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What was the primary overriding factor that characterized the music industry during the 1970s?
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Fragmentation
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What is the term used to describe the 1970s society that contained hundreds of subcategories of self-interest groups?
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Fragmentation
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What was the nickname for the 1970s?
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"Me decade"
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What book described the changing consumer trends from an either/an to a multiple option society?
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Megatrends
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What is the term for programming certain styles of music for a specific audience who typically purchased a predictable set of advertised products?
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Formatting
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List some formats:
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1. album-oriented rock
2. easy-listening pop 3. big-band jazz 4. progressive jazz 5. disco 6. punk rock 7. rhythm and blues 8. oldies but goldies 9. country rock 10. rock country 11. progressive rock |
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T or F
During the 1970s did not contain any one giant recording artist. |
True
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Name a secondary factor that characterized the 1970s music industry?
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Consolidation of power within the record industry
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Name the 6 major record companies that were in power by the end of the 1970s:
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1. CBS
2. Warner Communications 3. Polygram 4. RCA 5. MCA 6. Capitaol-EMI |
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T or F
During the 1970s came the shift of music as an art to music as a product> |
True
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T or F
During the 1970s music categories were continuations of previous initiatives. |
True
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What characteristic that cut across almost all the fragments of the 70s music scene?
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Explosion of electronic technology
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Name the bands of the second invasion of British bands?
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1. the Who
2. Moody Blues 3. Procol Harum 4. Emerson, Lake and Palmer 6. Deep Purple 7. Genesis 8. Yes |
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What was the name given to bands that hardened their rock and roll during the 1970s?
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Heavy metal
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What was the term given to bands that took on a visual or theatrical (not musical) distinction?
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Glitter rock
or Glam rock |
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What was the term given to the rock and roll bands of the 1970s that rebelled against anything?
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Punk rock
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Name the 2 short-lived bands that Clapton formed following the breakup of Cream:
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1. Blind Faith
2. Drek and the Dominoes |
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Who is the woman did Clapton have an on and off again relationship, then finally married?
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Patti Harrison, wife of George Harrison
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T or F
Clapton suffered from a drug addiction. |
True
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Who is considered to be one of rock's premier guitarists, who recorded under his own name during the 19702, 1980s, and 1990s?
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Eric Clapton
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Name the #1 hit by Eric Clapton that hit the charts in 1974 following his brief retreat from the limelight?
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I Shot the Sheriff
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Name the keyboard artist that played with the Spencer Davis Group while still in his teens?
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Steve Winwood
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Name the band that Steve Winwood formed in 1967?
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Traffic
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What 2 artists from the group Blind Faith had successful solo recordings
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1. Eric Clapton
2. Steve Winwood |
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Name Traffic's finest album:
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John Barleycorn Must Die
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Name the group Rod Stewart helped to form in 1967?
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Jeff Beck Group
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T or F
Ron Woods and Rod Stewart were in the same group called Faces. |
True
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Name the artist who pursued both a solo career and as a member of Faces?
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Rod Stewart
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Name the album that was the start of Rod Stewart's career as a soloist?
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Gasoline Alley
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What was the #1 hit off of Rod Stewart's album, Every Picture Tells a Story?
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Maggie May
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What type of rock began as an exaggeration of the hard side of mainstream?
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Heavy Metal
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what band became the prototype of British heavy metal music?
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Deep Purple
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What group became the premier British heavy metal band?
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Led Zeppelin
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T or F
Led Zeppelin released singles in both Britain and the US. |
False,
Led Zeppelin placed singles in the US charts, but never released a single in Great Britain |
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What was the name of Led Zeppelin's first #1 album?
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Led Zeppelin II
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What was the #5 hit off of Led Zeppelin II?
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Whole Lotta Love
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What was Led Zeppelin's most famous song?
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Stairway to Heaven
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T or F
Stairway to Heaven was released as a single. |
FALSE,
Stairway to Heaven was never released as a single |
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When did problems begin for Led Zeppelin?
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In 1975.
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What was announced in 1999 about Led Zeppelin?
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Zeppelin was only the 3rd act in history to achieve four or more diamond certified albums
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How many albums sold does it take to become diamond certified?
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10 million albums sold
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What band did Ozzy Osbourne begin in ?
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Black Sabbath
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T or F
Black Sabbath did not have any single hits. |
True
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Who replaced Osbourne when he left Black Sabbath?
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Ronnie James Dio
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What was David Bowie's real name?
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David JOnes
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Name the character David Bowie created in order to gain attention?
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Ziggy Stardust
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What is the word used to describe David Bowie's ability to change both musical style and image?
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Chameleon
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What city did David Bowie live in during the 1970s to gain another perspective on music?
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Berlin
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What was the name of the Broadway show that David Bowie starred in?
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The Elephant Man
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Name the musical artists that were considered to be glitter rockers?
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1. David Bowie
2. Elton John 3. Alice Cooper 4. Kiss 5. Boy George |
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Name some British groups that were considered to be glitter rock groups:
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1. Mark Bolan's Tryarannosaurus Rex
2. Gary Glitter 3. Mott the Hoople 4. Roxy Music |
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What do punksters consider their music to be?
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The ultimate rebellion against virtually all forms of post-1960s rock and against society in general
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Name the first major British punk group:
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Sex Pistols
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Name the lead singer of the Sex Pistols
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Johnny Rotten
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T or F
Johnny Rotten sang in another group before joining the Sex Pistols. |
FALSE
Johnny Rotten had never sung in another band |
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T or F
All 21 dates for the Sex Pistol tour were successful. |
FALSE,
All but 3 were canceled |
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What was Johnny Rotten's real name?
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John Lydon
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Name the Sex Pistols singer who was charged with murdering his girlfriend and who was found dead in 1979 from a drug overdose?
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Sid Vicious
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What was Sid Vicious's real name?
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John Ritchie
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Name the other major British punk band who preotested everything including boring jobs, police, America, rock music, violence and racism?
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The Clash
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What genre did punk music have an affinity with?
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Reggae
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What term was given to the rebellion music of the late 1970s in order to distract from the negative connotations of punk music?
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New Wave
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Name the singer who seemed to demark the the distinction between punk music and new wave?
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Elvis Costello
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Who was the singer who was chastened for racial remarks about Ray Charles and James Brown?
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Elvis Costello
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What is Elvis Costello's real name?
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Declan Mcmanus
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Who did Elvis Costello team up with in the mid to late 1990s that resulted in a Grammy award?
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Burt Bacharach
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Name the mainstream group that formed in 1967 by former members of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers?
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Fleetwood Mac
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Name the original members of Green's Fleetwood Mac?
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1. Jeremy Spencer
2. Peter Green 3. Mick Fleetwood 4. John McVie |
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Name the 2 female members that joined Fleetwood Mac:
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1. Christine McVie
2. Stevie Nicks |
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Name the male singer and guitarist who joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975?
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Lindsey Buckingham
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Name the 3 top performing albums by Fleetwood Mac?
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1. Fleetwood Mac
2. Rumour 3. Tusk |
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What singer from Fleetwood Mac enjoyed 7 top 40 hits in the early 1980s as a soloist?
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Stevie Nicks
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Who is Reginald Dwight?
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Elton John
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Who teamed with Elton John and wrote many of their lyrics?
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Bernie Taupin
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Who helped Elton John record, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds?
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Dr. Winston O'Boogie?
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Who was Dr. Winston O'Boogie?
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John Lennon
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Name the album that started Elton John's peak period?
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Madman Across the Water
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What song did Elton John perform at Princess Diana's funeral?
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Candle in the Wind
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What recording may be the highest selling single of all time?
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Candle in the Wind, reworked for Princess Diana's funeral,
sold 11 million copeis in the first month |
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Who was the British singer who burst onto the scene in 1976 with a successful double album that eventually sold over 15 million copies?
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Peter Frampton
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What did Frampton use to create new sound in his music?
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A music box
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What did Frampton's music box do?
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routes the electric guitar signal through a tube into the singer's mouth to shape the guitar timbre into "words"
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What interrupted Frampton's success?
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A sever automobile accident
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Who is CCR?
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Credence Clearwater Revival
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What city did CCR hail from?
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San Francisco
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Who was the lead singer of CCR?
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John Fogerty
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Name CCR's 2nd album that cemented their image as deep, southern?
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Bayou Country
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What is CCR's most representative album?
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Willy and the Pooreboys
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Name the original members of CCR:
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1. John Fogerty
2. Stu Cook 3. Tom Fogerty 4. Doug Clifford |
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Who were the brothers in CCR?
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John Fogerty
Tom Fogerty |
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Who was the oldest, John or Tom Fogerty?
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Tom Fogerty
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When did CCR disband?
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October 1971
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Name the band formed in 1969, whose lead singer had to permanenetly leave due to bleeding ulcers?
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The Doobie Brothers
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From what band did exmembers join the Doobie Brothers?
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Steely Dan
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Who became the new lead singer for the Doobie Brothers after Johnston left?
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Mike McDonald
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Name the rocker who was from Dallas and was more into blues-based rock mainstream, whose 9th album, The Joker became #2?
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Steve Miller
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Name the group formed in the 70s that had strong 80s hits, whose lead singer was STeve Perry and had ex-Santana members?
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Journey
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What happened to the Allman Brothers?
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Duan Allman died in a motorcycle accident.
One year later, bassist Berry Oakley was killed in a motorcycle accident near site of Duane's accident |
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Name the Allman Brothers:
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Duane Allman
Gregg Allman |
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What group hailed from Jacksonville, FL that added a 3rd guitar becoming a septet?
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Lynard Skynyrd
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Name the top 10 hit by Lynard Skynyrd in 1974?
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Sweet Home Alabama
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What happened to Lynrd Skynyrd?
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Band's charter plane crashed killing lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and 2 other band members
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Name Lynrd Skynyrd's top album?
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Street Survivors
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Name the group from the midwest whose hit was Dust in the Wind?
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Kansas
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What group was from Chicago whose hit was Lady?
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Styx
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What was the name of the international band whose members were from the US and Britain and whose album, 4, was a monster hit?
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Foreigner
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Whose song in 1968 was "Born to be Wild"?
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Steppenwolf
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What phrase in Born to be Wild, says it all for the musical sound that the shortened version of the phrase that described a musical genre?
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Heavy metal thunder
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What US heavy metal group had a 17 minute hit, called "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"?
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Iron Butterfly
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Name the successful trio formed in Flint, Michigan whose #1 hits included, "We're an American Band" and "The Loco-Motion"?
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Grand Funk Railroad
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What is the rock group who name of the band is also the name of their lead singer?
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Alice Cooper
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What is Alice Cooper's real name?
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Vincent Furnier
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Where did Alice Cooper get his name?
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He believes he is the reincarnation of a 16th century woman who was burned at the stake for witchcraft
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Who is considered to be the founder of shock rock?
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Alice Cooper
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Name Alice Cooper's hit from his 1972 album?
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School's Out
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Name Alice Cooper's first and only #1 album?
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Billion Dollar Babies
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Name the US group that merged heavy metal and glitter rock?
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Kiss
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Name the bassist of Kiss?
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Gene Simmons
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Name the Canadian group that avoided the commercial show biz and concentrated on heavy metal music?
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Rush
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Name the prototype US punk band that was formed in late 60s and was part of Andy Warhol's traveling happenings, called The Exploding Plastic Inevitable?
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Velvet Underground
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Name the subjects of the songs of Velvet Undergound?
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Sex and drugs
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Name the punk group from Queens who wore torn t-shirts and black leather jackets, and had 2 albums break the Top 50?
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The Ramones
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What city in the US was the center of the punk rock scene?
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New York City
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What punk group illustrate a rock style that sounds rather robot-like and emotionless as if some great machine were grinding out the music?
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Talking Heads
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Name the group from Akron, OHio who was also a robot-like, punk group?
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Devo
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What term took the place of art rock?
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Progressive rock
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What progressive rock group had the hit album, Dark Side of the Moon?
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Pink Floyd
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What album became the longest running chart album of all time?
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Dark Side of the Moon
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What group built a 30 foot wall between themselves and the audience during their 3 city tour?
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Pink Floyd
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Name the British progressive group that was formed in 1969 and then was disbanded in 1974, and had an everchanging personnel in the band?
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King Crimson
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Who was ELO?
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Electric Light Orchestra
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Name the jazz trumpeteer that helped fuzz the minds of jazz and rock?
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Miles Davis on his album, Bitches Brew
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Name the group that was started by John McLaughlin and was disbanded in 1974 who recorded with the London Symphony?
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Mahavishnu
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What was the name of the type of bands that blended artfully rock and jazz?
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Fusion bands
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What is the name of the group started by a Mexican-American who has enjoyed popularity since the early 1970s?
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Santana
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Whose hit, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, and is considered to be a jazz fusionist band?
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Steely Dan
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Name the singer-songwriter whose albums ranged from folk to jazz and who had a near pitch-perfect voice?
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Joni Mitchell
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Whose album, Tapestry, was a pop album who lasted 302 weeks on the charts?
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Carole King
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Whose album, Sweet Baby James, yielded the hit, Fire and Rain?
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James Taylor
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What singer-songwriter was killed in a plane crash in 1973, whose vocal timbre was unique and whose 3rd album was released posthumously?
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Jim Croce
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What is Cat Stevens' name now?
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Yusef Islam
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What singer from New York is known for his piano playing and from 1977 to 1980 released 3 top 5 albums?
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Billy Joel
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What band formed in the late 60s, had a 4th join in 1969 and is known for its complex 4-part harmonies?
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
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Name the British progressive group that was formed in 1969 and then was disbanded in 1974, and had an everchanging personnel in the band?
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King Crimson
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Who was ELO?
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Electric Light Orchestra
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Name the jazz trumpeteer that helped fuzz the minds of jazz and rock?
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Miles Davis on his album, Bitches Brew
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Name the group that was started by John McLaughlin and was disbanded in 1974 who recorded with the London Symphony?
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Mahavishnu
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What was the name of the type of bands that blended artfully rock and jazz?
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Fusion bands
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What is the name of the group started by a Mexican-American who has enjoyed popularity since the early 1970s?
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Santana
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Whose hit, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, and is considered to be a jazz fusionist band?
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Steely Dan
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Name the singer-songwriter whose albums ranged from folk to jazz and who had a near pitch-perfect voice?
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Joni Mitchell
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Whose album, Tapestry, was a pop album who lasted 302 weeks on the charts?
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Carole King
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Whose album, Sweet Baby James, yielded the hit, Fire and Rain?
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James Taylor
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What singer-songwriter was killed in a plane crash in 1973, whose vocal timbre was unique and whose 3rd album was released posthumously?
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Jim Croce
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What is Cat Stevens' name now?
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Yusef Islam
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What singer from New York is known for his piano playing and from 1977 to 1980 released 3 top 5 albums?
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Billy Joel
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What band formed in the late 60s, had a 4th join in 1969 and is known for its complex 4-part harmonies?
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
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T or F
During the 1970s C,S,N,& Y were on again and off again. |
True
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Who were C,S,N & Y?
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
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Name the popular style of Jamaican music that enjoyed a brief popularity in the late 1950s and played a role in the early days of the folk music trend?
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Calypso
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Name the person who was the leader of the Reggae trend?
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Bob Marley
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Name the group that accompanied Bob Marley?
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Wailing Wailers
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What religion is Reggae closely tied to?
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Rastafarian relgion
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How did Rastafarian religion get its name?
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Ethiopia emporer, Halile Selassie whose common name was Ras Tafari
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What did reggae music speak to?
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the deprived and dispossessed classes of Jamaica, and the dream of an eventual return to the African homeland
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Name the song that brought Bob Marley to the US charts?
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Natty Dread
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What was the physical trait that Bob Marley was known for?
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dreadlocks, tightly braided locks
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How did Bob Marley die?
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From cancer at the age of 36
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What was Sly of the Family Stone's real name?
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Sylvester Stewart
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Name the Family Stone's first major hit?
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Dance to the Music
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Name the Family Stone's first major hit album?
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Stand!
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Describe the Family Stone's unique sound?
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Funky beat and bass line
jazzy elements psychedelic guitar |
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What happened to Sly and the Family Stone?
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Sly's irratic behavior
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Name the finest black band of the 1970s?
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Earth, Wind and Fire
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Name the person who began E, W and F?
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Maurice White and his brothers Fred and Verdine
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Name E, W and F's first hit album?
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That's the Way of the World
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Name E, W and F's first #1 hit single?
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Shining Star
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Describe E, W and F's style?
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Strong vocal and instrument talent, with frequent use of falsetto, and smooth harmonies
excellent use of sax and horns |
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Name a band that comes to a close second next to E W and F from San Francisco?
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Tower of Power
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Name Stevie Wonder's album that became the first American album to enter the album charts at number 1?
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Songs in the Key of Life
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Name the Stevie Wonder song that he is most known for?
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You Are the Sunshine of My Life
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What is the term for babies who must stay in an enclosed sterile environment in order to grow?
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Bubble babies
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Name the rock artist known as a bubble baby who never really experienced anything outside of entertainment?
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Michael Jackson
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Name the artist who is the ultimate example of black funk?
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Michael Jackson
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Who headed up the Jackson family?
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Joe Jackson
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Name the group that formed from the Jackson family?
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Jackson Five
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Name the 5 Jackson Five members:
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1. Jackie
2. Tito 3. Jermaine 4. Marlon 5. Michael |
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What label signed the Jackson Five?
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Motown's Berry Gordy
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What happened to the Jackson Five?
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When they left Motown to go to Columbia, Gordy sued, they settled and Gordy retained rights to the name Jackson Five.
The family then became the Jacksons |
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Name the group whose members met while at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?
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The Commodores
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Who signed the Commodores to a record contract?
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Motown
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Name the lead singer of the Commodores who enjoyed a solo career?
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Lionel Richie
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Name the black record label that gave Motown a run for its money, that was formed in Philadelphia?
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PHiladelphia International Records
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Name the black group signed with Philadelphia International Records that was from Canton, Ohio and had the hit, The Backstabbers?
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The O'Jays
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Name the group of studio musicians that helped create the Philadelphia sound?
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MFSB
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What does MFSB stand for?
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Mother, Father, Sister, Brother
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Name the theme song for the popular black music television show,Soul Train?
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The Sound of PHiladelphia
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Name the music trend that Gamble and Huff, of PHiladelphia International Records, are attributed to starting?
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Disco
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What is the word that disco comes from?
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Discotheque
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What is the term for a dance hall that had begun in France in the early 1960s?
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Discotheque
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Name the music trend that reemerged in the early 1970s that was specifically designed for dancing?
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Disco
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Who worked the music in the discos?
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Disc jockeys armed with 2 turntalbes so that they could move smoothly from record to record.
The beat never stopped |
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Name the KC of KC and the Sunshine Band?
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Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
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Name the premier disco in the US during the 1970s?
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Studio 54
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Name the biggest disco hit that spawned a dance?
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The Hustle
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Name the female artist that became the premier disco queen?
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Donna Summer
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What was Donna Summer's real name?
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LaDonna Gaines
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Describe the physical characteristics of the single records that became a common medium for commercial disco releases and is still around in the late 1990s?
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12 inch disc
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Name the song that reveals all of Donna Summer's musical talents beyond heavy breathing and moaning?
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The Last Dance
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What year did disco become a national phenomenon?
international phenomenon? |
1975-national
1977-international |
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Name the film that is credited with popularizing disco?
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Saturday Night Fever
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What album became the biggest selling sound track album of all time?
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Saturday Night Fever
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Who were the Bee Gees?
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The Brothers Gibb
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Name the Bee Gees?
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1. Barry
2. Maurice 3. Robin |
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Name the Bee Gee's first #1 hit?
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How Do You Mend a Broken Heart
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Name the most successful of the country rock band of the 70s:
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The Eagles
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Name the founder of The Eagles:
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Glenn Frey and Don Henley
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With what album did the Eagles begin to drift away from country rock?
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Hotel California
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Name Bob Dylan's backup group:
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The Band
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Name the country rock band that originated in the eastern south, carolinas?
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Charlie Daniels band
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Name the 2 southern country rock bands that were successful in the 70s?
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1. Charlie Daniels Band
2. Marshall Tucker Band |
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What instrument did Charlie Daniels play that was unique?
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Fiddle
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T or F
There is a person named Marshall Tucker. |
FALSE,
There was no person named Marshall Tucker |
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What was the original name for the Marshall Tucker Band?
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The Toy Factory
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Name the hometown for the Marshall Tucker Band?
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Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Name the country rock band that was very successful as a tour/concert band but struggled to have hit singles?
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Marshall Tucker Band
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What instrument was unique in the repretoire of Marshall Tucker Band?
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flute
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Name the female country rock artist that was successful in the 70s?
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Linda Ronstadt
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Name the folk-oriented trio started by Linda Ronstadt?
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Stone Poneys
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T or F
From 1974 and thru the rest of the 70s, Linda Ronstadt was the leading female solo singer on the rock scene |
True
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Name the top 5 hit Linda Ronstadt had in 1975?
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Heat Wave
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Name the 2 types of performers that were around the edges of country rock?
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1. country pop
2. progressive country |
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Who led the interest in rock back to pure country?
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Willie Nelson
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Name the black country singer Willie Nelson introduced onto his tour in 1967?
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Charlie Pride
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What caused Willie Nelson to move back to Texas from Nashville?
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His home burned down.
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What events is Willie Nelson now famous for hosting every year?
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July 4th picnics, or outdoor concerts/affairs
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Who was known as a rebel, or an outlaw, to the norms of traditional country music world?
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Willie Nelson
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Name the country rock artist whose association with rock was stronger than Willie Nelson and who was born in Littlefield, Texas?
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Waylon Jennings
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What singer had Waylon Jennings sung with on this singer's fateful tour?
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Buddy Holly
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Name the album that made Waylon Jennings a national figure?
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The Outlaw
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Name the album with Willie Nelson that Waylon made?
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Waylon and Willie
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Name the film that contained appearances by some 14 country and country rock acts and made country a pop movement
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Urban Cowboy
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Name the center of the progressive country movement?
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Austin, TExas
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Name the 2 soft country singers who emerged in the 1970s who were known for their ballads?
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1. Glen Campbell
2. Kenny Rogers |
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Name the album Campbell enjoyed top 5 in 1967?
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Gentle On My Mind
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Name the first group Kenny Rogers was a part of?
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Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
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T or F
In the 70s, as hard rock grew harder, soft rock grew softer. |
True
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Name the hottest soft rock act of the early 1970s?
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The Carpenters
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Who were the Carpenters?
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Brother and sister,
Karen and Richard Carpenter |
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What instrument did Karen Carpenter play?
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The drums
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Name the Carpenters' first #1 hit?
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Close to You
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What songs by the Carpenters laid them squarely in soft rock?
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1. Close to You
2. We've Only Just Begun |
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How did Karen Carpenter die?
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In 1983, from cardiac arrest resulting from her battle with anorexia
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Who was the biggest name in soft rock during the late 1970s?
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Barry Manilow
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What solo singer did Barry Manilow work for as producer-arranger?
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Bette Midler
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T or F
Manilow wrote the song, I Write the Songs. |
False
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How many hits did Manilow have by 1990?
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Over 2 dozen (over 24)
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What singer's popularity started with the song, Sweet Caroline?
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Neil Diamond
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Whose popularity began with a recording of Dylan's, If Not for You?
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Olivia Newton-John
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T or F
Olivia Newton-John won a grammy in 1973 for rock. |
FALSE
Olivia Newton-John won a grammy in 1973 for best female country vocal |
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What movie did Olivia Newton-John appear in with John Travolta?
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Grease
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Name the song sung by Olivia Newton-John that became #1 from movie Grease?
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You're the One That I Want
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What singer had a folk background and peaked from 1971 thru 1976 with hits Take Me Home Country Road, Rocky Mountain High, and Sunshine on My Shoulder?
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John Denver
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Name the group that consisted of all brothers from a family in Salt Lake City?
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The Osmonds
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Name the singer whose background in soul was a university trained musician and had styles that blended rock and jazz?
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Roberta Flack
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Name the trio group known for good vocal harmonies and a song titles, A Horse With No Name?
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America
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