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show hosted by Dick Clark and type of performers most featured

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Philadelphia bandstand-became american bandstand through 80. mostly Italian -american philidelphia based teen idols

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The 6 1950 crooner stars promoted by dick clark

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Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka, Bobby Rydell, Bobbie Darin, Fabian, Chubby checker

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artist and cover artist of “the twist”

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original-Hank Ballard and cover artist chubby checker (Ernest Evans)

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Sam Phillips

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former radio disc jockey founded memphis recording service then Sun Records

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who said song with greatest influence was the Twist?

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Dick Clark

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rebel disc jockey played despite segregation laws. ? coined the term “rock and roll”. career ended with payola

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Alan Freed

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Electric blues R&B artist of Rollin’ stone ‘48 and I got my mojo workin’ ‘52

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Muddy Waters

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Muddy Waters record label

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chicago based Chess records

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Rockabilly artist died in a small plane crash in ‘59,

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Buddy Holly

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bandstand teen idol that updated the sound of Sinatra martin and Como with “turn me loose”

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fabian

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chess records legendary guitarist and lyrisist artist that was one of the most important pioneers until jailed

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chuck berry

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12
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founded Motown -1st hit shop around with smokey robinson

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berry gordy

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label known as sound of young america and hitsville usa

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motown

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10 artist of berry gordy and motown

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smokey R. supremes, temptations,marvin gaye, 4 tops, gladys night, stevie wonder, jackson 5, mary wells, marvelles

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new York based Atlantic records writers that promoted ray Charles, Solomon Burke, peter sledge, areathra,

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Leiber and stoller

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most famous producer in rock history signed the beatles

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George martin

17
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producer george martin record label

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parlophone

18
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lead of the doors arrested at concert, fled to Paris for taxes, died in bathtub due to drugs

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Jim morrison

19
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former disc jockey, founded sun records

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Sam phillips

20
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lead of supremes

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Diana ross

21
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motown artist lead of ________ and the miracles

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smokey robinson

22
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lead of Jefferson airplane

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grace slick

23
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music producer known for wall of sound (multi layered percussion and orchestra-over produced last Beatles album

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Phil spector

24
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lead of the who with antisocial behavior and smashing instruments- paved way for dylan

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Pete townshend

25
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artist created theramis oscillating sound of good vibrations and thematic layered sound of pet sounds

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Brian wilson, capital records,

26
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electric blues/ R&B artist, possibly 1st example of rock and roll 48- 50’s

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muddy waters (McKinley Morgan field),chess records

27
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british blues rock- lead of yardbirds replaced Jeff beck then lead for cream

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Eric clapton

28
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played organ for the doors

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ray manzurek

29
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crosby sitills and nash

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graham nash

30
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lead of big brother and the holding company then boogie band

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Janice joplin

31
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record label and rockabilly lead of _______ and the crickets

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Decca- buddy holly

32
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guitar and vocals for jefferson airplane with grace slick

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Paul kantner

33
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rebel disc jockey promoted r&b to whites, coined rock and roll, ruined by payola

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Alan freed

34
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lead vocals for san fran band creedence clearwater rivival

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john fogarty

35
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lead vocal for greatfull dead, died

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Jerry garcia

36
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lead vocal four the 4 tops

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Abdul fakir

37
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pioneered hand made solid body guitar

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Les paul

38
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pioneered afro-latino rock fusing polyrhythms, jazz, funk, acid blues-big break woodstock

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santana

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