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- 1. Open EndedWhat 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?
- 2. Open EndedWhich group had their first US number one on the Billboard chart in 1965 with "My Girl"?
- 3. Open EndedThe Supremes were one of the sixties most popular groups. Who was the best known lead singer of this famous female trio?
- 4. Open EndedWhat was the first #1 hit for the Motown family, according to Billboard Magazine's pop chart?
- 5. Open EndedWho was the lead singer of The Commodores?
- 6. Open EndedWho founded Motown Records?
- 7. Open EndedBerry Gordy Jr. had success with writing songs for what artist before the founding of Motown Records?
- 8. Open EndedWho was Motown's, and the America's, leading group in the 1960s?
- 9. Open EndedWhat city did the Beatles come from?
- 10. Open EndedWho was the Beatles producer, sometimes called, "the fifth Beatle?"
- 11. Open EndedWhat classic American blues label became distirbuted by Pye Records throughout England in the early 1960s to feed a growing interest in the blues?
- 12. Open EndedWhat two Rolling Stones were the band's most successful songwriting team?
- 13. Open EndedIn what year did the first release of a stereo record appear?
- 14. Open EndedWhat was the name of Bob Dylan's backup band during 1965 and 1966?
- 15. Open EndedWhich band was introduced to the U.S. during the "British Invasion," recorded one of the first concept albums and popularized the "rock opera?"
- 16. Open EndedWhat band was the first pop success out of San Francisco, popularizing the hippie look and psychedelic music style in 1967?
- 17. Open EndedWhat are the top 3 records labels?
- 18. Open EndedWhat year was Atlantic Records Founded?
- 19. Open EndedAtlantic Records first hit record was?
- 20. Open EndedAretha Franklin's first #1 Record on Billboard R&B chart was?
- 21. Open EndedWhat Atlantic Records artist went on to host their own variety tv show?
- 22. Open EndedCrosby, Stills, Nash and Young featured members who had previously been in what band?
- 23. Open EndedLed Zeppelin's lead vocalist is?
- 24. Open EndedWhich group did Peter Cetera depart to attempt his solo career?
- 25. Open EndedWhat is a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation called?
- 26. Open EndedWhat former Moody Blues guitarist helped form Wings with Paul McCartney?
- 27. Open EndedWhat American Folk Group sang at the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, DC?
- 28. Open EndedWhat label was known as the "Home of the Electric Blues" in the 50s and 60s?
- 29. Open EndedWho was the first artist to introduce electric blues?
- 30. Open EndedWhat aspect of an artists work earns them the most money?
- 31. Open EndedWho was the longtime drummer of the Rolling Stones?
- 32. Open EndedWhat U.S. tragedy is credited with making the time right for British — and The Beatles', especially — upbeat, catchy songs?
- 33. Open EndedOften 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.
- 34. Open EndedFrom 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?
- 35. Open EndedWhich performer became a legend after setting his guitar on fire at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival?
- 36. Open EndedThis 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."
- 37. Open EndedName some of the front runners of the British Invasion:
- 38. Open EndedName the female American folk singer, songwriter, musician, and activist whose contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest or social justice of the 1960s?
- 39. Open EndedWho was the previous drummer of the Beatles before Ringo Starr?
- 40. Open EndedThe band 10,000 Maniacs released which album in 1987?
- 41. Open EndedWhat was the event called when crazed fans stormed a baseball field as part of anti-genre promotional in 1979?
- 42. Open EndedWhat anti-disco campaigner created the disco demolition?
- 43. Open Ended"Hallelujah" was written by which Canadian recording artist?
- 44. Open EndedWhich famous American musician was fatally shot by his father on April 1, 1984?
- 45. Open EndedRapper Vanilla Ice had a hit song titled "Ice Ice Baby", from which other song did "Ice Ice Baby" sample from?
- 46. Open EndedWhat was the highest selling album of the 1980s?
- 47. Open EndedWhat artist recorded "The Hustle", a song that started a disco craze that swept the nation?
- 48. Open EndedWho was the original drummer for Nirvana?
- 49. Open EndedWho is the former drummer of the grunge band Nirvana and the frontman and founder of the rock band Foo Fighters?
- 50. Open EndedWho is credited with the invention of scat singing?
- 51. Open EndedWhat was the nickname of jazz trumpeter and singer, Louis Armstrong?
- 52. Open EndedWho sang about 1999 in 1982?
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