British Invasion, Folk & Rock of the 1960s–70s

Vocabulary flashcards covering key genres, artists, albums, songs, and events discussed in the lecture notes.

Skiffle

British style mixing American bluegrass, jazz, blues, and folk, played on homemade instruments.

Lonnie Donegan

Singer who popularized skiffle in the 1960s, adding a country twang.

Merseybeat

1962 Liverpool fusion of rock & roll, doo-wop, skiffle, and R&B that fueled the British Invasion.

Four on the floor

Merseybeat drumming pattern with kick on every beat and snare on the backbeat.

Peter and Gordon

Merseybeat duo known for the hit “A World Without Love.”

Freddie and the Dreamers

British band famous for “I’m Telling You Now.”

The Hollies

Group behind the song “Just One Look.”

The Zombies

Band best known for “She’s Not There.”

Gerry and the Pacemakers

Liverpool band exemplifying the Merseybeat sound; hit “Ferry Cross the Mersey.”

The Animals

Eric Burdon-led band; recorded “The House of the Rising Sun.”

The Kinks

Ray & Dave Davies’ group; hit “All Day and All of the Night.”

The Rolling Stones

Blues-based rock band fronted by Mick Jagger; classic song “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.”

The Who

British quartet known for “Substitute” and later rock operas like Tommy.

The Yardbirds

Band that featured guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page.

The Beatles

Liverpool quartet Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Starr; centerpiece of the British Invasion.

The Quarrymen

John Lennon’s skiffle group that evolved into The Beatles.

Please Please Me

1963 debut Beatles album including “I Saw Her Standing There” and “Love Me Do.”

Revolver

1966 Beatles album with “Taxman,” “Eleanor Rigby,” and groundbreaking tape loops.

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967 Beatles studio album featuring “A Day in the Life”; part of their non-touring phase.

Abbey Road

1969 Beatles album containing “Come Together.”

Let It Be

1970 Beatles album featuring the title track; last released studio LP.

Alexis Korner

Broadcaster whose Blues Incorporated ignited the British blues scene.

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers

England’s first pure blues band; launched Eric Clapton’s career.

Eric Clapton

Guitarist with the Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Derek and the Dominoes.

Cream

Hard-rock trio (Clapton, Bruce, Baker) known for “White Room” and “Sunshine of Your Love.”

Derek and the Dominoes

Post-Cream band led by Eric Clapton.

Folk Rock

Style with rural vocals, harmonies, jangly 12-string guitars, and social-political lyrics.

Pete Seeger

Folk pioneer and early influence on folk-rock.

Woody Guthrie

Legendary folk singer-songwriter, precursor to folk-rock.

The Kingston Trio

Folk group noted for “I’m Going Home.”

Phil Ochs

Protest singer of “I Ain’t Marching Anymore.”

The Mamas and the Papas

Vocal harmony group behind “California Dreamin’.”

Buffalo Springfield

Folk-rock band best known for “For What It’s Worth.”

The Byrds

Roger McGuinn’s 12-string-driven band; hit “Mr. Tambourine Man.”

Beat Generation

Kerouac & Ginsberg’s literary movement advocating liberation through poetry.

Bob Dylan

Most influential 1960s folk singer; Nobel laureate; albums include The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.

“Like a Rolling Stone”

1965 Dylan song from Bringing It All Back Home.

Newport Folk Festival 1965

Event where Dylan first played electric, performing “Maggie’s Farm.”

Psychedelic Rock

Music aiming to replicate LSD-inspired experiences; part of 1960s counterculture.

Timothy Leary

Harvard psychologist whose drug research influenced psychedelic culture.

Jefferson Airplane

San Francisco psychedelic rock band.

Quicksilver Messenger Service

Psychedelic group from the same San Francisco scene.

Hard Rock

Heavier rock style with extended solos, distortion, and powerful drumming.

Rock Opera

Narrative rock work pioneered by The Who with Tommy and Quadrophenia.

Jimi Hendrix

Guitarist blending blues and psychedelia, noted for feedback, fuzz, and wah-wah.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Trio (Hendrix, Redding, Mitchell); albums include Are You Experienced and Electric Ladyland.

Led Zeppelin

Blues- and folk-based hard-rock band (Plant, Page, Jones, Bonham).

Monterey Pop Festival

1967 California rock festival attended by about 90,000 people.

Woodstock

August 1969 New York festival drawing roughly 400,000 attendees.

British Invasion

Mid-1960s surge of UK bands dominating American charts, led by the Beatles and Merseybeat acts.