Quiz Flashcards
Flute player and front man for Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson
groups that featured many great British musicians like Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck
The Yardbirds
Band that helped shape Hard Rock with songs like “Born to be Wild”
Stepphenwolf
Original singer for Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne
Singer and core member of Steely Dan
Donald Fagen
Member/founder of King Crimson
Robert Fripp
Eagles Soft Rock hit that is one of the most popular tunes of all time
“Hotel California”
Eastern spirituality advocate, guitar virtuoso, and founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
John McLaughlin
Gente which uses unusual musical elements such as odd time signatures, soundscapes, and extended songs with multiple musical section
Progressive Rock
Gente created with an aim to bring Jazz back into the ear of younger people during the 1960s
Jazz-Rock Fusion
What country does hard rock band AC/DC originate from?
Australia
American Hard Rock band Aerosmith is well known for their front man:
Steven Tyler
This man was Led Zeppelin’s manager for their entire career. His heavy handed business dealings ( he traveled with a cricket bat) improved pay and conditions for Led Zeppelin, and many bands that followed in dealings with concert promoters.
Peter Grant
This band, who was heavily inspired by Cream, is one of the only Hard Rock Bands to perform at Woodstock, featured Leslie West on guitar, and is a good example of the early American Hard Rock sound:
Mountain
This Canadian Progressive Rock group features the bass playing of Geddy Lee.
Rush
Who is the famous albino guitarist of the 1970’s that helped give recognition to some of the
originators of electric blues (Muddy Waters, ect…)?
Johnny Winter
The youth scene in LA during the 1960’s that was similar to the hippie scene in San Francisco during the same time:
Freaks
What is a slow emotional rock song that starts soft and grows in volume and intensity, adding hard rock elements along the way?
Power Ballad
Weather Report featured virtuoso bass playing from the man who popularized the fretless bass guitar. Who was this musician?
Jaco Pastorius
This Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist combined classical music with more traditional blues techniques to create a fast new style (shred) of playing the electric guitar.
Ritchie Blackmore
Frank Zappa’s early band had to change their name because the record label thought it would be too offensive. What did they change their name to?
The Mothers of Invention
Led Zeppelin’s 4’ album included their most popular and one of the most requested songs in radio history. What is this song?
“Stairway To Heaven”
This Pink Floyd guitarist plays with a mature style well beyond his years. His solo on Time” is considered a high point for guitar during the 1970’s.
David Gilmour
Which Hard Rock band was sued over the lyrics of their songs in the “Subliminal Message Trial” of the 1980’s because they supposedly influenced two people to commit suicide?
Judas Priest
Although not in the original lineup, this drummer plays in Rush and even writes the lyrics for the band.
Neil Peart
Iron Maiden’s “mascot” that appears in most of their album art and sometimes on stage:
Eddie
This lead guitarist from AC/DC has a bottomless supply of energy and is known for his unusual dressing style.
Angus Young
Which band is NOT an early influence of Hard Rock?
Weather Report
One of the Bitches Brew musicians, ____________, formed a Jazz-Rock Fusion band called Return To Forever which added plenty of Latin flare to the genre.
Chick Corea
This “Little Ol’ Band from Texas” took the blues revival of the 1970’s into stadium sized concerts. They had one of their biggest hits with the song “La Grange”:
ZZ Top
This guitar player from the Yardbirds was one of the first to add a progressive sound to his music in the 1960’s. Even in his advanced years he constantly strives for new sounds, learning new techniques he didn’t know in his youth.
Jeff Beck
Jazz keyboardist ________________ combined Funk, Rock, and Jazz to create his brand of danceable Fusion music.
Herbie Hancock
Deep Purple got their inspiration for the song “Smoke On the Water” from a:
building burning down
during a Frank Zappa concert
Aerosmith’s self titled first album was a flop at first but later became a success because of this power ballad type song:
“Dream On”
This band was one of the earlier successes of Progressive Rock. Their aggressive sound, filled with elements of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, became one of the most influential in the genre.
King Crimson
Jazz trumpeter, ___________, is known for creating the genre of Jazz-Rock fusion.
Miles Davis
This early British Hard Rock band wrote many songs, including their biggest hit “You Really Got Me”, using a repetitive guitar/bass ‘riff
The Kinks
Which group spells their name a bit odd because they felt that “thick Americans” would mispronounce it?
Led Zeppelin
Promising young guitar player Duane Allman tragically died very early in life (motorcycle crash). Shorty before, Duane (and the rest of the Allman Brothers) recorded this album which is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed live albums of all time.
Live at Fillmore East
Guitar hero of the early 1980’s and a star of Ozzy Osbourne’s solo record Blizzard of Ozz:
Randy Rhoads
In the early part of their career, Rush was the opening act for the American band Kiss.
True
The members of Steely Dan made their albums quickly and did not spend very much time in the recording studio.
False
Black Sabbath replaced singer Ozzy Osbourne with a man named Ronnie James Dio.
True
The members of Led Zeppelin are: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham.
True
One of Stevie Ray Vaughan’ breakthrough projects was playing on David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” album.
True
Chicago is a traditional rock band consisting of only drums, guitar, bass, and vocals.
False
Progressive Rock bands tend to write their music with radio airplay in mind. Prog songs are, for the most part, short and catchy.
False
AC/DC’s most successful album Back In Black was recorded with singer Brian Johnson shortly after their original singer died.
True
Black Sabbath albums have always sold large numbers and have received positive reviews from critics.
False
The band Jethro Tull laid the musical foundations for Soft Rock music.
False
Who is the Honky Toni Country artist with a fast lifestyle and simple music that was emulated by many?
Hank Williams
What is the conjugated form of Lyserguc acid diethylamide, more commonly known as…?
LSD
Who is one of the most important “Beatnik” writers/leaders of the 50s and 60s?
Allen Ginsberg
The “king” of rock and roll
Elvis Presley
Emotional singer that helped create soul music and championed evil rights
Sam Cooke
American artist who helped promote and managed the band “The Velvet Underground”
Andy Warhol
Original band/backing group for the exciting James Brown
The Famous Flames
Record Label from the south that was known for their soul artists
Stax records
Founder of Motown records
Berry Gordy
Dj who had his biggest fame hosting the TV show “American Bandstand”
Dick Clark
One of the early guitar innovators, also pioneered recording techniques/technology’s
Les Paul
Record label from Memphis, TN which signed many big Rockabilly artists including Elvis
Sun Records
The Godfather of Soul
James Brown
One of the original Motown artists as leader of “The Miracles” had hit with “tears of A clown”
Smokey Robinson
Motown ‘house band’, played the instruments on most Motown Songs
Funk Brothers
Wife of John Lennon and avantgarde artists
Yoko Ono
People who embraced the ideals of the counterculture early on as part of the “beat movement”
Beatniks
An “Electric Blues” performer signed to Chess Records; he preferred an aggressive and loud style in his music
Howlin’ Wolf
Singer and front man for the Doors. Life possibly ended by a drug overdose
Jim Morrison
This folk rock artists brought deeper meaning to lyrics with his poetic writing style. He had some of the biggest and most influential songs of the 1960s.
Bob Dylan
The Who gained early fame by …. At their live performances. (Fill in the blank)
Singing obscenity laced lyrics
Devote followers of the Grateful Dead that followed the band around the country and listened to every performance.
Deadheads
The house band for Stax Records; they also had a hit on their own with the song “Green Onions”
Booker T. And the M.G.‘s
What does the marquee(sign) of the original Motown Records headquarters say?
Hitsville USA
The supremes, with their elegant feminine image, became one of the biggest Motown acts. Which member was lead singer and eventually got her name in the title of the group.
Diana Ross
This surfer instrumental group was one of the pioneers of stereo sound.
The ventures
Soul and gospel singer many people call the greatest female singer of all time; she sings with a heavy Gospel background and a powerful style.
Aretha Franklin
What band had a TV show and was crafted to be America’s answer to The Beatles?
The Monkees
When the Doors appeared on the Ed Sullivan show Jim Morrison:
Sang a lyric he was asked to censor
Rhythm and Blues was first created when Jazz musicians put together small ensembles to perform dance tunes. Louis Jorden had a hit this way with …, the song many consider to be the first true Rock and Roll song.
“Caldonia”
This British Invasion band started by playing American Blues, had a dark sexual image (bad boys, is often called “the greatest rock and roll band in the world”
The Rolling Stones
This Jazz trumpet player was one of the first people to use the vocal technique of “scat singing.” This later became a large influence to many Rock and Roll vocalists.
Louis Armstrong
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and (sometimes) Young are an early example of this type of rock ensemble.
Supergroup
The fanatic following of the Beatles in the 1960s was known as …
Beatlemania
Who was Elvis Presley’s manager for the majority of his career and earned 25% of all of Elvis’ earnings?
‘Colonel’ Tom Parker
This beatle was tragically shot and killed outside his New York apartment in 1980.
John Lennon
This African American composer of the early 20th century popularized the standard blues form.
W.C. Handy
The three “J’s” that died of drug overdoses in the Acid Rock era were Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and …
Janis Joplin
This soul artist has his biggest hit with “sitting’ On The Dock of the Bay”, recorded just before his death, featuring some whistling:
Otis Redding
This teenage heartthrob was the lead singer and biggest star of the Monkees
Davy Jones
Which style of music is a key influence on the Doo-Wop groups (vocal harmony) of the 1950s?
Gospel
The center of the hippie (counterculture) movement in San Francisco was a district known as …
Height-Ashbury
This man ran the popular Fillmore nightclubs and also managed many of the big Acid Rock bands including Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead
Brian Epstein
The “power chord” was made popular by this guitarist.
Link Wray
Phil Spector created the production technique known as the …, which used overdubs of many instruments to create a bigger sound for his recordings
The Wall Of Sound
This music festival in the summer of 1969 had a turnout of over 500,000 people, featured many big name artists, and is now seen as one of the biggest counterculture events during the 1960s.
Woodstock
This men is the lead singer for The Rolling Stones. With the help of his charisma and stage presence, he is also referred to as a ‘front-man’
Mick Jagger
With an activist approach on and off stage, what female folk musician helped lead counterculture thought during the 60’s and 70’s
Joan Baez
What artist pioneered the now-standard rock band lineup of 2 guitars players (one playing lead guitar and the other playing rhythm guitar) , a bass player, and a drummer?
Buddy Holly
Beat writer/ musician Luo Reed and modern musicians John Cale formed the band ———. It was one of the first groups to express the sensations/experiences of drugs through lyrics and music.
The Velvet Underground
This man was one of the first to use the electric guitar to play the Blues inspiring many legendary musicians such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, and Jimi Hendrix
T-Bone Walker
This acid Rock group popularized the “jam band” style and often had “acid tests” at their concerts.
The Grateful Dead
One of the first Motown artists, this male singer had a successful career which features hits such as “Let’s Get It On” and “What’s Going On” (also a concept album?
Marvin Gaye
This Motown group became one of the biggest pop acts of the 1970s. It was also the launching point for “the king of pop”
The Jackson 5
One of the first artists who wrote, produced, and played his music; ——— changed the word of R&R with a style that mixed together chords/Melodies of Blues and the rhythms of Country.
Chuck Berry
This artist was on the plane “the Day The Music Died”, had a hit with the song “La Bamba”, and is considered to be one of the first Latin rock stars.
Ritchie Valens
This L.A. based Folk Rock band used 12-string guitars to create clever electric versions of classic Folk tunes such as Bob Dylan’s ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’
The Byrds
With the vocals of ———, Jefferson Airplane became one of the leaders of the Acid Rock Scene.
Grace Slick
One of the biggest influences for Folk Rock Artists of the counterculture period is this American songwriter who wrote the tune “this land is Your Land”
Woody Guthrie
This teen idol has a hit with the song “Diana” and also wrote songs for Frank Sinatra and Tom Jones.
Paul Anka
Considered the “King of Surfer Guitar”; he created the early form of Surfer Rock even though he rarely performed his music outside of the California area.
Dick Dale
The manager for the majority of the Beatles’ Career:
Brian Epstein
This male vocal group from town transformed a Doo-wop background into Funky/Psychedelic hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s
The temptations
This Who album is considered one of the first concept albums to be a “Rock Opera”
Tommy
The summer of 1967 is often referred to as the ——— because of the influx of ‘hippie’ culture into the mainstream.
Summer of Love
Sometimes considered the unofficial fifth Beatle, ——— is the producer for the majority of the group’s music.
George Martin
This former Harvard Professor spread the word about LSD usage throughout the country earning him the nickname: “The Guru of LSD”
Timothy Leary
This music festival was used as a template for festivals in the future. It featured several artists never seen before in a large public setting. Many of these artists became staples of the rock landscape.
Monterey international pop festival
The song writing team of ——— crafted many of the best known Motown hits for groups The Supremes and The four Tops.
Holland/Dozier/Holland
This surfer rock group combines Doo-woo and Surfer influences to create their brand of vocal music.
The Beach Boys
Groups, artists, and record labels commonly bribed radio DJs during the 1950s in order to get their music played on the airwaves.
True
Motown artist Smokey Robinson rarely wrote music for other artists.
False
Most young people were supporters of the Vietnam War in the Late 1960’s. This stance was one of the pillars of the counterculture movement.
False
A genius musician with a terrible drinking problem, James Jamerson is known as one of the most
important ‘Funk Brothers’ because of his rhythmic approach to playing the bass guitar.
True
James Brown was a very charismatic performer and was famous for his “cape routine” and other
exciting spectacles during his live shows.
True
Chess records set a new standard in the recording industry for the efficiency of their recording process. They had the same songwriters, the same producers, and the same ‘house/studio musicians’ working on almost every song.
True
The Beatles were comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Yoko Ono.
False
Jimi Hendrix, one of the most influential guitar players of all time, often played live shows under the influence of drugs.
True
Elvis Presley was an accomplished songwriter who famously wrote many of his biggest hit songs.
False
Jerry Garcia is recognized for writing and performing the song “I Got A Woman” considered by many to be the first true Soul song.
False
Because of complications with the music licensing companies, Doo-Wop groups would often have their songs stolen and outsold by other Doo-Wop groups.
True
The Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” was their tribute to LSD and the drug scene of the 1960’s. The lyrics depict the first time John Lennon took LSD.
False
Robert Johnson was one of the first musicians to excel at Blues with a guitar. He laid the foundation for many modern R&R techniques (chord voicing, slide playing, transitions, ect…)
True
The Grateful Dead were known to be very tough on those who bootlegged (recorded) their concerts. The band would often persecute offenders to the furthest extent of the law.
False
Chet Atkins was the first guitar maker to manufacture and mass produce a solid-body electric guitar.
False
The Supremes were one the most commercially successful Motown groups of the 1960’s. They even charted higher than the Beatles on several occasions.
True
The Chantays were an instrumental Surf Rock band known for incorporating the sound of electronic keyboards into their music.
True
Very little American influence can be heard in the British Invasion bands of the 1960’s. Groups like The Animals and The Rolling Stones crafted an original European approach to Rock & Roll.
False
Johnny Cash was known as the “Man in White”
False
The Beach Boys album Pet Sounds is considered an early example and influence for psychedelic music, even inspiring groups like the Beatles to incorporate new elements into their music.
True
