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20 Cards in this Set
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Which major recording company was the parent to Stax, Fame, and Muscle Shoals? |
Atlantic |
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What was the name of the documentary film about Bob Dylan’s 1964/5 U.K. tour? |
Don't Look Back |
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Who opened the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Fair with a 3+ hour solo set? |
Richie Havens |
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Which folk group headlined the 1963 March On Washington, singing the music of the then-unknown Bob Dylan? |
Peter, Paul, and Mary |
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This soul artist’s performance at the 1967 Monterey International Pop Music Festival inspired many psychedelic/blues artists to sing soul ballads. |
Otis Redding |
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What movie soundtrack did Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel write (featuring the hit single ‘Mrs. Robinson’)? |
The Graduate |
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Which band did NOT contribute a member to Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young? |
Buffalo Springfield |
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Jimi Hendrix’s cover of this Bob Dylan song appeared on his 1968 album Electric Ladyland and breached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
"All Along the Watchtower" |
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This 1967 song performed by The Impressions is among the most important song ever recorded on the topic of Civil Rights and equality. |
"This is My Country" |
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Which pay-per-view sporting event featured James Brown? |
The Rumble In the Jungle |
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This 1971 film’s soundtrack was written by the great Stax arranger, producer, and performer, Isaac Hayes |
Shaft! |
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This group was the house band for Stax and was promoted with world tours, full albums, and hit singles like “Green Onions.” |
Booker T & the MGs |
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Who’s cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” won a Grammy Award for outstanding female performance? |
Aretha Franklin |
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Who was Bob Dylan singing about in his song “Hurricane”? |
Rubin Carter |
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Which Buffalo Springfield song is about a curfew in Los Angeles (HINT: the lyrics are ambiguous, and it was used by the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam movements)? |
"For What It's Worth" |
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This producer, who founded Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL, was cut out of Atlantic Records after a fight with Aretha Franklin’s (then) husband. |
Rick Hall |
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Founded by Leon Huff and Kenny Gamble, this Philadelphia record label combined the best aspects of Motown and Stax. |
PIR |
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Country Joe McDonald’s ‘I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag,’ which he performed and got the entire crowd at Woodstock to join in, was inspired by what artist? |
Phil Ochs |
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This epic talking blues by Arlo Guthrie’s is a true account of evading the Vietnam War Draft. |
"Alice's Restaurant" |
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Which James Brown album was a top seller for 66 consecutive weeks? |
Live! At the Apollo |