Influential Musicians
This Yardbirds guitarist later founded Led Zeppelin
Who is Jimmy Page?
The British Invasion was led by two major bands in the early 1960s. Name one of them.
What is The Beatles or The Rolling Stones?
This youth subculture in 1960s London was known for stylish suits, scooters, and a love of jazz and R&B.
What are the Mods?
This song by The Animals tells the tragic story of a gambler’s life in New Orleans.
What is “House of the Rising Sun”?
This band, featuring Eric Clapton, was known for extended instrumental jams.
What is Cream?
This guitarist played in The Yardbirds and Cream and later had a legendary solo career.
Who is Eric Clapton?
The British Invasion helped introduce this new genre that mixed folk and rock elements.
What is folk rock?
The “Rockets” were a group that embraced this older rock and roll style.
What is rockabilly?
The Who’s first concept album, released in 1967, featured fake commercials and radio jingles.
What is The Who Sell Out?
The Yardbirds were famous for introducing this guitar technique to rock music.
What is distortion and feedback?
This bandleader and guitarist was responsible for Fleetwood Mac’s early blues success.
Who is Peter Green?
The 1967 Monterey Pop Festival helped launch this British band’s popularity in the U.S.
What is The Who?
This genre of music, popularized in Liverpool, was named after the city’s river.
What is Mersey Beat?
This 1969 album by The Who introduced the world to rock operas.
What is Tommy?
This band, led by Eric Burdon, became famous for their bluesy sound and hit song “House of the Rising Sun.”
What is The Animals?
The lead singer of The Animals, this musician helped bring American blues to a wider audience.
Who is Eric Burdon?
This British blues band’s name was inspired by their lead guitarist’s nickname and drummer’s last name.
What is Fleetwood Mac?
his 1960s British subculture, known for its love of rockabilly and motorcycles, was often seen wearing Teddy Boy-style clothing.
What are the Rockets?
This double album by Cream became the first platinum-selling double album in history.
What is Wheels of Fire?
This British band started as a blues group before evolving into a pop rock powerhouse with the addition of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham
What is Fleetwood Mac?
This drummer of The Who was known for his wild performances and destructive drumming style.
Who is Keith Moon?
This 1964 song by The Kinks was a defining hit of the British Invasion.
What is “You Really Got Me”?
This rock opera by The Who tells the story of a “deaf, dumb, and blind” boy who becomes a pinball wizard.
What is Tommy?
The Kinks pioneered the use of distortion with this song, often credited as an early influence on hard rock.
What is “You Really Got Me”?
Before forming Cream, Eric Clapton played in this influential blues-rock band known for their innovative guitar work.
What is The Yardbirds?