The Beatles
The 4 members of The Beatles.
Who are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr?
This is where Surfing Music was born.
What is Southern California?
This band was the biggest British musical influence in the United States.
Who are The Beatles?
These are some traditional American folk instruments. (Name at least 3)
What are acoustic guitar, fiddle, banjo, washboard, accordion, spoons, flutes, harmonica.
The listening medium most crucial to the spread of new rock music.
What is Radio?
This is where The Beatles grew up.
What is Liverpool?
This is the most popular band in the Surfing Music subgenre.
Who are The Beach Boys?
This band with a Bad Boy image was competing with and inspired by The Beatles during the British Invasion.
Who are The Rolling Stones?
What are social issues and concerns?
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
This was The Beatles' first record.
What is Please Please Me?
These are the main themes sung about in Surfing Music.
What are Fun, Girls, Parties, Cars, and Waves?
This British band was lyric and storytelling focused, and combined hard rock and social commentary.
Who are The Who?
He was credited with creating Folk Rock and being a huge influence for The Beatles.
Who is Bob Dylan?
This was the year of the first Monterey Pop Festival and the start of the Summer of Love.
What is 1967.
This was the final album The Beatles recorded.
What is Abbey Road?
Defining characteristics heard in Surfing Music.
What are electric guitars, stark vocal contrasts, driving and heavy beats.
This British band with a "twisted" name was known for using satirical commentary on daily life in their songs, and played a large role in diversifying pop music.
Who are The Kinks?
This is why Bob Dylan was booed at the Newport Folk Festival.
What is using electric instruments and amplification.
This was a scandal where is was discovered that DJs were taking bribes of cash, promotional weekends, and/or partial ownership of songs or artists.
What is the Payola Scandal?
He was The Beatles' manager before his tragic death in 1967.
Who is Brian Epstein?
He was the creative leader of The Beach Boys, who stopped touring with the band in 1964.
Who is Brian Wilson?
This "wild" named group appealed more to the outsider demographic of music listeners.
Who are The Animals?
This famous Bob Dylan song was an anthem for social change in the 60s.
What is Blowin' in the Wind?
This was the name of the TV show that filled the void of Your Hit Parade after YHP couldn't keep up with rock music.
What is American Bandstand?