Ragtime to Rock
Popular music is music that you can ____ to.
Dance
Hip-Hop began during the:
1970s
Kiss is really good at:
Merchandizing OR being theatrical
Where are The Beatles from?
Liverpool, England
Known for its uneven feel.
This is Scott Joplin's genre, he wrote The Maple Leaf Rag for the piano.
Ragtime
The modern marching band evolved with this sport:
Football
Hip-Hop has influenced our culture in what three ways?
Dancing, dress, and speech.
Which music downloading website did Metallica sue for copyright infringement?
Napster
Name all four members:
John, Paul, George, and Ringo
The Great Depression and World War II helped make this genre popular.
The father of the modern marching band is John Phillip _____.
Sousa
Grandmaster Flash was the first to call the turntables a:
Musical instrument
Name the song format that appeared after the Beatles appeared on the scene:
Paul and Ringo
People loved to dance and listen to this genre while hanging out in "Speakeasys" during Prohibition.
Jazz
The most famous ragtime composer is a pianist named:
Scott Joplin
Where was the party that kicked off Hip-Hop?
1520 Sedgwick Ave.
Name the instrument that took a backseat as the lead in a band after the 1950s:
Saxophone
How many number 1 hits did they have?
20
Name the three kinds of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock:
Thrash, Funk, & Nu Metal
Arena, Southern, and Art Rock
A typical blues song is based around three:
Chords
Who supplied the music for the first Hip-Hop party at 1520 Sedgwick Ave?
DJ Kool Herc
This man is known for making Rock 'n' Roll acceptable for the white middle class:
Elvis Presley
When did the Beatles land in New York to start the British Invasion?
1964
Metallica created this genre to help break the grip of soft metal on heavy metal fans.
Thrash metal