What California vocal group combined surfer themes with jazzy doo-wop vocals and Chuck Berry-style guitar and developed one of the most innovative and successful pop groups of the 1960s?
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Which group had their first US number one on the Billboard chart in 1965 with "My Girl"?
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The Supremes were one of the sixties most popular groups. Who was the best known lead singer of this famous female trio?
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What was the first #1 hit for the Motown family, according to Billboard Magazine's pop chart?
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Who was the lead singer of The Commodores?
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Who founded Motown Records?
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Berry Gordy Jr. had success with writing songs for what artist before the founding of Motown Records?
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Who was Motown's, and the America's, leading group in the 1960s?
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What city did the Beatles come from?
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Who was the Beatles producer, sometimes called, "the fifth Beatle?"
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What classic American blues label became distirbuted by Pye Records throughout England in the early 1960s to feed a growing interest in the blues?
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What two Rolling Stones were the band's most successful songwriting team?
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In what year did the first release of a stereo record appear?
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What was the name of Bob Dylan's backup band during 1965 and 1966?
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Which band was introduced to the U.S. during the "British Invasion," recorded one of the first concept albums and popularized the "rock opera?"
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What band was the first pop success out of San Francisco, popularizing the hippie look and psychedelic music style in 1967?
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What are the top 3 records labels?
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What year was Atlantic Records Founded?
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Atlantic Records first hit record was?
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Aretha Franklin's first #1 Record on Billboard R&B chart was?
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What Atlantic Records artist went on to host their own variety tv show?
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young featured members who had previously been in what band?
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Led Zeppelin's lead vocalist is?
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Which group did Peter Cetera depart to attempt his solo career?
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What is a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation called?
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What former Moody Blues guitarist helped form Wings with Paul McCartney?
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What American Folk Group sang at the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, DC?
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What label was known as the "Home of the Electric Blues" in the 50s and 60s?
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Who was the first artist to introduce electric blues?
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What aspect of an artists work earns them the most money?
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Who was the longtime drummer of the Rolling Stones?
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What U.S. tragedy is credited with making the time right for British — and The Beatles', especially — upbeat, catchy songs?
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Often described as the first folk-rock hit, this song about life gone bad in New Orleans was the first U.S. chart-topper for British pop group The Animals.
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From 1964 to 1966 this group placed 15 hits in the U.S. Top 40, giving The Beatles a run for their money. Which group is it?
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Which performer became a legend after setting his guitar on fire at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival?
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This band, featuring brothers Ray and Dave Davies, had early success with songs including "You Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night."
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Name some of the front runners of the British Invasion:
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Name the female American folk singer, songwriter, musician, and activist whose contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest or social justice of the 1960s?
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Who was the previous drummer of the Beatles before Ringo Starr?
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The band 10,000 Maniacs released which album in 1987?
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What was the event called when crazed fans stormed a baseball field as part of anti-genre promotional in 1979?
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What anti-disco campaigner created the disco demolition?
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"Hallelujah" was written by which Canadian recording artist?
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Which famous American musician was fatally shot by his father on April 1, 1984?
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Rapper Vanilla Ice had a hit song titled "Ice Ice Baby", from which other song did "Ice Ice Baby" sample from?
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What was the highest selling album of the 1980s?
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What artist recorded "The Hustle", a song that started a disco craze that swept the nation?
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Who was the original drummer for Nirvana?
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Who is the former drummer of the grunge band Nirvana and the frontman and founder of the rock band Foo Fighters?
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Who is credited with the invention of scat singing?
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What was the nickname of jazz trumpeter and singer, Louis Armstrong?