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Who were the 4 members of The Beatles?

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John Lennon - guitar
Paul McCartney - bass
George Harrison - electric guitar
Ringo Starr - drums

all did vocals

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Who were the primary songwriting duo of The Beatles?

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John Lennon & Paul McCartney

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What distinctively British musical style influenced the Beatles’ sound?

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skiffle - 50s British style

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Who were the QuarryMen?

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first band Lennon & McCartney had together with Pete Best (original drummer) and Stu Sutcliffe

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Who was the original drummer of the Beatles?

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Pete Best

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Who was the manager of the Beatles?

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Brian Epstein
- from wealthy family
- met Beatles at Cavern Club
- cleaned up rocker image
- guided them until his death in 1967

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Who was the producer for the Beatles?

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George Martin
- classical music background
- produced all work except Let It Be

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When did Beatlemania begin?

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1963 in Britain

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When did Beatlemania hit the US?

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in 1964 with Ed Sullivan appearance and complete domination of sales and charts since Elvis

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What was the neighborhood and city in Germany where the Beatles honed their skills early on?

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Reeperbahn in Hamburg, Germany; area of strip clubs and bars

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What album of the Beatles is considered by many to be the first rock “concept record”?

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

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What was unusual about the structure of “A Day In the Life”?

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Lennon and McCartney wrote two unrelated songs and they were connected with orchestral interludes

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What British rock bands in 60-70s were strongly influenced by American R&B and blues?

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Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath

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What two Beatles songs did we listen to?

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“I Want to Hold Your Hand”
“A Day In the Life”

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Rolling Stones classic lineup

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Mick Jagger - vocals
Keith Richards - guitar
Charlie Watts - drums til 2021 death
Bill Wyman - bass til 1993 exit

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Who were the 2nd guitarists of the Rolling Stones?

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Brian Jones
Mick Taylor
Ron Wood

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Where did the Rolling Stones name come from?

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a song by Muddy Waters (blues musician)

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Who were the Stones’ musical influences?

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  • 1950s rock and roll; Elvis, rockabilly, Little Richard & Chuck Berry
  • American R&B and blues
  • American jazz
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What song for Rolling Stones?

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“Satisfaction”
- #1 summer 1965
- quintessential rock song
- Famous guitar riff
- controversy over ambiguous lyrics

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What was Altamont?

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1969 free outdoor concert at Altamont Raceway in California that was intended to be “Woodstock West”

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What happened at Altamont?

What happened and significance in music history?

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  • Hell’s Angels did not provide the best security
  • violence in the crowd that escalated and climaxed with the stabbing death of African American man
  • marked the end of the idealistic hippie era
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What were some classic stones albums?

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  • Beggar’s Banquet (Brian Jones era)
  • Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street (Mick Taylor era)
  • Some Girls (Ron Wood)
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Beatles vs Stones

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  • both bands have main duo of songwriters (Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards)
  • Stones had menacing, overtly sexual tone while Beatles were more clean cut and pop oriented
  • critics & fans still define rock music in terms of Beatle vs Stone
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The Kinks song?

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“You Really Got Me”

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The Kinks band members?

Hint: 2

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Ray Davies - songwriter
Dave Davies - catchy guitar riffs

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The Who song?

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“My Generation”

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The Who band members?

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John Entwistle, bass
Pete Townshend, guitar
Keith Moon, drums
Roger Daltry, vocals

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What were the Who’s rock operas and the guitar player who wrote most of them?

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Tommy, Quadrophenia
Pete Townshend

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Cream song?

Name and songwriter name?

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“Crossroads”
- written by 1920s bluesman Robert Johnson

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Cream members?

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Ginger Baker, drums
Eric Clapton, guitar/vocals
Jack Bruce, bass/vocals

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Acid Rock

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  • named after LSD
  • began in San Francisco (Haight); mecca of the hippie movement
  • experimentation w drugs, communal living, rejection of materialism
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Grateful Dead beginning

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Quintessential hippie band that began playing at parties featuring “Kool-Aid acid test”

started in Haight neighborhood of San Francisco

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Who was the singer/lead guitarist of the Grateful Dead?

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Jerry Garcia

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Grateful Dead song and album?

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“Truckin” from American Beauty

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How does the Grateful Dead legacy continue to influence musicians today?

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inspired today’s jam band scene and business model with emphasis on touring

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Janis Joplin song?

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“Piece of My Heart”

37
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Janis Joplin

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Born in Texas, had big break at Monterey Pop Festival, and died 1970 of heroin overdose

38
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Name of Janis Joplin’s band?

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Big Brother and the Holding Company

39
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Jefferson Airplane song?

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“White Rabbit” from Surrealistic Pillow album

40
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Lyrical Inspiration for “White Rabbit”?

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Alice In Wonderland written by Lewis Carroll

41
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Musical Inspiration for “White Rabbit”?

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classical composer Ravel’s Bolero

42
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Santana song?

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“Oye Como Va” - Latin influenced psychedelic blues rock

43
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Doors song and members?

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“Light My Fire”
Jim Morrison, lead singer
Ray Manzarek, keys
John Densmore, drums
Robbie Krieger, guitarist

44
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What was unusual about the instrumental lineup of the Doors?

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no bass player; Manzarek played bass notes on organ with his left hand

45
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What is a stompbox?

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foot pedals that created special effects like fuzz, chorus, wah, phase shift

46
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At what music festival did Hendrix famously reinterpret the “Star Spangled Banner”?

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Woodstock

47
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At what music festival did Hendrix famously burn his guitar?

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Monterey Pop Festival

48
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What was the name of Jimi Hendrix’s band and the members?

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The Experience with Drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding

49
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Jimi Hendrix

Song?, Fact?, Considered?, Death?

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“Purple Haze”
- considered by many to be greatest rock guitarist
- died 1970 sleeping pill overdose
- played (left-handed) a right-handed guitar upside down

50
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Song for Creedence Clearwater Revival

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“Fortunate Son” - political theme about disadvantaged young man

51
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What is prog rock?

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rock style that incorporated jazz & classical music influences
- long complicated song structures & chord progressions

52
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Who was the quintessential “prog” band and their song?

album that the song was on?

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Yes, “Roundabout” from the album Fragile
had instrumental breaks that connected sections and virtuosic solos w/ keys and guitar

53
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Chicago song?

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“Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”

54
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Carole King song and album?

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“You’ve Got A Friend” from album Tapestry

55
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Where did Carole King get her start?

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as a Brill Building writer in the 60s

56
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The Carpenters (song and members)?

Also - what happened to them?

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“(They Long To Be) Close To You”

  • Brother Richard on keys and Sister Karen on drums; both vocals
  • Karen died at 32 of anorexia complications
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Joni Mitchell song and fact?

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“Help Me”
- known for complicated guitar tunings and wrote “Woodstock” for Crosby, Stills & Nash

58
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Neil Young song?

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“Heart of Gold”

59
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What are some bands Neil Young played in?

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Buffalo Springfield
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crazy Horse

60
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Eagles song?

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“Hotel California”

61
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Who began as Linda Ronstadt’s backup band?

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The Eagles
- Don Henley, Glen Frey, Joe Walsh

62
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Hard Rock vs Heavy Metal

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To some extent, the difference is a matter of degree of aggression, volume, distortion, and other qualities that make rock music “heavy”

63
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Led Zeppelin members?

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Robert Plant, singer
Jimmy Page, guitar
John Paul Jones, bass/keys
John Bonham, drums

64
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Led Zeppelin song?

A

“Whole Lotta Love”

65
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Black Sabbath song and lead?

A

“Paranoid” from album of same name
Lead singer Ozzy Osbourne

66
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Queen

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  • “We are the Champions/We Will Rock You” and “Bohemian Rhapsody”
  • Lead singer Freddy Mercury (died of AIDS)
67
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Aerosmith song?

Fact about the rerecord?

A

“Walk This Way” from album Toys In The Attic
- later song was rerecorded with Run-D.M.C

68
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David Bowie song and thing?

Also - type of artist?

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  • “Fame” from Young Americans album’
  • quintessential “glam” artist
  • Ziggy Stardust - androgynous alter-ego
69
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Alice Cooper song?

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“School’s Out”

70
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Kiss song and thing?

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“Rock and Roll All Night”
- over-the-top live shows (pyro, fake blood, explosions)

71
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Southern rock

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fused loud country rock with blues & soul

72
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Allman Brothers song?

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“Statesboro Blues”

73
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What southern rock genius of the slide guitar died in motorcycle accident in 1971?

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Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers

74
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Lynyrd Skynyrd song?

A

“Sweet Home Alabama”

75
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Fleetwood Mac song, album, fact?

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“Go Your Own Way”
- Rumors is one of the biggest-selling records”
- band had 2 couples that famously broke up

76
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Peter Frampton song and fact?

A

“Do You Feel Like We Do”
used the talk box

77
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Elton John song?

A

“Tiny Dancer”

78
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Pink Floyd song?

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“Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2” from The Wall album

79
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Marvin Gaye song?

A

“What’s Going On”
- on concept album that he produced himself

80
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Stevie Wonder song?

A

“Superstition”
- from Talking Book album

81
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Sly & The Family Stone

Song, Leader, Fact?

A
  • “Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin”
  • Sly Stone - leader
  • First major rock band to be integrated both racially & gender-wise
82
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Jackson 5

Song, 3 facts?

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  • “ABC”
  • Last great act to emerge on Motown
  • Michael became lead singer at age 6
  • First group in history to have first 4 singles hit #1
82
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Donna Summer

Song and known as?

A

“Last Dance”
“The Queen of Disco” began as a gospel singer

83
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Bee Gees

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  • “Stayin’ Alive”
  • This comeback hit marked 2nd phase of career (were also successful 60s “blue-eyed soul” group)
  • helped bring disco to middle America
84
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Bob Marley & the Wailers

A

“I Shot The Sheriff”
Wrote songs about spirituality and the struggles of poor Jamaicans

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