The 27 Club
Music Terms
Pop Music
The Beach Boys
Weirdo instruments
100

This outrageous left-handed guitarist died in 1970 after apparently choking on his own vomit.  (not someone else's vomit)

Who was Jimi Hendrix?

100

The term 'race records' used to refer to music by black artists until Jerry Wexler replaced it with THIS familiar term:

What is 'R & B?'

100

This 'quiet' Beatle was the most accomplished guitarist

Who was George Harrison?

100

This man, the father of three Beach Boys, was a terrible human being.

Who was Murry Wilson?

100

This is the weirdo instrument of choice for 'Weird' Al Yankovic

What is the accordion?

200

This poetic frontman died in a Paris bathtub in 1971 of apparent heart failure

Who was Jim Morrison?

200

The opposite of 'ritardando,' this term means "to speed up."

What is 'accelerando?'

200

She is thought to be the best-selling female artist of all time, with over 400 million records

Who is Madonna?

200

He is the much-maligned cousin of the Wilson brothers who was famous for encouraging Brian to "not F$@* with the formula."

Who is Mike Love?

200

This Scottish instrument is both difficult to play and unpleasantly loud.

What is a bagpipes?

300

She led the San Francisco psychedelic blues band 'Big Brother and the Holding Company' before dying in 1970, probably of a drug overdose.

Who was Janis Joplin?

300

This symbol means that the musician may hold a note or rest as long as he or she would like.

What is a 'fermata?'

300

This "singer" is thought to have the most Twitter followers of any "musician."

Who is Justin Bieber?

300

This is the name of the long-unreleased album recorded mostly by Brian in the months after 'Pet Sounds'

What is 'Smile?'

300

This predecessor to the pianoforte was widely used in Baroque-era music before finding a niche in 1960s 'baroque pop' or 'sunshine pop'

What is a harpsichord?

400
This guitarist and singer was one of the frontrunners of Seattle's 'Grunge' sound before taking his own life in 1994

Who was Kurt Cobain?

400

This type of chord features SMALLER intervals than major or minor.

What is 'diminished?'

400

The former lead singer of the Commodores, this artist was tasked with putting together a star-studded group of artists and writing the song 'We Are the World'

Who is Lionel Richie?

400

This Beach Boy inadvertently fell in with the Charles Manson 'family.'

Who was Dennis Wilson?

400
These drums were often used in cartoons to indicate that a character was running away quickly.

What are bongos?

500

Perhaps the most musical Rolling Stone, this deeply troubled artist drowned in a swimming pool in 1969.

Who was Brian Jones?

500

This Italian term means to play smoothly.

What is 'legato?'

500

This outstanding drummer and singer was part of a Grammy-winning duo with her brother before dying of anorexia in 1983

Who was Karen Carpenter?

500

Brian famously had one of these installed in his living room so that he could be more in touch with some of the geographical features of Los Angeles

What was a sandbox?

500

The instrument played by Squidward is a member of THIS instrument family:

What is woodwinds?