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When did Bob Dylan get to New York?
December of 1960
What band was Phil Spector a part of?
The Beatles
When did Sonny and Cher begin performing together?
In 1963
What happened after the Beatles landed in the US?
Bands composed of male teenagers with more enthusiasm than musical training sprang up across the country
Where did folksingers take their music from?
Tunes that are drawn or adapted from traditional folk melodies
Civil Rights and the Vietnam conflict
Why did Phil Spector retire from the music business?
He was crushed by the failure in America
What was Sonny and Cher's fashion like?
They wore deliberately outlandish clothes, both onstage and off, which drew nearly as much comment as their music
What are "Nuggets"?
They are hundreds of garage-band singles from the 1960s, records that have spawned an entire culture of collectors
What happened to Bob Dylan in July of 1966?
Bob Dylan was almost killed in a motorcycle accident in July of 1966
Where and when did the Byrds form?
Los Angeles in 1964
Why was it harder for the Beach Boys to contend with the Beatles' success than it was for other bands?
Both groups were signed to Capitol Records
Where did Gary Lewis and the Playboys frequent to perform when they first started out?
Gary Lewis and the Playboys frequently performed at Disneyland when they first started out.
Where did Paul Revere and the Raiders form?
They formed in Idaho
Who was the second person to replace Brian Wilson?
Bruce Johnston
Where did Gene Clark meet Roger McGuinn?
At the Troubadour Club
What happened to Brian Wilson?
He decided to stop touring so he could stay in California writing new music and recording backing tracks
There was a steady migration of folk musicians from where to where in 1964-1965?
From Greenwich Village to Southern California
Did the Monkees form themselves or did someone else form their group?
They were formed because of someone else
What was Sonny's "Laugh at Me" a response to?
It was a response to a specific incident when he was ridiculed for his clothing and haircut at one of the couple's favorite restaurants
What were Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel originally called?
Tom and Jerry
What did Brian Wilson start doing after retiring from touring?
He began devoting his energies to increasingly complex and ambitious arrangements for the band after retiring from touring
Why did folkies head west?
They felt neglected by record labels in New York
What was music aimed at younger listeners called?
Bubblegum and Teenybopper
How did new bands in the US gain popularity?
By playing at dances and clubs, and local records attempted to cash in by releasing records for small markets