Tin Pan Alley
created in NYC in the late 1800s when publishers and songwriters began to supply Vaudeville and Broadway with popular songs
Alan Freed
The most famous and influential of all white DJs
Doo-Wop
An a cappella group vocal style that incorporates high falsetto vocal leads, scat singing, rhythmic vocal backings, and sometimes lead vocals or spoken verse by the bass is known as ____
Honky Tonk
The white roots of Rock and Roll include traditional rural music, cowboy music, western swing, bluegrass, and _____________________ , the last being primarily associated with Hank Williams
Jimmy Rodgers
Father of country music
Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets
The first big Rock and Roll hit, hitting #1 in May of 1955, was ____________________________________ by __________________________________________ .
Sam Phillips
The founder of Sun Records in Memphis
Elvis Presley
King of Rock and Roll
Dont Be Cruel, Hound Dog, Elvis Presley
The first record in history to simultaneously hit #1 on pop, R&B, and country charts was ___ with flip side ___ by ___
Fats Domino and Little Richard
The two most important crossover artists from the 1950s in New Orleans were ___ and ___.
Beau Diddly and Chuck Berry
The two most important crossover artists from the 1950s in Chicago were ___ and ___.
Chuck Berry
Father of Rock and Roll
Jerry Lee Lewis
sometimes referred to as "the first bad boy of Rock and Roll"
Buddy Holly
Pioneered and established the four-piece combo of two guitars, bass, and drums - a formula widely copied in the 1960s
Dick Clarke
Host of American Bandstand
The Brill Building
In the late 1950s and 1960s, great songwriters were housed in ____ at 1619 Broadway
Lieber and Stoller
The songwriting team of ______ are credited with such hits as Hound Dog and Stand By Me
Phil Spector
the most influential producer/songwriter in theearly days of Rock and Roll, and also associated with what he called "The Wall of Sound."
Burt Bacharach
most prolific pop composer of last half of the 20th century, credits include 23 hits for dionne warwick
The Beach Boys
The most famous of the surf groups, known ironically for its beautiful vocal harmonies, was
Pet Sounds
The record album recognized as Brian Wilson's monumental achievement is titled _________________________ , released in May of 1966.
R&B and Gospel
Soul Music comes as a merging of ___________________ and _______________
Ray Charles
father of soul
James Brown
Godfather of Soul
Berry Gordy
Founder of Motown Records in 1959
Memphis
Stax Records was started in 1957 by Jim Stewart in the city of ___
Otis Redding and Booker T Jones
Two important Stax recording artists
Aretha Franklin
Fame Studio (located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is the place where _____________________________ recorded I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You) before returning to record in New York City.
Woodie Guthrie
born in Okemah, Oklahoma, emerged in 1930s as the most important early folksinger
Pete Seeger
In 1955, ____________________________ was asked to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAAC).
Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio
The real start of the 1959s folk revival was with the record ___ by ___
Joan Baez
the Queen of Folk
Peter, Paul, and Mary
The most popular folk group of the 1960s was:
Greenwich Village
The most important folk scene of the early 1960s was New York's
Hammond's Folly
Bob Dylan's first album - titled simply Bob Dylan - sold poorly, and in the offices of
The Beatles
the history of rock and roll was forever changed in the summer of 1964 when Bob Dylan spent time with this band
Bringing It All Back Home
In January 1965, Dylan recorded _______ an album which paved the way for what would later be called "folk rock."
Blonde on blonde
the 1st rock double album
the Beatles
generally recognized as the greatest rock band in history
George Martin
Producer of the Beatles
Revolver
considered the first album of the psychedelic era
Muddy Waters
The Rolling Stones took their name from the title of a song by:
Power Trio
guitar, bass, drums
Power Chord
a loud chord consisting of the only root note of the chord and the fifth, usually played on electric guitar
Tommy; The Who
first rock opera
The Kinks; The Animals
two significant blues-oriented British Invasion bands
Acid Rock
Because of the association with the drug culture (especially LSD), the music that developed in San Francisco in the 1960s became known as ___________.
Jefferson Airplane
Grace Slick was the lead singer of the band
Jerry Garcia
The Grateful Dead
Deadheads
followers of the Grateful Dead
Janice Joplin
Big Brother and the Holding Company was led by vocalist _______.
Santana and Quicksilver Messenger Service
two significant Bay Area bands
Woodstock
the "landmark" event of 1960s rock culture, held from August 15-18, 1969
Whiskey a Go Go
During the 60s, the most famous nightclub in Los Angeles was ______.
Jim Morrison
Lead singer of The Doors
The Mothers of Invention
Frank Zappa led the L.A.-based group
Hard Rock
forerunner to heavy metal
Eric Clapton
cream
Jimi Hendrix
most innovative guitarist in history of rock
Mr. Tambourine Man
considered to have started folk rock movement (by Bob Dylan)
Rockabilly
country rock is deeply rooted in country music and ___
Southern Rock
The "rural cousin" to the more citified Country Rock is known as
England
Heavy Metal was born in this country
Progressive Rock
Art Rock is also at times referred to as:
Glam Rock
The type of Rock that incorporates flamboyant fashions, assaults on sexual conventions, and glitzy theatrical presentations is known as
Elton John
most commercially successful glam rocker
Candle in the Wind by Elton John
What is the biggest selling single in history?
Quiet Storm
A type of Soul Music that began to develop in the early 1970s and that emphasized lush string and horn arrangements, smooth vocal harmonies, and non-confrontational romantic lyrics was known as ___
Disco
dance oriented pop that incorporates synthesizers, drum machines and lush orchestrations that emerged in the late 1970s.
Ska
In the early 1970s, an evolution of R&B and Soul characterized by a heavy rhythmic groove, the use of minimalism, and group vocal chants began to develop, this is known as ___
Reggae
A Jamaican style of music that evolved from the country's indigenous folk music, American R&B, and traditional Afro-Carribean music
Bob Marley
The most famous reggae musician and national hero to fellow Jamaicans
Rap
style of music characterized by use of spoken word. with funk oriented rhythm accompaniment, often used sampled sounds and minimalism
Hip Hop
A cultural movement that emerged in the Bronx during the 1970s, form of Rap music, graffiti art, and break-dancing
Gangsta Rap
A type of rap that uses first-person accounting of gang-related themes that include violence, rage, and sexual degredation
Punk
A style of music emerging simultaneously in New York and London in the late 1970s that is characterized by an angry, nihilistic, do-it-yourself attitude
Pop
the exact opposite of pump
Iggy Pop
Godfather of Punk
Michael Jackson
King of Pop
Alternative Rock
an umbrella term describing music from the 1980s with a wide variety of stylistic approaches and a decidedly DIY (do-it-yourself) independent attitude.
Hardcore Punk
harder edged, darker and angrier evolution of punk that emerged in the 1980s with such bands as Black Flag
Industrial
type of post-punk music, ___ emerged in the late 1970s and continued through the 1980s - its style abrasive and relentlessly mechanical, with pounding jackhammer beats and at times digital samples plus avant-garde electronics, and exemplified by bands such as Nine Inch Nails
Grunge
music style associated with the city of Seattle in the 1990s that incorporates elements of punk and heavy metal, and also associated with a fashion statement of flannel shirts and ripped jeans
Pop Punk
exemplified by bands such as Weezer, umbrella term describing 1990s music style that combined a hardcore punk musical aesthetic, poetic/emotional self-indulgent lyrics, and a go-for-it attitude
Napster
A digital file-sharing website introduced in 1999 by Shawn Fanning.
Rap Rock
umbrella term describing bands that combine elements of rap with hardcore, metal or punk, and exemplified by bands such as Limp Bizkit and Rage Against the Machine
Hunes
Introduced in 2003 by Steve Jobs and Apple Computer, first online music store
Alice Cooper
Godfather of Gruesome Rock
The Supremes
most commercially successful of all Motown Groups