reverb
> and echo effects. Who was this innovator?
 
Chuck Berry

> 5. Breaking away from the Johnnie Johnson Trio, what rock-and-roll
> icon made his first solo recording under the name of Charles
> Berryn in 1954?
 
Chuck Berry

> considered the first major rock-and-roll concert. It ended up
> in chaos and the fire department had to close it down. It was
> held in a city closely associated with rock and roll. What city?
 
New Orleans

> '40s. He is also called the "Grandfather of Rock and Roll",
> and was the subject of the hit musical "Five Guys Named Moe".
> Who was he?
 
Louis Jordan
 
I've said this before, but any good music collection should include
some of his songs.

> magazine chose Elvis's first commercial single for Sun Records
> as the really, truly, honestly first rock-and-roll recording.
> What was its name?
 
Heartbreak Hotel
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 04 10:41PM

> song to cross over into the pop charts, Bill Haley went further
> by recording this song in 1954 -- the first to hit #1 in the
> pop charts of both the US and the UK. Which song?
 
Rock Around the Clock
 
> 2. In 1948, what innovation in recorded music did RCA Victor develop
> that made recorded music so much more accessible to young fans?
 
cassette tape
 
> developed much of the hardware and techniques that define rock
> and roll -- solid-body guitars, multi-track recording, reverb
> and echo effects. Who was this innovator?
 
Les Paul
 
> 5. Breaking away from the Johnnie Johnson Trio, what rock-and-roll
> icon made his first solo recording under the name of Charles
> Berryn in 1954?
 
Chuck Berry
 
> considered the first major rock-and-roll concert. It ended up
> in chaos and the fire department had to close it down. It was
> held in a city closely associated with rock and roll. What city?
 
Cleveland
 
> later be disgraced in the payola scandals of the late '50s.
> Later still, he was among the first inductees of the Rock and
> Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. Who was he?
 
Alan Freed
 
 
> 2. During late pregnancy the hormone relaxin is produced in
> concentrations 10 times greater than normal. As its name
> suggests, it relaxes something. What?
 
the vaginal sphincter
 
> synthetic replacements for the naturally occurring hormone
> oxytocin ["OCK-see-TOE-sin"]. For what purpose is pitocin
> administered?
 
inducing labor
 
> quite as far as the leathery dura mater ["DUE-ra MAY-ter"]
> that protects the spinal fluid and spinal cord. What is the
> name of this space?
 
epidura
 
> 5. For a delivery to be considered "pre-term", the delivery must
> take place before how many weeks of gestation?
 
30; 32
 
> 7. Fetal skin is protected by a waxy substance that is often still
> present at birth, especially in the underarms. Its name means
> "varnish" in Latin. Name it.
 
colostrum
 
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 04 09:12PM -0700

On Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 11:17:00 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> song to cross over into the pop charts, Bill Haley went further
> by recording this song in 1954 -- the first to hit #1 in the
> pop charts of both the US and the UK. Which song?
 
"Rock Around the Clock"

> 2. In 1948, what innovation in recorded music did RCA Victor develop
> that made recorded music so much more accessible to young fans?
 
45 rpm record
 
> before opening his own label in 1952. This record label would
> eventually feature big names such as Elvis, Carl Perkins,
> and Johnny Cash. What was the name of the record label?
 
Sun
 
> developed much of the hardware and techniques that define rock
> and roll -- solid-body guitars, multi-track recording, reverb
> and echo effects. Who was this innovator?
 
Les Paul
 
> 5. Breaking away from the Johnnie Johnson Trio, what rock-and-roll
> icon made his first solo recording under the name of Charles
> Berryn in 1954?
 
Chuck Berry
 
> considered the first major rock-and-roll concert. It ended up
> in chaos and the fire department had to close it down. It was
> held in a city closely associated with rock and roll. What city?
 
Cleveland
 
> recording, this song was released in 1951. Ike Turner wrote
> and performed this tribute to his beloved Oldsmobile with his
> Kings of Rhythm band. Name the song.
 
"Rocket 88"

> magazine chose Elvis's first commercial single for Sun Records
> as the really, truly, honestly first rock-and-roll recording.
> What was its name?
 
"That's All Right Mama"
 
> later be disgraced in the payola scandals of the late '50s.
> Later still, he was among the first inductees of the Rock and
> Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. Who was he?
 
Alan Freed

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Joshua Kreitzer
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