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- 3. _____ or psychedelic rock: A style of rock that grew out of the countercultural scene in San Francisco in the late 1960s, featuring extended blues-based improvisations, surrealist lyrics, electronic effects and lavish light-shows
- 7. Iconic singer-songwriter, deeply influenced by folk figures like Woody Guthrie and the blues, whose songs, like “Blowin’ In The Wind”, defined the 1960s; his poetic lyrics earned him a Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016
- 9. Singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer who, with his lyricist Bernie Taupin, scored a Top 40 hit single every year between 1970 and 1996, working in a wide variety of styles and genres
- 13. The ________: a non-contact, freeform dance popular in the early 1960s, popularized by Chubby Checker, which brought rock & roll to a significantly broader audience
- 14. Dance genre developed by Cuban Americans and Puerto Ricans in New York in the 1960s and 1970s, featuring elements from Cuban son and jazz; it mediates conflicts between tradition and modernity and is a symbol of Latinx identity
- 15. Panamanian singer and composer; one of the most prominent salsa artists; his collaboration with Willie Colón in “Pedro Navaja” is one of their most famous songs
- 17. A three-day music festival that took place in upstate NY in 1969 which became iconic of the counterculture
- 20. Term that replaced rhythm and blues on Billboard in 1964, also used to describe an African American popular music style that rejected the Motown sound in favor of a return to blues and gospel and was associated with the Civil Rights Movement
- 21. Highly influential British rock band, led by Jimmy Page on guitar and Robert Plant on vocals, which was emulated by heavy metal and hard rock bass of the 70s and 80s
- 23. Rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter who in the 1960s innovated electric guitar playing with his virtuosic techniques
- 25. Influential singer known as the Queen of Soul
- 27. Pianist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the architects of soul, becoming a musician in spite of losing his eyesight at age 6
- 31. Singer-songwriter who wrote over 100 chart hits in the 1960s before achieving success as a solo performer; she is considered one of the greatest composers of popular music
- 32. Profoundly influential trumpetist, who spearheaded the development of three major jazz styles: cool jazz, modal jazz, and fusion
- 33. Country singer and songwriter whobewst represented the honky-tonk inspired genre of hardcore county; he was considered the best singer-songwriter in country since Hank Williams
- 35. Jamaican singer and songwriter who with his band The Wailers build a worldwide following for reggae, known as a champion of human rights and anti-colonialism
- 36. Genre that emerged in Jamaica in the late 1960s from ska, rock steady, and rhythm and blues, featuring syncopated guitar, interlocking rhythmic patterns between drums and bass (riddims), and associated with Rastafarianism
- 37. New Wave band led by David Byrne, with an eclectic post-punk style
- 39. Singer, songwriter, and producer who produced many hit records in the early 1960s, known for his signature “wall of sound”
- 40. The _________: Influential California rock band led by Brian Wilson, who reached fame in the arly 1960s through their vocal harmonies and teenage-oriented surf rock, but who in the late 1960s created influential, experimental records like Pet Sounds
- 41. _____ rock: a folk-based popular music that emerged in the 1960s, inspired by the urban folk revival of the 1940s, associated with the anti-war and civil rights movements
- 42. Progressive or _________ country: style of country that emerged in the 1970s around Austin, TX, with eclectic influences including folk, rock, jazz, tejano, and mainstream country; it was an alternative to the Nashville sound
- 43. Popular music of the 1950s and 60s featuring 4-5 singers in close vocal harmonies; the use of vocables for the backup singers gives this style its name
- 44. ________ Folk Festival: One of the first modern music festivals in the U.S., founded in 1959, which centers around traditional musics from around the world; it boosted or revived many folk musicians’ careers
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- 1. Jazz style that emerged in the late 1960s featuring a combination of elements of rock or funk and jazz, pioneered in albums like Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
- 2. Influential British Invasion band who adapted rhythm and blues in the early 1960s; their experimental later records influenced rock for years to come, particularly Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- 3. ____ or progressive rock: a style of rock featuring elements of jazz and/or classical music, centered around concept albums and/or live performances
- 4. Singer and bandleader considered the greatest female rock singer of the 1960s, known for her powerful, emotional, blues-influenced vocals
- 5. Popular music that appeared in the mid-1960s to describe styles emerging in North America and Britain, featuring an aesthetics of seriousness, experimentation
- 6. Carlos ________, Mexican-born guitar virtuoso who pioneered Latin rock fusion and has collaborated with many other notable musicians from both sides of the border
- 8. Latin Jazz style that developed from a combination of samba and cool jazz in the late 1950s and early 60s
- 10. Range of punk and post-punk styles that emerged in the late 1970s, influenced by the attitude and distortion of punk but with more eclectic and polished elements, including electronic techniques; it influenced the alternative rock of the late 80s and early 90s
- 11. A rock subgenre that emerged in the mid- to late-1970s as a reaction against the commercialism and pretentiousness of 70s rock, featuring simple chord structures, aggressive lyrics and performance style
- 12. _______ sound: a term that describes a pop-leaning style of country during the late 1950s and 1960a
- 16. Office building at 1619 Broadway in New York City, where many songwriting teams were based in the 1960s and 70s
- 18. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer who pioneered the use of synthesizers and concept albums in pop and blended elements of many different genres in his music
- 19. African American style rooted in soul and blues that developed in the late 60s and early 70s with an emphasis on the bass line, syncopated rhythms and extended vamps based on complex harmonies; it influenced the development of hip hop
- 22. A practice in which record companies pay radio DJs to play certain records; in the late 1950s, a crackdown on this illegal practice was used to curtail the rise of rock & roll
- 24. The _____: influential 1970s New York punk band, famous for songs like “I Wanna Be Sedated”
- 26. The ________: Los Angeles-based country rock band who defined the California sound of the 1970s, perhaps best seen in “Hotel California”
- 28. A rock subgenre that emerged in the 1970s, featuring distorted guitar sounds, heavier drums and bass, and an emphasis on virtuosic guitar solos; by the early 1980s it was the dominant rock style
- 29. Singer, songwriter, and actor who in the mid-1970s emerged as a solo artist in the progressive country scene in Austin, TX; he borrows from a wide variety of styles
- 30. African American songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur, who founded the Motown label in 1959
- 34. Term used in the 1970s for clubs devoted to the playing of recorded music for dancing; also the musical style that developed for those clubs, with heavy use of synthesizers and a regular, heavily accented beat
- 38. Detroit-based record company, founded in 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr., known for its roster of prominent African American performers and songwriters, polished production, and hundreds of hit songs that appealed across class, ethnic, and regional boundaries