American Popular Music 2 Flashcards
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Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven
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Jimi Hendrix
Purple Haze
Who was the left-handed guitarist in the ’60s who revolutionized how to play?
Jimi Hendrix
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The Rolling Stones
Satisfaction
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The Who
Who Are You?
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The Beatles
Hey Jude
The phenomenon in the ’60s when a large amount of British rock bands became famous in the USA is called…?
The British Invasion
The hard-core genre of music that is characterized by distorted guitar sounds is called…?
Metal
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Black Sabbath
Iron Man
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Judas Priest
Deciever
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Metallica
Master of Puppets
The club/dancing music in the ’70s is called…?
Disco
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ABBA
Dancing Queen
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Cher
Believe
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The Bee Gees
Stayin’ Alive
Music that emerged from Motown through the 70s is called…?
Funk
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The Commodores
Brick House
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Kool in the Gang
Celebration
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Earth, Wind and Fire
September
What genre of music has roots in the American way-of-life, patriotism and farming?
Country
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Johnny Cash
The Ring of Fire
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Willie Nelson (The Highwaymen)
On the Road Again
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Dolly Parton
Jolene
Who is the iconic country super star that opened up a free reading program called, “The Imagination Library?”
Dolly Parton
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Journey
Separate Ways
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Chicago
25 or 6 to 4
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Queen
I Want to Break Free
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Elton John
Rocket Man
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David Bowie
Changes
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The Ramones
I Want to Be Sedated
The lead singer of the classic rock band QUEEN, who also died of AIDS was…?
Freddie Mercury
The Misfits, Black Flag and The Ramones are examples of what genre?
Punk
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Michael Jackson
They Don’t Really Care About Us
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Prince
Kiss
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Pat Benatar
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
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Madonna
Material Girl
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Guns N Roses
Welcome to the Jungle
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Blondie
Heart of Glass
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AC/DC
Back in Black
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Bruce Springsteen
Hungry Heart
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Billie Joel
Uptown Girl
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Bon Jovi
Dead or Alive
Blondie is an example of what sub-genre of rock?
New Wave
Bruce Springsteen is an example of what sub-genre of rock?
Heartland Rock
Billie Joel is an example of what sub-genre of rock?
Soft Rock
Cannibal Corpse and Iron Maiden are examples of what type of band?
80s Metal
Rock that has a more aggressive back beat and relies even more on amplification is…?
Hard Rock
