US History Study Guide- ACC
1. KEYWORDS!
2. What record company helped popularize African-American artists? Founder?
3. Most successful Motown group?
4. Style characteristics?
5. With what songs did they gain a wide audience?
6. Song writer who had difficulty gaining a broad audience until his duet success:
7. With whom did he do most of these?
8. What were common themes in his songs like Mercy, Mercy Me?
9. What is most unusual about the “end” of his career?
10. Describe the style of the Supremes: Why?
11. Where did they appear more often than any other African-American group?
12. Name some of their (consecutive) #1 hits:
13. How was the sound of Little Stevie Wonder different (instruments)?
14. Song writing has won him what major industry awards?
15. What ‘60s songs are associated with him?
16. Who was the King of Motown?
17. How are his songs/ sound unique to Motown?
18. Like Taylor Swift, what are his songs about?
19. What/who is the main audience of ‘60s boy bands?
20. Describe the sound of the Beach Boys:
21. What themes are common in Beach Boy’s songs:
22. What was their biggest competition?
23. Who wrote most of their songs? Like what?
24. Name the Doo- Wop-ish group who’s lead sang falsetto:
25. Identify some of their songs:
26. Name the TV band who blended Boy Bands and British Invasion styles:
27. Which of their hit songs was written by Neil Diamond (Smashmouth covered it!)?
28. Describe their style:
29. What was unusual about the sound of the Turtles?
30. Name their only #1 song? Others?
31. What was the British Invasion? Who began it? How?
32. Who were the “good” and “bad” boys of the Invasion?
33. What was the Beatle’s first “experimental” album?
34. What else were they the first to try differently (sound)?
35. Who wrote most of their 400+ songs? Like what?
36. How did their style change over time?
37. What are their two movies?
38. Why did the ‘Stones have less popular appeal at the time?
39. Why were they so controversial at the time?
40. Which song did they have to change for their Ed Sullivan appearance?
41. What two instruments stand out in some of their late ‘60s songs?
42. Peter Noone was the sweet, innocent voice of what group?
43. Name a couple of their clean-cut songs:
44. Why did the band lose popularity late in the decade?
45. What group had the record for most appearances on Ed Sullivan?
46. Who wrote most of the songs for the DC5? Like what?
US History Study Guide- ACC
47. How was their sound different from others?
48. Describe common characteristics of folk music:
49. Which folk singer/ writer was the spokes person for the counter culture?
50. Describe the three phases evident in Dylan’s music:
51. Name some songs which he wrote for himself and for other artists:
52. Describe his unique sound:
53. Who was the first folk group with a mass market audience?
54. Describe the sound of The Mama’s and The Papa’s:
55. What did they help popularize?
56. For which 2 songs are they most known?
57. How was the sound of Peter, Paul, and Mary similar to them?
58. How were their songs different (2)?
59. What was their only #1? What kid- favorite song did they sing?
60. What song became a Civil Rights anthem?
61. What duo were old friends with a rocky professional relationship?
62. With what movie are many of their songs associated? Like what?
63. Why did they also have broad popular appeal (style/ subjects)?
64. How are folk and psychedelic music most different from each other (sound/ subj)?
65. Describe the sound and songs of Janice Joplin:
66. Describe the performances of Joplin, Doors and Hendrix:
67. What happened to Joplin, Hendrix, and Morrison?
68. For what songs are the Doors most known?
69. Describe their sound:
70. What songs did band members write together?
71. Describe the vocals/sound of Jefferson Airplane:
72. For what two songs are they most known?
73. What sound is most associated with Hendrix?