University Of Arizona

MUS 354

BEATLES - Test 1

1)The Beatles honed their skills playing lengthy shows while touring        , where they also meet Ringo Starr for the first time.

 

 

 

2. The Rolling Stones covered this Beatles song featuring Ringo Starr on lead vocals. It is

 

 

 

 

3. The biggest selling single in the U.K. for '63 was this Beatles song featuring "yeah, yeah yeah" vocals. It is

 

 

 

 

4. The lead singer on this '61 Beatles recording is

 

 

 

 

 

5. Who was the likely composer of this first Beatles recording?

 

 

 

 

 

6. The Beatles signed                                   as their first full time manager in early '62.

 

 

 

 

 

7. The Beatles second album featured new studio techniques such as double tracked lead vocals, and was released with a different title in the U.S. It is

 

 

 

 

 

8. After suggesting a sped up tempo, George Martin realizes this Beatles original will reach #1 on the British charts. It is

 

 

 

 

9. By '58, fifteen-year-old                                was now playing lead guitar and singing with the three-guitar line-up of the group.

 

 

 

 

10. The drummer on this first version of "Love Me Do" is

 

 

 

 

11. Duet style harmony is a feature of this '58 Paul McCartney and George Harrison composition. It is

 

 

 

 

12. The influences of R&B and early R&R on the group are shown on this Chuck Berry song featuring George Harrison's lead vocal. It is

 

 

 

13. When                                     died, Paul moved from guitar to bass, and the Beatles now featured two guitars, bass, and drums.

 

 

 

 

14. The lyrics of this Beatles song reflect the teen thoughts and emotions of the early '60s, and shows the groups evolving style. It is

 

 

 

 

15. This '61 recording by the "Beat Brothers" (Beatles as back-up) prompted Brian Epstein to visit the Cavern Club. It is

 

 

 

 

16. John's early childhood musical influences included his                                       , who taught him basic instrumental techniques.

 

 

 

 

17. In '60, John Lennon's friend and artist                                  joined the band on bass.

 

 

 

 

 

18. This true Lennon and McCartney collaboration was

 

 

 

 

 

19. The introduction of                        on this song becomes a vocal trademark of the Beatles.

 

 

 

 

 

20. Featuring no overdubs and recorded in one day in early '63, the first Beatles U.K.

album was entitled

 

 

 

 

21. Heard in an early Cavern Club rehearsal of this '64 hit, featuring John Lennon on harmonica (which he later abandoned). This song was later performed live by Lennon

and Elton John in '74. It is

 

 

 

 

22. General performance elements of the Beatles include

 

 

 

 

 

23. George Harrison conceived the jazzy                          used on the intro (and the end) of this recording.

 

 

 

24. This '59 Barrett Strong hit was co-written by Motown's Berry Gordy, and featured George Martin on piano (on the album version), and was part of the Beatles '60-'64

touring song list. It is

 

 

 

 

25. This '63 song was the first Beatles composition

 

 

 

 

 

26. John Lennon adds a                                        section to this early Lennon and McCartney song.

 

 

27. This '62 Lennon and McCartney song is in the style of

 

 

 

 

 

28. This song was a #1 hit for                     in '63.

 

 

 

 

29. This song becomes "Ringo's Theme" in the Beatles first movie, and features three part harmony like Smoky Robinson and the Miracles. It is

 

 

 

 

30. Featured in a rarity from the '64 Sullivan show, this Paul McCartney song was the first Beatles song to become a standard tune. It is