Rock N Roll Unit

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Across
  1. 1. British rock group that was at the forefront of the "British Invasion" in the 60s
  2. 2. Rock subgenre that prided itself on it's acoustic instrumentation and separation from the mainstream
  3. 3. _________ guitars became the new standard for rock music as their sound could be amplified and modified easily
  4. 5. Another genre of music that combined to form early rock and roll
  5. 9. Artists like Elvis sparked feelings of ________ amongst teenagers, causing them to go against societal norms
  6. 11. Products or creations that are made to be sold. Often carries a negative connotation in the context of music
  7. 16. New musical invention that used primitive computers to simulate the sounds of other instruments
  8. 17. Folk Rock artist who won the Nobel Prize for literature, the only songwriter to do so
  9. 18. Major political and social movement that inspired the work of a lot of rock musicians
  10. 19. The ______ of rock and roll on music today is huge, as it continues to be popular among multiple generations
Down
  1. 1. Generation of people that were teenagers during the early days of rock and roll
  2. 4. One of the two genres of music that combined to form early rock and roll
  3. 6. Rock subgenre defined by the use of distortion effect on the electric guitar
  4. 7. Genre of music that Hard Rock turned into; spawned tons of it's own subgenres
  5. 8. Rock subgenre defined by complex instrumentals and long song lengths
  6. 10. Instruments/sound that does not rely on electricity to be heard
  7. 12. Rock subgenre named after famous Detroit Record Label that distributed exclusively music by African American artists
  8. 13. Rock subgenre that was heavily inspired by "drug and hippie culture" of the 60s and 70s
  9. 14. The British _______ occurred as many pieces of British music, tv, and other media became extremely popular in the US in the 60s
  10. 15. One of the most famous musicians of all time, was often censored on live tv due to his dancing