Grade 7/8 Music
The History of Rock and Roll – Review
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Rock Music in the Fifties
1. What new technologies were created in the 1950s? Name at least 3.
2. What change occurred in the 1950s that changed in what people were listening to?
3. The new style of music that was emerging was given a name – what was it?
4. Who was the first artist ever to have nine singles in the Hot 100 at one time?
5. What did people think in the early 1950s think about Rock and Roll music? By 1957
approximately what percentage of records being sold were Rock and Roll records?
6. What tragedy claimed the lives of three famous artists in 1959? Name at least 1 artist.
7. Name at least 3 artists from the 1950s that were influential.
Rock Music in the Sixties
1. In the mid-1960s U.K. bands started to become popular in America. What was this
phenomenon called? Named at least one band who was part of this.
2. Sixties song writing began to move beyond pop love songs in the 1960s. What were
some of the issues that people were writing about?
3. How did television affect music in the 1960s?
4. What new types of concerts began to take place in the 1960s?
5. What band dominated the charts with 6 of the top 10 albums of the decade and 21 of
the decades' top 100 singles? What was the obsession with this band known as?
6. Name at least 3 artists from the 1960s that were influential.
Rock Music in the Seventies
1. What famous band broke up in 1970?
2. Name at least one artist who died at age 27 during the 1970s.
3. How did concerts start to change again in the 1970s? What were some of the biggest
bands who had the opportunity to play in these types of concerts?
4. How did music and driving collide in the 1970s?
5. Name one new genre of music that emerged during the 1970s.
6. Name at least 3 influential artists from the 1970s.
Rock Music in the Eighties
1. What famous artist was killed in 1980? How did he/she die?
2. What television channel was launched in 1981, increasing the amount of music that
was seen on TV? What types of music does this channel dedicated to playing?
3. Rap and Hip-Hop began to gain popularity in the 1980s. Name at least one famous
artist from this genre.
4. Name at least one successful female artist from the 1980s.
5. What new types of concerts are planned during the 1980s that helps out various
causes?
6. Name at least three influential artists from the 1980s.
Rock Music in the Nineties
1. What new genre of music becomes extremely popular in the 1990s? Name at least
one band that fits this genre.
2. Rap music continues to expand in the 1990s. Name at least one rap or hip hop artist
that was popular in the 1990s.
3. Name at least one boy band that was popular in the 1990s. What sorts of
characteristics did these bands have?
4. Name at least one female teen pop artist. How did these artists influence the world?
5. Name at least one female songwriter who was popular in the 1990s.
6. How does the internet affect how music is listened to in the 1990s? How does it affect
artists and record companies?
7. Name at least 3 influential artists in the 1990s.