The Day the Music Died
The name given to the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson on February 3, 1959
The Day the Music Died
The Muddy Waters song from which The Rolling Stones got their name
Rollin' Stone
The Beatles were described as a voice for young people who were disillusioned by this U.S. event and the Vietnam War
assassination of President John F. Kennedy
British teens were inspired by this American musical genre, along with R&B and early rock
blues
The Rolling Stones' image was described as "rough" and "rebellious," in contrast to these types of polished U.S. acts
Who are Fabian and Frankie Avalon
The type of music that replaced the "raw rock 'n' roll" after the crash, featuring teen idols and pop acts.
"watered down" rock
The mission of the band when they formed in London
bring gritty American blues back to youth audiences
The Beatles' debut on this show in 1964 was watched by more than one-third of the American population
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Rolling Stones covered songs by this American blues and R&B musician
Chuck Berry
The social system enforced by "Jim Crow" laws in the American South
What is segregation
Two examples of teen idols mentioned in the slideshow who replaced the earlier rock 'n' roll artists
Fabian and Frankie Avalon
The band's debut on this popular TV show was so chaotic the host vowed to never have them back, though they did return five more times
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Beatles were named number one on this music publication's list of the top 100 artists of all time
Billboard
The Beatles' repertoire was "peppered with 'covers'" of songs by musicians from this group
African-American musicians
The Beatles' haircuts were initially ridiculed during their first U.S. tour, but their rebellious image was a hit with this demographic
Who are young people
The event that created a "huge gap" in American rock 'n' roll, leading to a new sound
plane crash on February 3, 1959
The 1965 song described as an "anthem of rebellion" due to its lyrics and raw sound
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
The name given to the craze that swept the UK and US, with fans copying everything including the band's hairdos
Beatlemania
The type of British craze that served as a "gateway to rock" for UK teens
What is the skiffle craze
The 1964 act that struck down segregation in public spaces
What is The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The year of the plane crash that marked "The Day the Music Died
What is 1959
According to Keith Richards, the "all-important ingredient" of their music, which comes from the blues
feeling or "the feel"
The reason their record company was hesitant to release the Beatles' records in the US, before they became sensations
because their record company was not sure how the American public would take to their moptop haircuts
This pro-segregation group called Little Richard's songs "the heavy-beat music of Negroes" that brought out "animalism and vulgarit
White Citizens Council (WCC)
The Beatles were "great champions" of this type of American music from the late 1950s and early 1960s
African-American Rock and Roll and Rhythm and Blues music