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111 Cards in this Set
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What is a scale with five notes called?
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A pentatonic scale
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When was the first wave of rock and roll?
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1954-1959
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When did "Rock" begin?
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1964
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What was the radical art movement of the 1920s shaped by?
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World War 1
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What types of music emerged in the 1920s?
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Jazz and Big Band
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What was the 1930's shaped by?
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The stock market crash of 1929
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Where did, "Brother can you spare a dime" come from?
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The 30s post depression
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What was the percentage of unemployment in the 1920s?
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25%
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What event shaped the 1940's?
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WWII
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What are some benefits that emerged in the 50's?
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Higher earning power due to the GI bill which make college enrollment go up, increase in middle class and then birth rate
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What four styles of music did Rock and Roll develop from?
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Blues, Pop, Country and Western, Rhythm and Blues.
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When did radio start?
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1920
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When did NATIONAL radio start?
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1928
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Where was Tin Pan Alley located, and what was the reason behind it's name?
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NYC, many composers banging away at pianos simultaneously.
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Who were some famous Tin Pan Alley composers?
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Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George Cohen
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When was the Golden Age of Film?
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1930-1940
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When did records begin to be played on the radio?
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1943
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What was significant about the years 1942-44?
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The musicians union banned records from being played to ensure work for musicians by having them play live for radio stations.
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What company first introduced televisions?
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RCA
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When does the big band era end and why?
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It ends in the late 40's due to financial constraints imposed by television and the end of live radio performances.
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The solid body guitar was invented by whom when?
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Les Paul, 1941. The "Gibson Les Paul."
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Who invented the multi-track tape machine?
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Les Paul
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Who was the popular song "Sitting on Top of the World" written by, and when?
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Les Paul with wife Mary Ford, 40's
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What were some of the initial large record companies?
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Decca, Columbia, RCA
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From where did Country music originate/ who listened to it?
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Appalachia, low income whites.
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From where did Western music originate?
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Texas, also Hollywood cowboy movies
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Who was the first country star and what was his hit?
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Jimmie Rogers with "T is for Texas"
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At one point did Nashville become the center for the now merged Country and Western?
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After World War II, more popular with soldiers.
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What is Bluegrass music?
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Similar to country but with a virtuosic fiddle and banjo.
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Name some Bluegrass musicians
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Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Bill Monroe
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This music features a small swing band, a rhythm section and a saxophone
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Jump Blues
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What were features of Jump Blues?
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Humorous lyrics and dance tempo
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Who wrote the song "Caldonia" and to what genre did it belong?
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Louis Jordan and the Tympani Five, Jump Blues
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Who was the "Father of Blues?"
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W.C. Handy- "St. Louis Blues."
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Where was Sun Records based?
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Memphis
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Where was Chess Records based?
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Chicago
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Where was Atlantic Records based?
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NYC
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Independent Record Labels specialized in which kinds of music?
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R&B, Blues, Country
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Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters all belong to what?
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The Chicago Electric Blues
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This can be described as "urban vocal music"
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Doo-Wop
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The Drifters sing this famous Doo-Wop song
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"Under the Boardwalk"
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R&B was said to have a dangerous influence because?
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Double entendre lyrics, "dangerous" look and movements
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Who did the original version of the song "Hound Dog?"
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Big Mama Thornton
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Who sang the song "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
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Big Joe Turner
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Who sang the "white version" of the R&B song "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
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Bill Haley and the Comets
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What are some examples of 50's mainstream pop?
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"How Much is that Doggie in the Window" by Patti Page, "Rags to Riches" by Tony Bennett and "Splish Splash" by Bobby Darin
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What song was originally a gospel song but had the lyrics changed by Ray Charles?
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I Got a Woman
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What is thought to be the first Rock and Roll album? What year did it come out?
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Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats. 1951.
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How many measures are in the Blues form?
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12
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Who played piano on the album "Rocket 88"
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Ike Turner
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At what point did R&B make it to the mainstream and why?
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1955, the lyrics were cleaned or "whitened" up, also teens became rebellious (movies James Dean, Malon Brando etc.)
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Who is controversially known as the father of Rock & Roll and why?
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Alan Freed, a DJ who coined the term Rock and Roll with his radio show in 1951
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A major influence in promotion rock and roll was
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independent record labels
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New Orleans singer and pianist in the 1950's, famous for songs "Blueberry Hill" and "I'm Walkin'"
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Fats Domino
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50's singer who blended R&B with C&W, also a great guitarist who wrote his own songs (Maybelline, School Days, R&R Music)
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Chuck Berry
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Who was this 50's flamboyant performer who crossed race lines with his music?
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Little Richard
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Who did bubble gum diluted versions of Little Richard songs?
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Pat Boone
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What was Elvis's first hit?
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"Heartbreak Hotel"
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Elvis was the first Rock and Roll artist to gain attention from this major label?
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RCA
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Elvis was originally discovered by?
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Sam Phillips at Sun Records
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When was Elvis drafted into the army?
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1958-1960
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Who originally sang the song "Blue Suede Shoes"
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Carl Perkins
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When was the time period called "The Day the Music Died"
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58-59
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What happened to Little Richard?
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He left R&R to become a minister.
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Alan Freed's career was ruined by what?
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The Payola scandal
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What is Payola?
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Paying a DJ under the table to play your songs
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What was the "New" Tin Pan Alley?
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NYC's Brill Building, basically a songwriter workshop, highly competitive.
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What was the big early sixties dance craze and who was responsible for it?
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"The Twist" by Chubby Checker
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When did the television show "American Bandstand" run?
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From 1957 to 1989
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This was thought to be "real" music for college students
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Folk music
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These folk musicians were blacklisted by McCarthy but still managed to have some success
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The Weavers w/ Pete Seyger
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What type of music was the first to use LPs rather than 45s?
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Folk
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Who were the first important production team?
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Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller
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What type of songs did Lieber and Stoller initially write?
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R&B
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Lieber and Stoller became producers for what recording company?
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Atlantic Records
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An early 60's producer who originally was assistant to Lieber and Stoller
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Phil Spector
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What was Phil Spector's signature sound?
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The "wall of sound."
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This music is described as R&B with strings, classical musical timbres and a lighter pop style.
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"Sweet" Soul Music
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Which group was entirely replaced by another groups members but retained the original name?
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The Drifters
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What was the name of The Drifters original lead singer? What were some of his solo hits?
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Ben E King, "Stand By Me," "Spanish Harlem"
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This Rockabilly group inspired the Beatles
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The Everly Brothers
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This Texas singer was known for his falsetto and melancholy lyrical content
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Roy Orbison
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Who were some of the Beach Boys influences?
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Chuck Berry, Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" and black doo-wop groups.
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Who was the King of Surf guitar?
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Dick Dale
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The British became very enthusiastic about American culture after what important event?
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World War II
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This type of music was popular in England, but not in the United States. It is up tempo big band mixed with rhythm and folk.
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Skiffie
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Who was the most popular British singer?
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Cliff Richards (30 in the US)
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When was the British Invasion?
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64-66
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The Beatles came from...?
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Liverpool
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When and on what show was the Beatles first US TV appearance?
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Ed Sullivan Show, 1964
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The Beatles originally formed in__ under what name?
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1957, The Quarrymen
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What song was the Beatles first Demo?
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Buddy Holly's "That'll Be the Day"
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Who became the Beatles manager in 1961
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Brian Epstein
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Which label thought that the Beatles music would be a fad?
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Decca
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First original song recorded by the Beatles?
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Love Me Do
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Until this song, the US had no interest in the Beatles
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I Want to Hold Your Hand
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What form were most Beatles songs in?
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The American Pop form A-A-B-A
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What books did John Lennon draw lyrics from in the mid 60's?
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Timothy Leary's "The Psychedelic Experience" and the "Tibetan Book of the Dead"
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Who was the leader and founder of the Rolling Stones?
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Brian Jones
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The Rolling Stones took their name from a song by
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Muddy Waters
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Gerry and the Pacemakers, Hermans Hermits, Dave Clark Five and The Hollies are all examples of what type of band
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The Beatle type
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What type of band are the Animals and the Yardbirds examples of?
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The Rolling Stones Type
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This band included prolific guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page at different points in it's history.
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The Yardbirds
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Which band was responsible for the trend of long guitar solos at the end of songs?
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The Yardbirds
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After the Yardbirds, Jimmy Page forms which band?
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Led Zeppelin
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He was arguably the best blues singer in England even as a young teen
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Steve Winwood
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This band was part of the Mod Scene
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The Who
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Who was the singer in The Who
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Roger Daltry
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Which band did the song "House of the Rising Sun?"
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The Animals
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This band has R&B roots and an aggressive pop approach
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The Kinks
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Who is the song "You Really Got Me" by?
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The Kinks
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