History of Rock and Roll Test 2

Ringo Starr

Drummer for the Beatles

Liverpool, UK

Early Rock and roll Birthplace of the Beatles(The Quarry Men)

Eric Clapton

The most influential of the young British guitarists who emerged during the mid-1960s, Yardbirds

Beatles Movies

"A Hard Day's Night" & "Help!"

Bob Dylan 1963

"Blowin' In the Wind"

Peter, Paul, and Mary

"Blowin' In the Wind"

The Hollies

"Bus Stop"

The Mamas and the Papas

"Creeque Alley"

The Lovin' Spoonful

"Do You Believe in Magic"

The Yardbirds

"For Your Love"

The Animals (1964)

"House of the Rising Sun"

Jerry and the Pacemakers

"How Do You Do It?"

The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)

"I Want to Hold Your Hand"

Herman's Hermits

"I'm into Something Good"

First national hit by a garage band. The lyrics were so difficult to understand that some assumed it was a pornographic song. The Kingsmen

"Louie Louie"

The Beatles (Paul McCartney)(Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band)

"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"

Bob Dylan 1963

"Masters of War"

The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)(Rubber Soul)

"Michelle"

The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)(India)

"Norwegian Wood"

Bob Dylan 1965

"Positively 4th Street"

Jimi Hendrix

"Purple Haze"

The Rolling Stones

"Satisfaction"

Cream

"Sunshine of your Love"

The Byrds

"Tambourine Man"

The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)(Revolver)

"Tomorrow Never Knows"

Jefferson Airplane

"White Rabbit"

The Kinks

"You Really Got Me"

Cavern Club (Liverpool)

1961-1962 Brian Epstein becomes manager

Woodstock

3 day rock concert in upstate N.Y. August 1969, exemplified the counterculture of the late 1960s, nearly 1/2M gather in a 600 acre field

autoharp

A simple chording instrument that can be used to accompany singing

Bob Dylan

A twentieth-century American folksinger and songwriter. His music, with its strong note of social protest, was especially popular during the 1960s, when he wrote songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind," "The Times They Are A-Changin'," and "Like a Rolling Stone." Played Harmonica

Woody Guthrie

American songwriter and folksinger who flourished in the 1930s, writing numerous songs about social injustice and the hardships of the Great Depression years; two of his best-remembered songs are "This Land is Your Land" and "So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh."

John Lennon

Assassinated rock star, former member of 'The Beatles'; Played Guitar

The Grateful Dead

Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades.

Skiffle Music

British music based on American folk/rockabilly music

Supergroup

Cream is referred to as

Ginger Baker

Cream played drums

Pink Floyd

English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining a following as a psychedelic band, they were distinguished for their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows, and became a leading band of the progressive rock genre

Monterey Pop

Festival that introduced the Rock festival

The Doors

Formed in LA in 1965 Jim Morrison (Vocalist), Ray Manzarek (Keyboard), Robbie Krieger (Guirar), John Densmore (Drums) Focus on "bad trip" "The End"

Jeff Beck

Former guitarist of the Yardbirds who left to due more experimental work Replaced Eric Clapton

Jerry Garcia

Guitarist, singer, and founder of the influential band "The Grateful Dead," an ensemble known as the quintessential "live" rock band.

Haight-Ashbury

Haven for young people seeking an alternative to the straight world in 1965. Was located in San Francisco

Rave ups

Improvisational jam sessions featuring extended instrumental solos; developed in the mid-to late 1960s by certain British bands (e.g. the Yardbirds).

British Invasion

Influx of bands and musicians from Britain during the 60's. Huge influence on the American music scene.

George Harrison

Lead Guitarist for the Beatles

Janis Joplin

Lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company Solo Singer Died of heroine overdose

Greenwich Village

Manhattan, NY. Artist, writers, and intellectuals flocked here to live expressive, bohemian lifestyles.

Beatles albums in order

Please Please Me (1963) With The Beatles (1963) A Hard Day's Night (1964) Beatles For Sale (1964) Help! (1965) Rubber Soul (1965) Revolver (1966) A Collection Of Beatles Oldies (1966) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band (1967) Magical Mystery Tour [EP] (1967) The Beatles: White Album (1968) Yellow Submarine (1969) Abbey Road (1969) Let It Be (1970)

George Martin

Producer of the Beatles

London, UK

Rooftop concert January 30,1969 42 minute set Band breaks up in 1970

Altamont

Site of a free concert staged by The Rolling Stones in December 1969 that was marked by violence from the Hell's Angels.

Whammy bar

Sliding up and down in pitch by changing the tension in the neck of the guitar

Folk Rock

Songs are generally "storytelling", sometimes political/topical, sometimes just fun or traditional. Musically, you would find clear vocal harmonies and clean sounding guitars (no wild effects).

Brian Epstein

The Beatles first professional manager (record shop manager).

The Quarry Men

The Beatles original name

"My Generation"

The Who

Buffalo Springfield

The song For What It's Worth by __________ was one of the most representative sounds of the 1960s. Written by Stephen Stills during the aftermath of the infamous Sunset Strip riots of 1966-1967, it was commonly labeled as a protest song.

Paul McCartney

This Beatles legend has a role in Pirates of the Caribbean 5; Played Bass Guitar

Newport Folk Festival

Where Bob Dylan first played the electric guitar in 1965

Hamburg, Germany

Where the Beatles played long shows - covered a lot of American Rock n Roll songs. Thousands of hours of performances - resulted in drug use and experience

feedback loop

a circular process in which a system's output serves as input to that same system

The Beatles

a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of it written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)

12 string guitar

a steel-string guitar with twelve strings in six courses, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar.

Psychedelia

a style of psychedelic artwork and psychedelic music derived from the experience of altered consciousness that uses highly distorted and surreal visuals, sound effects and reverberation, and bright colors and full spectrums and animation (including cartoons) to evoke and convey to a viewer or listener the artist's experience while using such drugs.

Garage Bands

a term coined for upstart performers without a studio contract

Iron Butterfly

an American rock band best known for the 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", providing a dramatic sound that led the way towards the development of hard rock and heavy metal music

Vanilla Fudge

an American rock band known predominantly for their extended rock arrangements of contemporary hit songs, most notably "You Keep Me Hangin' On"

Distortion Pedal

commonly associated with heavy rock bands as they give your sound a "heavy" tone, darkening the output and even boosting the signal depending on your settings.

Beatlemania

intense frenzy in the 1960s towards the Beatles

Sitar

long-necked instrument with seven strings on the outside and ten inside the neck that provides Indian music with a distinctive sound

cover

songs recorded or performed by musicians who did not originally write or perform the music; in the 1950s, some white producers and artists capitalized on popular songs by black artists by "covering" them

wah-wah pedal

type of guitar effects pedal that alters the tone of the signal to create a distinctive effect, mimicking the human voice.