The Beginning
What brought African music to the Americas?
The Slave Trade
This young, good looking musician was one of the first "white" performers to write and perform his own "black" music
Elvis
Before they were the Beatles, they were the Quarry Men, and they performed this genre of music?
Skiffle
Why did the early blues artists like to perform in England?
No Segregation
The surfer craze in the US was started with the success of this film?
Gidget
The genre of music that was created when the cultures from Africa mixed with the cultures from from the Amercias was called?
Afro Cuban
The music industry changed when Elvis started doing this?
Marketing and Merchandise
Name the band that was known for its crazy on stage antics
The Who
Pat Boone would steal songs from blues artists, re record them, and make more money than them. Why was he able to sell more albums than them?
He was white
This man was denied his seat in first class on a train, the lawsuit he would bring changed the laws in the United States. What was his name?
Homer Plessy
What genre of music was created by slaves and former slaves in the Southern part of the United States
The Blues
What changed in the USA to allow early rock & roll to become popular?
Desegregation
Name one Beatles album we discussed
Various
What did the three main blues artists we talked about all have in common?
They were born on Plantations
This artists focused on the message and real world impact of his music, even writing songs that would get people released from prison?
Bob Dylan
Why did many former slaves move to the northern parts of the United states?
To Find Jobs
This man is not a musician, but is credited with giving Rock & Roll its name
Alan Freed
The lead singer of the Rolling Stones is?
Mick Jagger
Please name the three main blues artists we talked about
Muddy Waters, BB King, Howlin Wolf
This famous supreme court case ended segregation in the US Public Schools
Brown vs Board of Education
Before it was called Rock & Roll, this form of music was called this...Which are initials from two different genres of music
R&B (Rhythm and Blues)
Why did Elvis stop making music in the 1950s
He was drafted
Name all four members of the Beatles
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Most of the early blues artists could only record albums with one record company, what was the name of this record company?
Chess Records
This close call in US history had many Americans believe the country was about to be annihilated in a nuclear war
The Cuban Missile Crisis