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70 Cards in this Set
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What two great Rock n' Roll artists came out of New Orleans?
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Fats Domino, Little Richard
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What three great Rock n' Roll artists came out of Memphis?
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Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins
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What two great artists came out of Chicago?
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Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley
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What years was the birth of Rock n' Roll?
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1955
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Who was rock music targeted towards?
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Teenagers
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What was Fats Domino's hit?
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Blueberry Hill
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Who was the founder of J&M studios?
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Matssa
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Who owned Sun Studios and Elvis's contract?
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Sam Phillips
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Who picked up Elvis after Philips sold his contract?
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Leiber & Stoller
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Who originally wrote Blue Suede Shoes?
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Carl Perkins
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What was the first record to top ALL the pop charts?
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Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis
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Who established Boogie and R&B and influenced Keith Richards and subsequent rock groups?
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Chuck Berry
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What were Chuck Berry's great hits?
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Roll Over Beethoven
Johnny B. Goode |
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What husband and wife duo wrote almost all the songs for the female groups?
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Carol King and Jerry Goffin
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What song dramatically shifted rock's path almost overnight?
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Twist and Shout
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How did the Twist change dance for rock n' roll?
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No more hand holding
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Who produced the Wall of Sound approach?
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Phil Spector
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What were the two songs most famous of the wall of sound effect?
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1. You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling - Righteous Brothers
2. Be My Baby - The Ronnettes |
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Who was the king of surfing guitar music?
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Dick Dale
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What became the anthem of the civil rights movement?
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Blowing in the Wind
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Who was considered the Dustbowl Poet?
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Woody Guthrie
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Who didn't show up on the Ed Sullivan show because of censorship issues and then became an icon for it?
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Bob Dylan
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In what year did Dylan switch to electric guitar?
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1965
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What did Dylan's switch to electric rock do to the rock community?
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Splintered it between supporters and non-supporters
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What was the first rock hit over 5 minutes long?
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"Like a Rolling Stone"
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What did Motown do that soul/gospel/r&b did not? (4 things)
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1. Aimed at teenagers
2. Heavier beat 3. Minimized improv 4. Melodies embraced pop songcraft |
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Who were the three pioneering R&B groups?
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1. Yarbirds
2. Rolling Stones 3. The Animals |
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Who were the three guitarists of the Yarbirds?
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1. Eric Clapton
2. Jeff Beck 3. Jimmy Page |
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What was the Rave Up technique?
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Start from very quiet/slow to loud and fast, hit a climax, then start back from the begining
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Who redefined the parameters of rock?
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Jeff Beck
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What band was the prototype for all subsequent rock groups?
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Cream
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Who inspired psychedelic rock?
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John Coltrane
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What was unique about psychedelic rock improv?
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It was centered around modal scales and chords
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What were the first psychedelic rock hits?
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"Miles High" by the Byrds
"Tomorrow Never Knows" by the Beatles |
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T/F: The Beates had a early immature phase and then later got more complex.
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False: cycled through creativity
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What was the Beatles' first gold record?
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She Loves You
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What was the Beatles' best Short LP and Long LP?
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1. Abbey Road
2. White Album |
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What was John Lennon's best piece?
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In My Life
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What was George Harrison's best piece?
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Here Comes the Sun
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What was Paul's best piece?
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Yesterday
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What two Beatles songs won grammys in 1965/1966?
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1. Hard Day's Night
2. Michelle |
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What Beatles song marks the start of Raga Rock?
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Norwegian Wood
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What Beatles album had a significant effect on the development of folk rock?
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Rubber Soul
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What were the 2 songs on the Beatles strongest album? (side A and B)
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A) Penny Lane
B) Strawberry Fields |
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What is considered the most influential album of rock?
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Srgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Who was the intellectual, witty, passionate Beatle?
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John
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Who was the shy, kind, lovable, and easily approachable Beatle?
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Ringo
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What is characteristic of Ringo's drumming?
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Clean, bright, playing on the front edge of the beat
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Which Beatle was soulful, mystic, and introspective? Also brought Indian music to rock
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George Harrison
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Which Beatle was always searching for inventive chord connections and was suspicious of formulas?
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Paul
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Which Beatles song has 12 chord changes in one 8 bar phrase and a modulation in the first bar?
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Yesterday
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What Beatles song was written in the dorian mode and has only two chords the entire time?
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Eleanor Rigby
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What Beatles song starts with a bridge?
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Strawberry Fields
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What Beatles song uses a baroque style trumpet?
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Penny Lane
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What punk band incorporated Andy Warhol's work into their music?
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The Velvet Underground
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What Band/Song spoke to the dark side of rock in 1967?
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The Doors - Light My Fire
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What club showcased acts like Blondie and the Ramones?
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CBGB
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What song broke the color barrier in Rap and Rock?
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"Beat It" - Michael Jackson & Eddie Van Halen
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What two artists collaborated to form "While the Earth Sleeps" - an electronic soundscape?
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Peter Gabriel and Deep Forest
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What song brought Heavy Metal and Punk into the mainstream?
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Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
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What band explored new guitar tunings extensively?
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Sonic Youth
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Who was the master of funk?
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James Brown
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Who founded P Funk - a circus like theatrical funk production?
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George Clinton
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Who was known as the Black Beatles?
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Earth Wing & Fire
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Who was known as the Black Rolling Stone?
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George Clinton
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Who are the two most frequently sampled recording artists?
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George Clinton and James Brown
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What is pop?
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The integration of minstrel shows, gospel, spirituals, variety shows, and musical revues
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Who was the first superstar of pop?
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John Philip Sousa
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Who were the pioneering artists of the pop tradition?
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Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George Gershwin
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What is "playing hot"?
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Jazz - integration of blues and ragtime
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