Roots of Rock 'n' Roll
What does R & B stand for?
Rhythm and Blues
What town was the birth place of Motown Records?
Detroit
What was the original name of the group starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison?
Silver Beatles
Where were the Beach Boys from?
California
What kind of music came out of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in the late 60's. Often referred to as "hippie music"?
Hard Rock
Psychedelic
Disco
Psychedelic
Which man gave Elvis his big start?
Sam Elliott
Sam Phillips
Berry Gordy
Sam Phillips
Motown is short for...
Motor City
In February of 1964, the Beatles came to America. On what Sunday night popular television show did they appear?
Ed Sullivan Show
What was the family name of the brothers who, along with cousin Mike Love, created the Beach Boys?
Moon
Wilson
Hendrix
Wilson
What popular style of music, pretty much the same time as psychedelic, had a softer and sweeter sound?
Folk and/or Sof Rock
What Big Mama Thornton song did Elvis do a "cover" of?
Hound Dog
Who started Motown Records?
Barry Manilow
Barry Gibb
Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy
Who is often referred to as "the 5th Beatle"?
Brian Keith
Keith Moon
Brian Epstein
Brian Epstein - their manager
What things were the Beach Boys early songs about in the 1960's?
Cars, Girls, School
Cars, Girls, Surfing
Cars, School, Surfing
Surfing
Driving cool cars
Dating pretty girls
Which guitar icon played his Fender Stratocaster reversed and upside down? He also played with with his teeth and behind his head.
Jimi Hendrix
Who said "Before Elvis there was nothing"?
John Lennon
What title was given to Aretha Franklin?
The Queen of Soul
On what album in 1965 did the Beatles release music that featured unusual instruments such as a piano altered to sound like a harpsichord, a distorted fuzz bass guitar, and the Indian stringed sitar?
Rubber Soul
What was the name of the album where Brian Wilson experimented with unusual instruments/sounds like non-pop strings, piccolos, xylophones, sleight bells, empty Coke cans and even barking canines?
Pet Sounds
What is the name of the iconic music festival that was held in upstate New York in 1969? **Note: It will celebrate it's 50th anniversary this year!
Woodstock
Under whose name will you find Gibson's most famous electric guitar?
Les Paul
What other two recording labels competed with Motown in the 1960's?
Atlantic Records and Stax Records
Sun Records and Atlantic Records
Sun Records and Stax Records
Stax Records (Memphis, TN) and Atlantic Records (New York, NY)
What woman is often credited (perhaps incorrectly) with the demise/break-up of the Beatles?
Yoko Ono
In 2003 when Rolling Stone magazine put together a list of the top 500 Greatest Rock Albums, what Beatles album beat our Pet Sounds for the number one spot?
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Who replaced Beatle drummer Pete Best?
Ringo Starr