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“Rocket 88”

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Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats

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what are the big 3 styles that informed R&R

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country western
pop
rhythm and blues

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“Shake, Rattle, and Roll”

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Big Joe Turner

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“Shake, Ratte, and Roll” (Vanilla Version)

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Bill Haley and the Comets

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“Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean”

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Ruth Brown

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“tutti Frutti”

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Little Richard

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“Johnny B. Goode”

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Chuck Berry

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“tutti Frutti” (Vanilla Version)

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Pat Boone

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“What’d I say”

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Ray Charles

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“blueberry Hill”

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Fats Domino

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“Bo Diddley”

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Bo Diddley

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“Rock around the Clock”

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Bill Haley and the Comets

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“Hound Dog”

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Big Mama Thornton

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“Hound Dog”

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Elvis Presley

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“suspicious Minds”

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Elvis Presley

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“blue Suede Shoes”

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Carl Perkins

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“whole Lotta Shakin goin on”

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Jerry Lee Lewis

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“Be-bop-alula”

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Gene vincent

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“Bye Bye Love”

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Everyly Brothers

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“Peggy Sue”

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Buddy Holly

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“Only the Lonely”

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Roy Orbison

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“Earth Angels”

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Penguins

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“diana”

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Paul Anka

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“Chances are”

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Johnny Mathis

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25
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“The Twist”

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Chubby Checker

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26
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“Will you still love me tomorrow”

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Shirelles

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“Be My Baby”

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Ronettes

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28
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“Miserlou”

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Dick Dale

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29
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“Good Vibrations”

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Beach Boys

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30
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“This Land is Your Land”

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Woody Guthrie

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“If I Had a Hammer”

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Peter, Paul, and Mary

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32
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“The times they are a-changin’”

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Bob Dylan

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33
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“The Weight”

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The Band

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34
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“Mr. Tambourine Man”

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The Byrds

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“California Dreamin’”

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Mamas and Papas

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36
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“Sound of Silence”

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Simon and Garfunkel

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37
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“Where did our Love Go”

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Supremes

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38
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“Respect”

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Aretha Franklin

39
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“I got You (I feel good)

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James Brown

40
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“sittin’ on the dock of the bay”

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Otis Redding

41
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Who produced “Be my Baby”

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Phil Spector

42
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What was the name given to Phil Spector’s studio technique and why

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“Wall of sound” bc of dense instrumentation and layers/texture

43
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What classical composer inspired Phil Spector

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Richard Wagner

44
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Who was the creative leader of the Beach Boys

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Brian wilson

45
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What is the unusual instrument on “Good Vibrations”

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Tannerin

46
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Why was “Good Vibrations seen as groundbreaking in rock history”

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elaborate studio work with lots of money and time invested into it; multiple overdubs and tape edits; one of greatest of rock music; many key changes

47
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What album did “Good Vibrations” come from

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“Pet Sounds”

48
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Who inspired Chubby Checker’s stage name

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Fats Domino

49
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What was the name of Clark’s TV show which helped popularize songs like “the Twist”

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American Bandstand

50
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What did we see Chubby checker do on stage?

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the twist, triggered dance craze alone or together and wasn’t raunchy

51
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What genre is “If I Had a Hammer”

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Folk

52
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Discuss the content of the song “If I had a hammer” and what it means

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hammer of justice, bell of freedom; bringing about equality to all, a protest song

53
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What is the historical context for “If I Had a Hammer”

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pol anthem; authentic lyrics desired by college students for counter culture mvmt. Tense bc of civil rights mvmt, sexual revolution and rise of democratic admin and protests against vietnam war

54
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What is the nickname given to the picture of 4 guys

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“the million dollar quartet”

55
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Who are the men in “the million dollar quartet”

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Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins

56
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What record label signed the million dollar quartet and who was the head

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Sun records, headed by Sam Phillips

57
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Name 5 events that lead to the day the music died

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  1. Elvis inducted into army
  2. Jerry Lee Lewis PR scandal–> married 13 yo cousin
  3. chuck Berry in jail for transporting a white underage girl across state lines
  4. Buddy Holly died in plane crash
  5. Little Richard left to become a preacher
58
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what originator of surf music was inspired by the middle eastern musical techniques? What song was heard in class?

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Dick Dale, “Miserlou”

59
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what artist often played a repetitve rhythmic motic on his guitar based on Latin clave pattern

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Bo Diddley

60
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What artist is known for using gospel elements like call and response in songs like “What’d I say”

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Ray Charles

61
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why was James Brown important figure during civil rights movement

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brought black music/traditions into mainstream culture; symbol of black empowerment; successful black man

62
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discuss 3 influences Elvis had on Rock and Roll

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  1. Unprecedented success on TV with “Aloha from Hawaii”
  2. popularized rock and roll internationally
    3.brought rock and roll into mainstream culture with his 31 hollywood films
63
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What impact did Elvis have on young women and why did they react this way

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grasping at him, sex talk was repressed during 50s, elvis was sexyyy

64
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what are vanilla versions

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songs by independent black artists that were covered by white artists and removed sexual innuendos to make it cleaner

65
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name 2 vanilla versions we discussed in class

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“tutti Frutti” by Little Richard, covered by Pat Boone
“Shake, Rattle, roll” by Big Joe turner, covered by Bill Haley and the Comets

66
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what song is considered to be the first R&R record and what artist recorded it

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“Rocket 88” by Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats

67
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what music publishing house encourage competition btwn writers like carole king and neil sedaka

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Brill Building

68
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Who is “The Killer” with a wild piano style seen in “whole lotta shakin goin on”

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Jerry Lee Lewis

69
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What R&R pioneer left twice to become a preacher

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Little Richard

70
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Which 2 godfathers of the folk revival mvmt played together in a band called the Almanac Singers

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Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie

71
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whta singer helped to innovate the rock ballad with songs like “Only the Lonely”?

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Roy Orbison

72
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What DJ got caught up in the payola scandal

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Alan Freed

73
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Which rockabilly duo used country-style harmonies on their singing, heard in “Bye Bye Love”

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Everly brothers

74
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what R&B star used gospel influences in “Mama He treats your daugther mean”

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Ruth brown

75
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what was interesting about the timing of the release of “will you love me tomorrow” in terms of social context

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BC pills were accessible…will a man stay with a woman after sleeping with her?

76
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Who was the founder of Motown

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Berry Gordy

77
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What was the name given to Motown’s recording studio house band

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the Funk Brothers

78
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What was Motown’s nickname

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“Hitsville USA”

79
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Name 2 artists signed to Motown

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Stevie Wonder, Jackson 5,

80
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Name the artist and song that appeard in Blackboard Jungle and caused riots in theaters

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“Rock around the clock” by Bill Haley and the Comets

81
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Describe 2 aspects of chuck Berry’s career or music that inspired musicians to follow and name one of his songs

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“Johnny B. Goode”
-guitar playing
-bridged from R&b to R&R

82
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Describe 2 aspects of buddy Holly’s career or music that inspired musicians to follow and name one of his songs

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“Peggy sue”
-hiccup singing
-regular guy image

83
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Which rockabilly duo featured the sons of country musicians

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Everly brothers

84
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What is the sound effect heard on Gene Vincent’s “Be-bop-alula”

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echo effect

85
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who is the queen of soul

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Aretha Franklin

86
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Who is the godfather of soul

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James Brown

87
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what was the name of Otis Redding’s backup band

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Booker T and the M.Gs

88
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What historical event happened at 1965 Newport Folk Festival?

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dylan goes electric–> paved way for folk rock

89
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who wrote “Mr. tambourine man”

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bob dylan

90
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What musical instrument is used at the beginning of “Mr. tambourine man”

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12-string electric guitar

91
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who co-wrote hound dog and who originally recorded it

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  1. Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller
    2.?
92
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what 3 women were in the Supremes

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Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson

93
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What happened to Otis Redding

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died in plane crash

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