Jazz
This woodwind instrument is key in swing and jazz.
Saxaphone
Who was the "king" of rock and roll?
Elvis Presley
Finish this lyric "Stop in the___ ___ ____"
name of love
This female singer wrote “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and became a trailblazer for women in country music.
Loretta Lynn
This British band shocked American audiences in 1964 by performing on The Ed Sullivan Show, helping launch the “British Invasion” and forever changing the landscape of rock and pop music.
The Beatles
Who was this famous singer known for singing the song "Strange Fruit"
Billie Holiday
This dance craze swept teens in the 1950s with fast footwork and twists.
This British band sang the song "Across the Universe"
The Beatles
Early Hillbilly Country was recorded within what decade?
1920's-30's
This instrument, invented in 1931, became key to the sound of rock and pop in the 1960s
the Electric Guitar
Where did Jazz originate?
New Orleans
Who was the Guitarist nicknamed “Mr. Guitar.”
Chuck Berry
This duo is famous for the 1965 hit ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’’ — one of the most played songs in radio history
The Righteous Brothers
Who Popularized Honkey-Tonk country music?
This 1969 music festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people and is considered a defining moment of the 1960s counterculture.
Woodstock
Famous New Orleans trumpet player, nicknamed “Satchmo.”
Lois Armstrong
Rock & Roll concerts in the 1950s were often called this because teens would scream and jump around
Sock Hops
This girl group gave Motown hits like ‘Stop! In the Name of Love'
The Supremes
True or False: Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces” was one of the first country songs to use orchestral backing.
True
True or False: The first Grammy Awards were held in 1959 to honor outstanding achievements in the music industry.
tRUE
This style of jazz emerged in the 1940s, is fast, complex, often instrumental, and changed the way musicians improvised.
Bebop - Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie; meant to challenge audiences with technical skill.
This singer is known for ‘Tutti Frutti’ and energetic performances.
Little Richard
This Motown singer recorded the hit ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ in 1967, which became an anthem of determination and love.
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
This singer-songwriter from Kentucky helped popularize bluegrass-influenced country with hits like “Blue Moon of Kentucky” and later recorded rockabilly versions
Bill Monroe
This record-breaking performance in 1965 featured a nearly 45-minute extended live rendition of a single song, showcasing improvisation and the possibilities of live rock music for the first time on a large festival stage.
The Who at the Monterey Pop Festival – performing “My Generation”