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Rock and Roll
Rock and Roll History - Test #3 U of I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is one of the big events that started the "British Invasion"? | The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. |
| From 1964 to 1970, how many number one singles did the Beatles have in the United States? | 20 |
| How many of the Beatles' members wrote the Beatles songs? | 2; John Lennon and Paul McCartney (George Harrison also helped...) |
| What good characteristics did the Beatles have in their musical abilities? | Great vocal harmonies, strong instrument skills, and the ability to change their sound as time went on. |
| What was the name of the band before it was called The Beatles? (Liverpool, late 1950s) | The Quarrymen |
| When 'The Beatles' started out as 'The Quarrymen,' what musical style did they play? | They mostly covered American Rhythm and Blues. |
| What was The Beatles' first original record? (r. 1962) | "Love Me Do" |
| What did The Beatles cause when they came to America? | A pop explosion (also triggered the start of the "British Invasion") |
| What Beatles album reached #1 on the charts in the U.K. in the year 1963? | "Please, Please Me" |
| Were the Beatles bigger than Elvis? | Yes. |
| What record label did the Beatles sign with first? | EMI |
| In 1965, what album did the Beatles start to change direction with musically? | "Rubber Soul" |
| What type of instruments did the Beatles album "Rubber Soul" feature? | Exotic instruments like the sitar. |
| What Beatles song was the first to feature a sitar (musical instrument)? | Norwegian Wood |
| In what city did the Beatles make their last concert appearance in 1966? | San Francisco |
| What year did John Lennon marry Yoko Ono? | 1969 |
| What relationship helped lead to the Beatles dissolution in 1970? | John Lennon and Yoko Ono's |
| What was the name of the Beatles' final album and what year was it released? | "Let It Be," 1970 |
| The heart of the Rolling Stones was the partnership between these two people. | Keith Richards and Mick Jagger |
| What Rolling Stones members were schoolmates united by their love of American blues and Rhythm&Blues? | Keith Richards and Mick Jagger |
| What year did the Rolling Stones begin to take off (when did the band start getting popular, I guess)? | 1963 |
| What year did the Rolling Stones hire Andrew Loog Oldham as their manager? | 1963 |
| The Stones cultivated a deliberately different image for itself than most of the other... | British groups |
| What British band was marketed as lower class rebels and louts? | The Rolling Stones |
| What was the Stones' first #1 in the United States? | "Satisfaction" |
| What was the first Stones album that consisted entirely of original songs? | "Aftermath," r. 1966 |
| What person is kind of a signature for the Rolling Stones? | Mick Jagger and his snarling, leering presence. |
| What British group has a reputation for living on the wild side and has been a frequent target of politicians and media conservatives? | The Rolling Stones |
| The Rolling Stones' drummer, Charlie Watts, wrote a children's book about what jazz musician? | Charlie Parker |
| 'Who' was one of the original anarchist rock groups? | The Who |
| What did the Who's song "My Generation" seethe with? | anger and hostility |
| What Who band member was standing too close when the drum exploded? | Pete Townsend, he was deaf in his left ear because of the explosion. |
| What band is the originator of destroying instruments on stage? | The Who, one of the members destroyed a guitar by accident during a concert and they audience liked it so much, they kept doing it. |
| What rock opera was made by The Who? | Tommy (1969 |
| What band has been remarkably resilient for more than 30 years? | The Who |
| In some of The Who's best songs, this instrument was used. | Synthesizer |
| What was The Who's first big hit? | "My Generation" |
| Who, along with Jimi Hendrix, was one of the most influential guitarists in rock history? | Eric Clapton |
| Eric Clapton took his initial inspiration from the blues, especially the music of this man. | Robert Johnson |
| What was the first band of note that Eric Clapton joined? | The Yardbirds (1963) |
| Why did Eric Clapton quit the Yardbirds? | It started to become more pop oriented. |
| After leaving the Yardbirds, what band did Eric Clapton join? | John Mayall's Blues Breakers |
| How many albums did Eric Clapton make with John Mayall's Blues Breakers? | Just one. |
| With what group was Eric Clapton able to focus exclusively on blues? | John mayall's Blues Breakers |
| What group did Jack Bruce join, causing Eric Clapton to envision a trio of virtuosic improvisers? | John mayall's Blues Breakers |
| What was the result of Eric Clapton's vision of a trio of virtuosic improvisers? | Cream (formed in 1966) |
| Ginger Baker on drums, Jack Bruce on bass, and Eric Clapton on guitar formed what super-group? | Cream |
| What led to Cream's demise? | Tension between Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce |
| After the demise of Cream, Eric Clapton formed another super-group with keyboardist/vocalist Stevie Winwood, it was called? | Blind Faith |
| Eric Clapton's group, Blind Faith, was even more short-lived than his group, Cream. True or False? | True |
| Blind Faith disbanded in 1969 after how many albums? | Just one |
| After Blind Faith disbanded in 1969, Eric Clapton began performing as a sideman with who? | Delaney and Bonnie |
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