American Popular Music 2 Flashcards

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Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven

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Jimi Hendrix
Purple Haze

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Who was the left-handed guitarist in the ’60s who revolutionized how to play?

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Jimi Hendrix

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The Rolling Stones
Satisfaction

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The Who
Who Are You?

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The Beatles
Hey Jude

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The phenomenon in the ’60s when a large amount of British rock bands became famous in the USA is called…?

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The British Invasion

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The hard-core genre of music that is characterized by distorted guitar sounds is called…?

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Metal

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Black Sabbath
Iron Man

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Judas Priest
Deciever

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Metallica
Master of Puppets

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The club/dancing music in the ’70s is called…?

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Disco

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ABBA
Dancing Queen

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Cher
Believe

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The Bee Gees
Stayin’ Alive

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Music that emerged from Motown through the 70s is called…?

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Funk

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The Commodores
Brick House

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Kool in the Gang
Celebration

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Earth, Wind and Fire
September

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What genre of music has roots in the American way-of-life, patriotism and farming?

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Johnny Cash
The Ring of Fire

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Willie Nelson (The Highwaymen)
On the Road Again

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Dolly Parton
Jolene

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Who is the iconic country super star that opened up a free reading program called, “The Imagination Library?”

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Journey Separate Ways
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Chicago 25 or 6 to 4
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Queen I Want to Break Free
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Elton John Rocket Man
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David Bowie Changes
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The Ramones I Want to Be Sedated
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The lead singer of the classic rock band QUEEN, who also died of AIDS was...?
Freddie Mercury
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The Misfits, Black Flag and The Ramones are examples of what genre?
Punk
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Michael Jackson They Don't Really Care About Us
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Prince Kiss
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Pat Benatar Hit Me With Your Best Shot
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Madonna Material Girl
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Guns N Roses Welcome to the Jungle
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Blondie Heart of Glass
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AC/DC Back in Black
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Bruce Springsteen Hungry Heart
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Billie Joel Uptown Girl
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Bon Jovi Dead or Alive
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Blondie is an example of what sub-genre of rock?
New Wave
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Bruce Springsteen is an example of what sub-genre of rock?
Heartland Rock
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Billie Joel is an example of what sub-genre of rock?
Soft Rock
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Cannibal Corpse and Iron Maiden are examples of what type of band?
80s Metal
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Rock that has a more aggressive back beat and relies even more on amplification is...?
Hard Rock