Rock
Folk Revival
Motown
Other Kinds of Rock
Funk
200

When this band came to the USA in 1963, many saw that as the beginning of the British Invasion.

The Beatles

200

This artists poetic lyrics made him extremely popular among the folk revival.

Bob Dylan

200

Soul music is a combination of R&B and this southern church genre.

Gospel

200

This type of rock was made popular by The Beach Boys

Surf Rock

200

This man is credited with starting the genre.

James Brown

400

This man popularized many types of guitar effects that are widely beloved today, such as Fuzz Distortion

Jimi Hendrix
400

Banjos and this were the most common instrument used by folk revival musicians.

Guitar

400

This famous musician, know as "The Father of Soul" was ironically shot by his father.

Marvin Gaye

400

This rock featured softer percussion and instruments such as sitar. Trippy, dude!

Psychedelic Rock

400

This element is, in funk, more important than melody or harmony.

Rhythm

600

This festival that took place in 1969, featured many famous rock groups.

Woodstock '69

600

Many folk revival artists were accused of being communists, as part of this national fear.

The Red Scare

600

Motown is a reference to this city in which the record label was founded.

Detroit, MI

600
Longer, more musical complex songs were a staple of this genre of rock.

Progressive Rock

600

This song, released this song in 1967, regarded as the first funk song

Cold Sweat

800

This genre of music, a combination of Country and Jazz, was a precursor to many of the British rock bands of the time.

Skiffle Beat

800

Hailing from California, they were the most popular folk revival trio of the time.

The Kingston Trio

800

This songwriting trio is responsible for the "Motown Sound."

Holland-Dozier-Holland

800

The Who were the front runners of this style of rock, which used more melodic hooks and polished production.

Pop Rock

800

The "dance-able" feel of funk is the result of heavy, layered, this.

Syncopation

1000

Rock music was a central part of this movement, which sought to end unjust laws regarding racial discrimination.

Civil Right Movement

1000

Many folk revival artists used this technique, where an old melody is sung with new lyrics.

Interpolation

1000

This compositional technique involves having the entire band drop out and build back up for the final chorus.

Gospel Break

1000

Bands like Cream borrowed from Rock's Roots, and were heavily inspired by musicians like Jimi Hendrix.

Blues Rock

1000

Collective this was common in funk, most on rhythms, and referred to as "jamming"

Improvisation