Popular Music Flashcards

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Rhapsody in Blue composer

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George Gershwin

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2
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Ric Ocasek band

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The Cars

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3
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Oh Susanna, Camptown Ladies, Swanee River composer

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Stephen Foster

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4
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You Give Love a Bad Name band

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Bon Jovi

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5
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What a Fool Believes band

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Doobie Brothers

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6
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Black Water band

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Doobie Brothers

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7
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Thank God I’m a Country Boy singer

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John Denver

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8
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Bat out of Hell artist

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Meat Loaf

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9
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Janis Joplin nickname and posthumous album

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Pearl

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10
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Geddy Lee band

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Rush

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11
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“Sassy” jazz singer

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Sarah Vaughan

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12
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Bob Dylan birth name

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Robert Zimmerman

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13
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Morrissey band

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The Smiths

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14
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“I’m So Excited” sisters group

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Pointer Sisters

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15
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Purple Haze musician

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Jimi Hendrix

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16
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Hungry like the Wolf band

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Duran Duran

17
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Born to Be Wild band

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Steppenwolf

18
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John Paul Jones band

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Led Zeppelin

19
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Monday night football singer until 2011

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Hank Williams Jr.

20
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Exile on Main St. band

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Rolling Stones

21
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trumpeter founded A&M records

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Herb Alpert

22
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Ray of Light singer

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Madonna

23
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Turn on Your Heartlight (ET-inspired song) singer

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Neil Diamond

24
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Walter Becker, Donald Fagen band

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Steely Dan

25
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Michael McDonald, Patrick Simmons, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter band

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Doobie Brothers

26
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Bobby McFerrin song

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Don’t Worry Be Happy

27
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Forever Your Girl singer

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Paula Abdul

28
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Ferry Cross the Mersey band

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Gerry and the Pacemakers

29
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Boomtown Rats singer

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Bob Geldof

30
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I Don’t Like Mondays band

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Boomtown Rats