From Blues to Rock
Beatlemania
Purple Haze
Parental Advisory
Listening
100
IN 1962, European interest in Blues was fueled by this music festival.
What is The American Folk Blues Festival?
100
In 1964, this British band was topping the US Billboard charts with 5 songs.
Who is "The Beatles"?
100
These two had their own band, but later went on to perform with Jimi Hendrix.
Who is Sam & Dave?
100
This genre of music came under fire for explicit content in the mid 1980s.
What is heavy metal?
200
Pete Townshend, the guitarist for British band, The Who, used these words to describe British pop singer Cliff Richards.
What is "Weak and Watery"?
200
This major US event happened right before the arrival of the Beatles in the US.
What is the assassination of JFK?
200
These two instruments were featured on the hit single, "Hold on I'm Coming".
What is the trumpet and saxophone?
200
The label below was added to explicit music due to this activist group.
Who is the Parents' Music Resource Center or the PMRC?
200
What is "Hold On, I'm Coming"?
300
Long John Baldry, a British Blues singer, started listening to blues at this age.
What is 12 Years Old?
300
This many people tuned in to watch the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan show.
What is 73 Million?
300
In Jimi Hendrix's early years, he performed for this singer.
Who is Little Richard?
300
This band was responsible for the song "We're Not Gonna Take It".
Who is Twisted Sister?
300
What is "Got My Mojo Working"?
400
Members of the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin were inspired by this blues musician.
Who is Long John Baldry?
400
This movie gave a fictional look into the lives of the Beatles.
What is "A Hard Days Night"?
400
This reviewer was the first to write about Jimi Hendrix in 1966.
Who is Peter Jones?
400
This was the name of the list that included multiple explicit songs in the mid 1980s.
What is the "Filthy Fifteen"?
400
What is "Purple Haze"?
500
Muddy Waters and Cryil Davis both performed this song in 1963.
What is "Got my Mojo Working"?
500
The Beatles' first US performance was at what concert venue?
What is the Washington Coliseum?
500
In the music video for Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix played his guitar using this.
What is his teeth?
500
This heavy metal singer went in front of the Senate to stop the censorship of music in 1985.
Who is Dee Snider?
500
What is "She Loves You"?