Genres
Name the Decade
Singers/Artists
Terms
What's that Song?
100
This style of music has quick, rhythmic words performed over an underlying, electronic beat
What is rap?
100
In which decade was Rock & Roll most popular?
What is the 1950s
100
He was called “The King of Rock and Roll”
Who is Elvis Presley?
100
The west coast city where gangsta rap originated from
What is Compton?
100
What's that song?
"Stressed Out" 21 Pilots Alternative
200
A style of Rock known for its rolling bass
What is Rock & Roll?
200
Rock and Folk Rock were both popular during this decade
What is the 1960s?
200
This group popularized gangsta’ rap
What is N.W.A?
200
A period of social change influenced by the use of hallucinogenic drugs.
What is the Psychedelic Era?
200
What's that song?
"Immigrant Song" Led Zeppelin Hard Rock
300
These are some of the messages of spirituals
What are: Hardships of slavery, Christian Values, Double meanings?
300
This decade is known for the creation of Hard Rock
What is the 70s
300
This bass player was one of the first to use the wah-wah pedal to create a distorted guitar sound
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
300
Two rhythms played simultaneously
What is a polyrhythm?
300
What's that song?
"Sing, sing, sing" Benny Goodman Big Band Jazz
400
This style of music combines blues and the driving rhythm of jazz
What is Rhythm and Blues?
400
Blues music became popular during the great depression in this decade
What is the 1930s?
400
"The First Lady of Song"
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
400
Rock and pop music from the United Kingdoms that became popular in the U.S. during the 60s was known as the:
What is the British Invasion?
400
What's that song?
"The Sun is Burning" Simon & Garfunkel Folk Rock
500
This is the original form of Jazz where all the musicians improvised at the same time
What is Dixieland?
500
Funk was popular during this decade
What is the 1960s?
500
"The Empress of Blues"
Who is Bessie Smith?
500
In the 1920s, poor African Americans sang the Blues because of their struggles in unfair systems like this
What is Sharecropping?
500
What's that song?
"Homeless Blues" Bessie Smith Blues