20th Century Music - 10

Eric Clapton, Queen, David Bowie, Rod Stewart

His mom abandoned him and he was raised by his grandparents. He went to college to study stained glass design

Eric Clapton’s early life

15, the Roosters

How old Eric Clapton was when he started playing the guitar and his first band

Yardbirds, They started leaving the blues style and going more psychedellic

The band Eric Clapton joined in 1963 and why he left

He joined the Blues Breakers

The band Eric Clapton joined in 1965

Cream, he’d perform with his back to the crowd and they broke up in 1968

The band Eric Clapton formed in 1966 and what happened with it

Eric Clapton

The name of Eric Clapton’s first solo album

Derek and the Dominos

The second band Eric Clapton formed

Layla, Haddie Harrison or George Harrison’s ex-wife

The big hit that came from Derek and the Dominos and who it was about

It collapsed due to personal conflict

What happened with Derek and the Dominoes

Dwayne Almon (their guest artist) passed away, a member died, and another was convicted of killing his mother

What happened to the members of Derek and the Dominoes

He isolated himself to his house and tried to fight his heroin addiction with help from Pete Townshend

What happened with Eric Clapton during 1971 and 1972

461 Ocean Boulevard, relaxed shuffle with hints of gospel honky tonk reggae and blues

The album that was released after Eric Clapton recovered from his addiction

Duck Records

Eric Clapton’s record label

His agent and 2 crew members passed away in a helicopter accident, his four year old son died, and he taped a song for MTV’s unplugged

What happened with Eric Clapton in the 90’s

Layla and Tears in Heaven

The two hits from Eric Clapton that came out after his son died

6 grammies

The awards that Eric Clapton received

He’s still performing

What Eric Clapton is up to now

Brian May and Roger Taylor joined Tim Staffel in the group “Smile“. Tim left and Freddie Mercury joined and John Deacon followed

How Queen formed

Brian May, Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, and John Deacon

The members of Queen

6 years

How long Queen rehearsed before making their debut

Glam Rock

Queen’s sound

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen’s first gold album and first US top 20 hit

Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen’s #1 hit in England that stayed on the charts for 9 weeks

Flash Gordon

The movie Queen did a soundtrack for

David Bowie

The famous British singer that Queen did a duet with

They still perform with Adam Lambert

What Queen is doing now

David Robert Jones

David Bowie’s real name

Saxaphone

David Bowie’s first instrument

He got it when he was 15 when a friend punched him and paralyzed his pupil

What’s up with David Bowie’s eye

The Konrads, The King Bees, David Jones and the Buzz, Manish Boys, and Davey Jones and the Lower Third

The early bands David Bowie was in

He didn’t want any confusion between him and Davey Jones

Why David Bowie changed his name

Space Oddity

The David Bowie single that didn’t make the US charts when it was first released

Hype, no

The band that David Bowie created and if it was successful

He started going by Ziggy Stardust and his band was known as the Spiders From Mars

What David Bowie started going by when he changed his appearance for a time

He announced his retirement from live performing and went to Paris

What David Bowie announced in 1973

Philadelphia, he recorded Young Americans and changed his image again

Where David Bowie stopped during his tour and what resulted from it

Fame

David Bowie’s first American #1 single

Station To Station

David Bowie’s highest charting album

He settled in NY to record Scary Monsters with an updated version of Space Oddity that was called Ashes to Ashes

What David Bowie was up to during his time of touring after “retiring“ from it

Let’s Dance

The album that was the return of David Bowie to the top of the charts

Mick Jagger

Who David Bowie did a duet with on a cover song

Acting

What David Bowie was having better luck with near the end of his carrer

Tin Machine, rougher rock

Another band that David Bowie formed and the style of the group

Released Bowie Bonds which allowed him to get his albums back

What David Bowie did in 1997

He released the album Blackstar on his birthday and died two days later

What happened to David Bowie in the 2000’s

London

Where Rod Stewart was born and raised

Jimmy Powell and the 5 Dimensions, The Hoochie Coochie Men, Steam Packet, and the Shotgun Express

Some early bands that Rod Stewart was in

Jeff Beck

The group Rod Stewart joined in 1967

Rough Rock n roll

Rod Stewart’s style

Mercury, the rod stewart album, moderately

Who Rod Stewart first signed with, his first solo album, and how well it sold

The Faces

The new band that Rod Stewart formed

Story telling, laid back, folk rock; heavier sound

Rod Stewart’s solo style compared with his band style

He’d release a solo album then do stuff with his band, it was very even

How Rod Stewart delt with his solo and band career

He released a very popular album “When Every Picture Tells a Story“

What happened with Rod Stewart in 1971

Warner Bros

The label that Rod Stewart switched to

LA (he was escaping British income taxes)

Where Rod Stewart moved

One of them joined the Rolling Stones and the others went off on their own

What happened to the members of Rod Stewart’s band

A Night On The Town

Rod Stewart’s popular album from 1976

He was introduced to the RRHF

What happened with Rod Stewart in 1994

He’s still performing

What Rod Stewart is doing now

AIDS

How Freddie Mercury passed away

The members went on solo careers, eventually Adam Lambert joined them and they continued on as Queen

What did the members of Queen end up doing

Toronto, Canada

Where Rush is from

Alex Lifeson guitar, John Rutsey drums, and Jeff Jones bass and vocals (+ Neil Peart)

The original Rush lineup

May 1971

When Rush officially formed

John Rutsey had to leave

What happened after Rush released one of their first albums

Neil Peart, he wrote lyrics to the songs

Who joined Rush and how he helped the group

2112

Rush’s first platinum album

Progressive Rock

Rush’s style/sound

Their albums sold platinum and gold throughout the decade, they took an 18 month pause, and Neil Peart lost his daughter and wife within a year

What happened with Rush in the 90’s

The trio got together to work on a new album, and Neil announced his retierment from touring

What happened with Rush in the 2000’s

Peter Gabriel and Tony Bank formed a “songwriter’s collective“ with some others, the name Genesis was suggested and the group got a contract

How Genesis got started

Stage shows

What Genesis focused on at first

They peaked with a two album set, Peter Gabriel left and the group took 18 months to adjust

What happened with Genesis after 1974

400, Phil Collins

How many people Genesis auditioned and who they settled on to replace Peter Gabriel

Phil Collins

The member from Genesis with a successful solo career

Phil Collins

The member from Genesis to win a Grammy

Phil Collins released his last studio effort with the group (I Can’t Dance) and the group gota new singer Ray Wilson. Their popularity declined

What happened with Genesis in the 90’s

Art/classical/symphonic rock, it’s a subgenre of rock

What progressive rock is

In the Uk and US

Where progressive rock was developed

John Anderson, Chris Squire, Peter Banks, Tony Kaye, and Bill Bruford (+ Rick Wakeman)

The original members of Yes

The next supergroup

What Yes was hailed as

Steve Howe

Who replaced Peter Banks

The Yes Album

Yes’ breakthrough album

Rick Wakeman

Who replaced Tony Kage

Tales From Topographic Oceans, all of the members clashed with Rick Wakeman and he left

The album that brought conflicts to Yes and what resulted from it

Relager, Yesterdays

The Yes albums that came out right before the band took a year off

Rick Wakeman

Who rejoined Yes

Rick Wakeman

Who left Yes again

Trevor Horn and Geoffrey Downes, drama happened

Who debuted on the album ‘Drama‘ from Yes and what happened after the album came out

Breaking up, they created bands and did some solo stuff

What happened with Yes after the Drama-drama and what the members did

Yes got reformed

What happened with Yes in 1983

The Big Generator, John Anderson quit

The Yes album that came out in 1987 and what happened as a result

Over the name Yes, they split into two groups one was the official Yes and the other group toured with their names

What the lawsuit involving Yes was over, and what happened after

The two groups combined and released Union

What the two Yes groups did after some time of being seperated

They still perform with member change ups, some members went to go work with a different band and others released an album

What Yes is up to now

Waynes World

The movie that used Bohemian Rhapsody

Zowie Bowie

David Bowie’s son

The Roosters, the Yardbirds, Blues Breakers, Cream, and Derek and the Dominos

The bands that Eric Clapton was a part of

poetic lyrics, studio over on stage recording, new technological sounds, and created music for listening not dancing

Some elements of progressive rock