This soon-to-be minister's style included playing the piano standing and gospel hollers throughout his tunes.
Who is Little Richard?
100
Coming from the Appalachian region, this style of music is characterized by fiddle playing, steel guitar and simple down home lyrics.
What is Country Music?
100
This was the original name of the Beatles when they started the band at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England
What is the Quarrymen?
100
This contraption propelled the popularity of music from local to regional to national.
What is the Radio or the TV?
100
This American television show launched many rock careers, including those of Elvis Presley and the Beatles.
What is the Ed Sullivan Show?
200
This singer's signature move the "Duck Walk" was quacktastic.
Who is Chuck Berry?
200
This Style is "Rock with a Country twang".
What is Rockabilly?
200
This band, who came across the pond just after the Beatles were considered the "Bad Boys" of British Rock with their hits "Satisfaction" and "Gimme Shelter."
Who are the Rolling Stones?
200
This publishing Mecca in New York innovated music through a signature AABA form. Printing of sheet music was also innovated there.
What is Tin Pan Alley?
200
This DJ Coined the phrase "Rock and Roll."
Who is Alan Freed?
300
This Rockabilly singer from Lubbock, Texas whose hits include "That'll Be the Day" and "Rave on," died in a plane crash with the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens
Who is Buddy Holly?
300
This style of music had to be "Cleaned up" for Radio-play.
What R&B?
300
The British invasion officially began in 1964 on the Ed Sullivan Show with this band.
Who are the Beatles?
300
The Guitar, Bass and Keyboard instruments underwent this change during the 50's and 60's.
What is electrification?
300
This building AND honorary society for country music brought it to National recognition.
What is the Grand Ole Opry?
400
This singer could only be filmed for TV from the waist up because of his uncontrollable hips.
Who is Elvis Presley?
400
Gene Autry and Roy Rogers sang this type of music which grew from the Cowboy songs from Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.
What is Western Music?
400
This coat-tail band of the Beatles gained fame with their hit "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey."
Who are Gerry and the Pacemakers?
400
This segment of the population innovated Rock Music by becoming its driving force in the 1950s. It also innovated race relations.
Who are White Youth?
400
In order to more easily jam with other musicians when touring and in clubs where they would play with random bands/musicians , R&B musicians would adhere to this style of blues.
What are the 12 bar blues?
500
This performer covered a Glenn Miller tune to great fame. his repetitive triplet rhythm on the piano really struck a chord.
Who is Fats Domino?
500
This style of music, whose NAME was coined by Alan Freed shares influences of Jazz, gospel and blues. The name comes from two very popular songs by Bill Haley and the Comets and Big Joe Turner, respectively.
What is Rock and Roll?
500
This "Generation" band rode the Coat tails of the Rolling Stones.
Who are the the Who?
500
The Beatles innovated music by utilizing influences of these styles of music (NAME 3)
What is Classical, Folk, Rock, Country, R&B, Blues?
500
This style of music from the Vera Cruz region of Mexico became popular in the US with Ritchie Vallens' "La Bamba."