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All of the following are used by the drummer except

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Synthesizer

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Using the recording studio as a "snap chat" involves:

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Re creating a live recording as faithfully ad posiible

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The study of music form includes

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How sections are organized to create a larger structure

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Buddy hollys "that'll be the day" is an expample of

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Contrasting verse-chorus

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What recording music with the "snapshot" approach, which element is necessary in space to recreate the live sound.

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Good acoustical balance

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Prior to the early 1960's the bass guitar usually:

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Was an upright bass that could be amplified if necessary

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A simple verse structure has

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No chorus

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In additon to conveying the lyrics of a song the lead singers role is to

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Create melodic interest supported by harmonies

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Which instrument rounds out harmony by playing full chords

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A rhythm guitar

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The song "smoke on the water" by deep purple begins with

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The electric guitar playing a solo, blues inspired riff.

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The "doo wop progression" consist of a

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Series of four chords

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A chord is a

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Combination of notes played together

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The job of the bass player is to

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Connect rhythmically with the drummer and provide harmony.

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The group Oasis is most closely associated with which style?

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britpop

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This is the name of the record label founded by Sean Combs, known at the time as Puff Daddy.

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bad boy

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Lou Pearlman managed which two vocal groups?

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The Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC

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Guitarist and singer-songwriter Billy Corgan led this Chicago-based band that blended elements of progressive rock, psychedelia, and heavy metal.

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Smashing Pumpkins

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Rapper Eminem

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was discovered by Dr. Dre.

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VH-1

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developed programming about the history of rock music.

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Radiohead's album In Rainbows was significant because

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it was offered online on a pay-as-you-wish basis.

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What style of electronic dance music developed in Chicago?

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house

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Before releasing several successful albums beginning with Tuesday Night Music Club, this singer worked as a backing vocalist.

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Sheryl Crow

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In 1995, the single "Free as a Bird" was released in conjunction with a documentary about what band?

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the Beatles.

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Which of the following singer-songwriters was an organizer of the festival Lilith Fair?

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Sarah McLachlan

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Christina Aguilera

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debuted in the 1980s, but did not have success until the 1990s

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What was the most prominent record label producing hip-hop on the West Coast?

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death row

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This singer-songwriter was a piano prodigy trained at the Peabody Conservatory

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Tori Amos

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Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do" is in what form?

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simple verse-chorus, with pre-chorus

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This group led by Jeff Magnum recorded In the Aeroplane over the Sea, one of the most critically acclaimed indie records of the 1990s.

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Neutral Milk Hotel

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Marilyn Manson

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produced albums that included vulgar and satanic content.

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The band Uncle Tupelo is most often associated with which style?

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alt-country

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This was the 1991 album that launched Nirvana to fame.

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nevermind

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Industrial rock

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often blended electronic sources with live performance.

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Lo-fi recordings

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often had an amateur quality

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Lifehouse and Creed

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both produced alternative rock songs alluding to Christian theology.

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Dookie was the first commercially successful album for what group led by Billie Joe Amrstrong?

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Green Day

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This group was known for its use of the seven-string electric guitar.

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Korn

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This group's Top 40 hit "Buddy Holly" combines slang associated with hip-hop and 1950s references.

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Weezer

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All of the following bands emerged from the Los Angeles heavy metal scene EXCEPT

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Def Leppard

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A technique popularized by Grandmaster Flash in which the record is quickly rotated in the reverse direction and then forward to create a rhythm is called

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scratching.

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This hardcore band is perhaps best known for an infamous Saturday Night Live performance in 1981.

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Fear

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This is the label that released "Rappers Delight," often cited as the first hip-hop single, in 1979.

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Sugar Hill Records

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The hardcore band Black Flag was based in what city?

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Los Angeles

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Run-DMC collaborated with members of what band on "Walk This Way"?

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Aerosmith

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The role of the MC in early hip-hop was to

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comment on the music and talk to partygoers.

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A track from this group's 1989 album Straight Outta Compton led to a warning letter from the FBI.

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N.W.A

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All of the following are true of the Beastie Boys EXCEPT that

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they were produced by Sugar Hill Records.

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A Boston-based indie band featuring guitarist Frank Black and bassist Kim Deal

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The pixies

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The playful allusions to sexuality in the lyrics of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" evoke what earlier musical style?

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hokum blues

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MTV debuted on August 1, 1981, with which music video?

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Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles

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MTV's original audience consisted mainly of

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midwestern teenagers

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This artist released singles and albums while regularly appearing on television series including Good Times, Diff'rent Strokes, and Fame.

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Janet Jackson

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American record companies were initially hesitant to produce videos for MTV because

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cable television was not widely available in the United States in the early 1980s.

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Tom Petty was part of what supergroup that also included George Harrison and Bob Dylan?

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The Traveling Wilburys

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Which of the following artists was part of the "second British invasion" on MTV?

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Duran Duran

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The music video for which song depicted Cyndi Lauper rebelling against her parents?

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"girls just want to have fun"

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The lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." depict a

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Vietnam veteran

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Before she became a singer, Madonna was a professional

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dancer

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The Go-Go's were

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the first successful all-female new wave band.

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The album American Fool established which artist, known for a homespun, midwestern image?

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John Mellencamp

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Hall and Oates were heavily influenced by the soul tradition of what city?

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Philadelphia

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In the 1980s, the Rolling Stones

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continued to produce hit albums.

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In the 1980s, some older progressive rock bands including Yes remained successful by

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creating more accessible and radio-friendly songs.

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All of the following musicians were heard on the album Thriller EXCEPT

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Prince

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The Police

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incorporated reggae influences into their early style.

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Boston's "More Than a Feeling" and Foreigner's "Feels Like the First Time" are both based on what song form?

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compound AABA

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Which of the following is NOT true of new wave music?

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It remained an underground style that was only popular regionally.

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The band Talking Heads

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was led by songwriter David Byrne.

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Debbie Harry was the lead singer of

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blondie

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In 1977, this band released the controversial song "God Save the Queen," the cover of which depicted the Queen with a safety pin through her face.

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The Sex Pistols

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The E Street Band backed which musician?

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Bruce Springsteen

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Led by Freddie Mercury and Brian May, this band combined elements of progressive rock and glam rock.

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Queen

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Which British punk band was known for taking a political stance in their songs?

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the clash

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Which American group influenced the international rise of punk?

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The Velvet Underground

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Malcolm McLaren managed which band?

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The Sex Pistols

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What was the name of the band led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson?

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Heart

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This band's album Rumours spent 31 weeks at number one on the Billboard charts in 1977, making it one of the most successful albums of the era.

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Fleetwood Mac

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For an album to receive a "Platinum" award from the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA), it must

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sell one million copies.

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Which of the following punk bands was part of the New York scene?

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The Ramones

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This punk rocker started as a poet before turning to music.

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Patti Smith

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This is a style of disco exemplified by the music of the Village People and Donna Summer.

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Eurodisco

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Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff are most closely associated with which city?

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Philadelphia

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Lionel Richie was a member of

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The Commodores.

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The "Theme from Shaft" helped to associate the rhythmic sound of which instrument with black pop?

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the wah wah guitar

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This group was formed in Los Angeles by former Chess Records studio drummer Maurice White.

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earth, wind, and fire

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Which of the following musical styles is not normally associated with Jamaica?

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disco

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Which artist recorded the concept album What's Going On?

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Marvin Gaye

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Curtis Mayfield was a member of what Chicago-based vocal group?

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The Impressions

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In the 1970s, Motown Records was run primarily from what city?

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Los Angeles

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All of the following are names used by George Clinton for his backing musicians, EXCEPT

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The Famous Flames.

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Sly and the Family Stone formed in

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San Francisco.

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This band worked with former Animals lead singer Eric Burdon.

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war

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George Clinton is best known for what musical style?

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funk

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Jacques Morali and Giorgio Moroder were both

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producers associated with disco.

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Chicago rock DJ Steve Dahl led a rally against what style of music?

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disco

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Before recording as a solo artist, Isaac Hayes was a songwriter and producer for what record label?

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stax

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Which of the following groups was associated with the "Philadelphia Sound"?

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the o'jays

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Traffic, Cat Stevens, and Bob Marley and the Wailers were all featured on the roster of what UK-based record label?

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island records

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This country rock group included former members of Buffalo Springfield, the Hollies, and the Byrds.

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Crosby, Stills & Nash

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The "hippie aesthetic" in music is based on the idea that the rock musician should

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produce sophisticated music that will stand up to repeated listening.

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"Roundabout" is organized in a

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compound AABA form.

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All of the following elements were typical of glam rock EXCEPT

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clear-cut, traditional gender roles and identities.

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After 1972, the band Steely Dan focused on

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recording in the studio.

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Ziggy Stardust was the alter ego of what influential glam rock singer?

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david bowie

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The song "Highway Star," often cited as influential on the development of heavy metal, was recorded by which band?

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deep purple

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After beginning her career behind the scenes as a songwriter, this artist became a successful performer during the 1970s with albums such as Tapestry

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Carole King

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Guitarist Jimmy Page played in which two blues-based bands?

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The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin

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Creedence Clearwater Revival was best known for what style of rock?

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country rock

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This 1964 book, based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, connected psychedelic drugs with eastern spirituality.

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The Psychedelic Experience

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Janis Joplin got her start performing with which band?

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the big brother and holding company

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Which of the following bands was formed in Los Angeles?

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the doors

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The summer of 1967 was known as the

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summer of love

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The song "White Rabbit" was written by this lead singer of Jefferson Airplane.

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Grace slick

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"Turn on, tune in, and drop out" was the advice of this proponent of LSD, who once taught at Harvard.

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timothy leary

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This lead singer of The Doors introduced an alter ego, the Lizard King.

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jim morrison

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This album is often cited as the first concept album in rock.

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

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What was the name of the record label formed by the Beatles?

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apple

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What band established musical elements that would become characteristic of heavy metal on albums such as In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida?

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iron butterfly

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Which artist had a chart hit with "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" in 1968?

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james brown

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The Flames were the backing group for

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james brown

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Which successful vocal group was formed by Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard in Detroit in 1959

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the Supremes

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What was Motown's studio called?

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hitsville,usa

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Stax Records was located in what city?

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memphis

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Which lead singer of the group the Miracles took on many songwriting and production duties at Motown Records?

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Smokey Robinson

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Aretha Franklin's father was a

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prominent clergyman.

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Which artist started his career singing doo-wop and performing as a stand-in for Little Richard?

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james brown

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All of the following artists were signed to Motown Records in the 1960s, EXCEPT

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Otis Redding

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Which Atlantic Records executive and producer played an important role in developing southern soul music in the 1960s?

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jerry wexler

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Singer and songwriter John Phillips wrote many hits for his folk-rock group,

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the mamas and the papas

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In 1966, the Lovin' Spoonful was based in

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new york

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Paul Revere and the Raiders became musical hosts of Where the Action Is, a variety rock show created by

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dick clark

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Where was Bob Dylan originally from?

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minnesota

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The Red Bird music label was founded by

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Leiber and Stoller.

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In addition to their hit singles, which artists were known for their outlandish hippie fashions?

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Sonny and Cher

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Dylan's early lyrics addressed social injustice, and were modeled on those of his idol,

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Woody Guthrie.

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In December of 1964, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys

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stopped touring

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Which influential 1966 Beach Boys album set a new standard for record production and musical sophistication?

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pet sounds

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Like many folk rock groups, the Mamas and the Papas migrated from New York to

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LA

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The White Stripes and Sufjan Stevens both emerged from the indie scene in

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Michigan.

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Which of the following bands continued the Britpop tradition?

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coldplay

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The success of Arcade Fire caused this indie record label to adapt its business model.

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Merge

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When it first launched, Napster was

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a peer-to-peer file sharing service.

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Vagrant and Drive-Thru were

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independent labels that helped to popularize emo.

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The term "rockism" refers to

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the viewpoint that rock was the central form of pop music since 1954.

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Jack White

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performed with the White Stripes, the Raconteurs, and the Dead Weather.

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This Atlanta-based hip-hop group comprised of Big Boi and André 3000 is known for its crossover success in the 2000s.

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outkast

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This group featuring vocalist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody had a heavy rock sound and wide-ranging influences

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Evanescence

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The South by Southwest (SXSW) festival is held in what city?

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Austin,TX

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All of the following statements are true of emo EXCEPT

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emo's audience was generally older than the audience for indie rock.

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Which of the following was founded as a traveling music festival?

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Lollapalooza

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Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney all received this award for lifetime achievement in popular song from the Library of Congress.

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The Gershwin Prize

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The MP3 format was significant because

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it reduced the size of music files and made them easier to share.

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All of the following are changes that took place in radio in the 2000s EXCEPT

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commercial stations began following narrower formats.

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One reason why many radio stations opted for a local or regional approach in the 1950s was:

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audiences for popular music shifted from radio to television

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Before 1945, it was considered unethical to play records on the air.

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True

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The music of Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five is an example of:

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jump blues

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Jimmie Rodgers's performance style was noted for his trademark:

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yodel

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In the early 1950s, mainstream pop was designed to appeal to white and black middle-class audiences.

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false

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All of the following were independent labels in the late 1940s and early 1950s EXCEPT:

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Mercury Records

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In the early 1950s, mainstream pop was produced primarily for:

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A family audience

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Amos 'n' Andy is an example of:

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a popular comedy program broadcast on network radio

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The first singing cowboy was known as Roy Acuff.

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false

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The term "doo-wop" refers to:

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the nonsense syllables singers would use in song arrangements

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Which of the following was invented by Les Paul?

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the solid-body electric guitar

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After World War II, most of the new rhythm and blues record labels that emerged were independent labels.

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True

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Until 1955, the music business was segregated into pop, rhythm and blues, and country and western.

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True

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The Stagger Lee myth refers to:

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a stereotype of sexually driven black men who view white women as conquests

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Memphis was an important music scene for blues due to the:

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migration of rural blacks to urban centers

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By the mid-1950s, Tin Pan Alley was prepared for rock and roll.

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False

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In addition to being a performer, Buddy Holly was an influential

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songwriter

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Rockabilly arrangements tended not to use

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drums

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As a songwriter, Chuck Berry appealed to teenagers by doing all of the following EXCEPT

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incorporating sexually explicit lyrics.

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Which of the following films used Bill Haley's song "(We're Gonna) Rock around the Clock" over the opening credits?

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blackboard jungle

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The opening guitar solo of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" uses double stops, a technique that involves

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playing two notes at the same time.

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When a record holds a prominent position on more than one popularity chart (for example, the pop chart and the rhythm and blues chart), this is known as

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crossover

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Sam Phillips sold Elvis's contract to

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Rca

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Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran are associated with what style of music?

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rockabilly

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In 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis's career stalled due to a scandal surrounding his

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marriage

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Which celebrity DJ, who started out playing rhythm and blues records on a Cleveland radio station, was influential in bringing rock and roll into the mainstream?

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Alan freed

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Record popularity charts were created to

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help industry radicals change the system.

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On February 3, 1959, known as the "The Day the Music Died,"

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Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash.

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Buddy Holly's band, which recorded the hit "That'll Be the Day," was called

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the Crickets.

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By the early 1960s, Elvis Presley had

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a broader appeal

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Who was the artist who cowrote and first recorded the song "Tutti Frutti"?

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little richard

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The instrumental accompaniments in early Beach Boys songs such as "Surfin' U.S.A." were heavily influenced by

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Chuck Berry.

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Peter, Paul, and Mary and the Kingston Trio are associated with what style of music?

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folk

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"Be My Baby" was recorded by which girl group?

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the Ronettes

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Harry Belafonte's 1957 hits "Jamaica Farewell" and "Banana Boat (Day-O)" reflect an American fascination with

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calypso.

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"The Twist" was originally performed by Hank Ballard, but it was popularized on American Bandstand by

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Chubby Checker.

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Who is credited with creating the "Wall of Sound"?

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phil spector

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The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack" is a song portraying

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a teenage death

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In the late 1950s and early '60s, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Darin, and Freddy Cannon were all known as

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teen idols

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The folk revival that began in the late 1950s can largely be attributed to the interest of

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college students

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The pop success of folk artists in the late 1950s and early 1960s is most effectively measured by looking at their

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album sales

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Between 1960 and 1962, the Beatles made three extended trips to

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Hamburg.

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Who was the manager responsible for cleaning up the Beatles' stage act and helping them to secure their first recording contract?

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Brian Epstein

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A second wave of Beatles-type bands—including Herman's Hermits, Freddy and the Dreamers, and the Hollies—emerged from which city?

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manchester

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During the 1960s, the Rolling Stones became popular in the United States

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after the beatles

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How did the Beatles' approach to writing lyrics change between 1964 and 1966?

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They wrote increasingly complex lyrics.

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what was the Beatles' song that used tape loops to create an otherworldly sound?

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tomorrow never knows

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During the Hamburg and Liverpool period, the Beatles often performed music with origins in

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usa

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in 1963, the British press began to label the frenzy surrounding the Beatles as

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beatlemania

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What was the blues-oriented band from Newcastle that featured singer Eric Burdon?

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the animals

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In the United Kingdom, a lighthearted, driving pop feel with accents on beats 2 and 4 was called

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the Mersey beat

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The band Uncle Tupelo is most often associated with which style?

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alt-country

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