Ch. 9 - Folk, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriters

True

T or F - Folk music has been around for hundreds of years.

False

T or F - Folk music usually is sung about personal feelings and relationships.

Greenwich Village, NYC

Where did the largest concentration of folk singers meet?

False

T or F - Folk singers of the 50s and 60s never used melodies from old and ancient folk tunes.

True

T or F - Folk singers of the 50s and 60s often changed the lyrics to old and ancient folk tunes.

Drums and electric instruments.

Which instruments did the folk singers try to stay away from?

Woodie Guthrie

Who wrote "This Land Is Your Land"?

The Carter Family

What singing group did Woodie Guthrie take his most famous song from and change the words to it?

"When the World's on Fire"

What song did the Carter Family write that inspired the writing of "This Land is Your Land"?

Charles Seeger

This person was a collector and archivist of American folk tunes and also a father to a famous folk singing pioneer?

Pete Seeger

What folk singer started in the Almanac singers and then went on to sing with The Weavers?

"This Machine Kills Fascists"

What phrase did Woody Guthrie write on his guitar?

Folk and Folk Rock

Bob Dylan is responsible for being at the fore front of what two types of music?

Woodie Guthrie

Who was a big influence and worked on songwriting techniques with Bob Dylan?

Sullivan would not let him sing a song he wanted to sing.

Why did Dylan refuse to play on the Ed Sullivan show?

"Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues"

What song did Bob Dylan want to play on the Ed Sullivan Show?

The lyrics are about a paranoid man who thought everyone was a communist. This was a time when the country was in fear of an underground communistic movement in the US and we came very close to a nuclear showdown with communist USSR.

What was so controversial about Dylan's song "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues?"

Adding drums and electric instruments to the folk songs he was already singing.

How did Dylan create the initial folk rock sound?

Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, The Beach Boys, Joan Baez, David Bowie, The Black Crowes, Jackson Brown, Paul Butterfield, The Byrds, Cher, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Cold Play, Phil Collins, Sam Cooke, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Guns N Roses, Neil Diamond, Devo, Duane Eddy, Duke Ellington, Emerson Lake & Palmer, The Everly Brothers, Jose Feliciano, The Grateful Dead, David Grey, Sammy Hagar, Edwin Hawkin Singers, The Hollies, Jefferson Starship, Billy Joel, Kesha, Alicia Keys, Bob Marley, Maroon 5, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, and I can't leave out The Flying Burrito Brothers! - Just to name a few!

Name 5 bands or musicians that have covered Dylan's music, current or classic.

They sang about more personal and intimate subjects relating to their own lives and did not use their platform for
political ideologies.

How did singer/songwriters differ from traditional folk singers?

The Mugwumps

The Mamas and the Papas and The Lovin' Spoonful came about as a result of what band splitting up?

It refers to a person who is politically uncommitted to one side or the other.

What does the term mugwump mean?

"Ohio"

What song was written by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young about the shooting of 4 Kent State students?

The Mamas and the Papas.

Who wrote & sang "California Dreamin'"?

The Birds

Who if famous for singing "Turn, Turn, Turn"?

The Lovin' Spoonful

Who sang "Do You Believe In Magic"?

Pete Seeger in 1959.

Who wrote "Turn, Turn, Turn"?

Bob Dylan

Who wrote and sang "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall"?

A right-wing extremist group that feared communism was sweeping the United States.

What was the John Birch Society?

Simon and Garfunkel

Who was famous for singing "Scarborough Fair"?

The is a traditional English ballad. The lyrics have been traced back to a Scottish ballad in 1670, but it is said that the tune was written sometime in the 12th century in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.

When was "Scarborough Fair" originally written?

Simon and Garfunkel

Who wrote "Sound of Silence"?

Disturbed

In 2015, "Sound of Silence" was covered by what American Heavy Metal Band?

Singer/Songwriter

Put the artist in the category they are most well known for: Joni Mitchell

Folk Rock

Put the artist/band in the category they are most well known for: Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young

Singer/songwriter

Put the artist in the category they are most well known for: Jim Croce

Folk

Put the artist in the category they are most well known for: Ritchie Havens

Folk, Folk Rock, Singer/songwriter. Dylan has been a leading figure in all three as well as Country Rock.

Put the artist in the category they are most well known for: Bob Dylan

Folk Rock

Put the artist/band in the category they are most well known for: The Mama and the Papas

Folk

Put the artist/band in the category they are most well known for: Peter, Paul, and Mary

Folk Rock

Put the artist/band in the category they are most well known for: The Lovin' Spoonful

Folk

Put the artist in the category they are most well known for: Woodie Guthrie

Folk Rock

Put the artist/band in the category they are most well known for: Simon and Garfunkel

Singer/songwriter

Put the artist/band in the category they are most well known for: Leonard Cohen

Singer/songwriter

Put the artist/band in the category they are most well known for: Harry Chapin

Folk

Put the artist/band in the category they are most well known for: The Kingston Trio

Folk

Put the artist/band in the category they are most well known for: Paul Ochs

Folk Rock

Put the artist/band in the category they are most well known for: Buffalo Springfield

Folk Rock & Singer/songwriter

Put the artist/band in the category they are most well known for: Neil Young

Folk Rock

Put the artist/band in the category they are most well known for: Barry McGuire