Part 1
Howlin’ Wolf got his nickname because his grandfather would scold him for choking his grandma’s __________ to death, saying a wolf would come get him if he kept doing it.
Chicken
Elvis was often called the _____________ ____ ______ __ __________
King of Rock 'n' Roll
Johnny Cash became known as the “_______ ___ ___________”.
Man in Black
Motown was founded by _________ ___________ _____ in 1959.
Berry Gordy, Jr.
Ringo Starr was the __________ for the Beatles.
Robert Johnson was only active as a musician for ____________ months.
seven
In 1957, Elvis purchased ______________, a mansion in the Memphis suburbs.
Graceland
Jerry Lee Lewis was nicknamed the ___________because he tried to choke a man to death with the man’s necktie during a brawl in his youth.
Killer
Chuck Berry’s break came when he traveled to Chicago in May 1955 and met Muddy Waters, who suggested he contact _________ Records.
Chess
John Lennon’s songwriting partnership with _______ ___________ remains the most successful in history.
Paul McCartney
Once Muddy Waters grew up, he would use his cabin as a ___________ ___________ on the weekends where visitors could party and drink his homemade moonshine.
Juke joint
The first version of “Hound Dog” was released in March 1953 by ____ _______ __________.
Big Mama Thornton
They were going to name themselves the __________, but they settled on the Crickets.
Beetles
“____________”, Chuck Berry’s first single, sold over a million copies, reaching number one on Billboard magazine's rhythm and blues chart.
Maybellene
Author Michael Gray has argued that, in an important sense, the _________s "started" with Highway 61 Revisited.
'60s
The Delta blues was very acoustically driven, and moving to Chicago introduced _________ guitars that would power through the loudness of Chicago nightclubs.
electric
___________ __________ (2 words) are boxes that alter how guitars sound.
Effects pedals
Ritchie Valens is described as a rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the ___________ (Mexican American) rock movement.
Chicano
Aretha Franklin is referred to as the “_________ ____ _________.”
Queen of Soul
“________________” was performed and written by only Paul McCartney, and it’s the most covered song of all time.
Yesterday
They say that Robert Johnson went to a crossroads near _____________ Plantation at midnight with his guitar.
Dockery
The Esquire and Broadcaster shared the same design, But the _________ didn’t have the shiny Silver pickup near the neck Because it was a cheaper model
Esquire
Elvis cited _______ _________ as the REAL King of Rock and Roll.
Fats Domino
All Summer Long was released in 1964 and marked the end of the Beach Boys’s __________-themed music.
Beach
The Beatles did not perform any of the songs from ___________ on their last tour, arguing that it was a studio creation and a 4-piece band could not properly play it on stage.
Revolver