History of Rock and Roll

By

Mr. Meholick

Rock and Roll music didn’t exist at all until the......

19 __s

1950’s

They released a song called:R___ A_____ T__ C____

In 1954 a band emerged called “Bill Haley and the ______ ”

Rock Around The Clock

Comets

By 1956 Bill Haley had other hit records including:

See you ____ _______

Shake, _____ ___ ____

Razzle ______

later alligator

Rattle and Roll

Dazzle

By 1957 Other “crazier and wilder” acts started to appear such as:

Elvis ________

Little ________

Presley

Richard

Introducing Rock Music to the Black american population around this time was Chuck ______Berry

hits included:

Johnny __ ______

Rock ___ ____ ______

B Goode

and Roll Music

The artist generally known as the “King of Rock and Roll” was:

Discovered in 1954, Elvis became a national star by 1956-1957.

Elvis served in the _______from 1958-1960

US army

H____ D__

B___ S____ S____

R____ t_ S_____

J_______ R____

S_________ M____

L___ M_ T______

Elvis’s Hit Songs included: Blue Suede Shoes

Love Me Tender

Hound Dog

Jailhouse Rock

Return to Sender

Suspicious Minds

Elvis died from a drug overdose in ______1977

Even today people still visit his former home

called “G_______”“Graceland”

Trivia

Television stations were only allowed to film elvis ...... from the waist up!

This was because of the way he moved his hips when he danced, which was considered too suggestive for his day.

B____ H____

T__ B__ B______

R____ V____

In what year did three great American Rock and Roll stars die in a

light plane crash?

1959They were:

Buddy Holly

The Big Bopper

Richie Valens

Buddy HollyIs credited as being responsible for.....

Was a major influence on later artists such as:

Standardising the line up of two guitars, bass and drums

The BeatlesThe Beach BoysThe Rolling StonesBob Dylan

P____ S__

T____ b_ t__ D__

Buddy Holly

Hits Included:

Peggy Sue

That’ll be the Day

C______ L___

The Big Bopper(Jiles Richardson)

Was an early rock and roll disc jockey, but was turned into a pop star thanks to his one big hit:

Chantilly Lace

L_ B_____

D_____

Richie Valens

Was just ____ years old at the time of the crash

Big Hits included:

La Bamba

Donna

17

E_ S______ S___

L_______, UK

The Beatles

emerged around 1960 in:

Made their American Debut in 1964 on the:

Ed Sullivan Show

Liverpool, UK

I W____ H___ Y___ H___

A H___ D___ N___

Y____ S_________

L__ i_ B_

I S___ H__ S_______ T____

L___ in t__ S__w___ D________

The Beatles

Hits Included:

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

A Hard Days Night

Yellow Submarine

Let it Be

I Saw Her Standing There

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

(I C___ g__ n_) S_________

J______ J___ F____

S___ M_ U_

The Rolling Stones

Hits Include:

(I Can’t get no) Satisfaction

Jumpin’ Jack Flash

Start Me Up

Other “British Invasion” Bands

The SKNIK

The NALMIAS

The LILEOHS

The GORTGS

The KINKS

The ANIMALS

The HOLLIES

The TROGGS

Unscramble These Band Names:

Influences

• Influence of African culture from thousands of black african slaves brought into America.

This music evolved into these music genres:

S___R____ and B___

G____H__-H__

SoulRhythm and Blues

GospelHip-Hop

Soul Music is Defined by two record labels

•“Motown” Records

•“Stax” Records

Prominent Soul Artists

J___ B_____

A____ F_____

R__ C______

The S________

The T_________

James Brown

Aretha Franklin

Ray Charles

The Supremes

The Temptations

Famous Soul Songs

James Brown

Aretha Franklin

Wilson Pickett

Otis Redding Sittin on t__ d___ of t__ b__

I F___ G___

R______

In the M______ H___

I Feel Good

Respect

In the Midnight Hour

Sittin on the dock of the bay

There were three types of “surf music”

Instrumental

Smooth Vocal

Surf Rock

Instrumental Surf Music

• Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Bass and Drums

• Use of Whammy Bar and Reverb effects

Best known example of this type of music:

W _ _ _ _ _ _ by the

“surfaris”

W I P E O U T

• Extensive use of three part vocal harmony

• Lyrics usually about cars, racing, surfing, anything related to the beach or ocean

• Often Slow Ballads

Vocal Surf Music

Example by the “Mamas and the Papas”:

C______ D_______California Dreaming

Surf Rock Music

•Exemplified by the Beach Boys

•Clean Style - no distortion in guitars

•Smooth, easy going surf style

Famous Surf Era Songs

The Beach Boys

S_____ _ _ _ Surfin’ USA

G___ V________Good Vibrations

“Woodstock” Music Festival

“Woodstock” Music Festival

Held on a dairy farm in rural New York State in

19__How many people turned up?

between 400-500 thousand people(half did not have a ticket)

1969

Imagine what it would have been like....

Performers at Woodstock included

Folk musicians such as:

• Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

• Joan Baez

“Acid” or “Psychedelic” Rock Groups

• Jefferson Airplane

• The Grateful Dead

• The Who

Popular Performers of the era

B__ D____

J____ J_____

The D_____

L__ Z______

J___ H_____

Bob Dylan

Janis Joplin

The Doors

Led Zeppelin

Jimi Hendrix

Punk Music• Became Popular in the mid 19 __’s70

• Developed its own style and S_______Subculture

• Music was often L___ and A____Loud and Angry

• “Back to Basics” approach. Vocals accompanied only by _____ and _____ Guitars and Drums

Characteristics of Punk Bands

•Rebellious Nature

•Unique clothes and haircuts

•Records usually self-produced and recorded.

Famous Punk Bands

The S__ P_____

The C_____

The R_______

The Sex Pistols

The Clash

The Ramones

“Disco” is short for:

D__________

(the french word for ‘nightclub’)

Discotheque

Disco was most popular....

From the early 19__

until the mid 19__

1970’s

1980’s

Disco Music....

• Influenced by F___ and S___ Music

• May include different instrumentation

• Percussion

• Keyboards

• Horns (Trumpets and Saxophones)

• Orchestral Strings

Funk Soul

The V_____ P_____

One of the best known disco groups was..

The Village People

The Village People’s Hit Songs Include:

Y _ _ _

M_____ M__

G_ W___

C___ S__ T__ M____

Y M C A

Mancho Man

Go West

Can’t Stop The Music

_ _ _ _

Another Famous Disco Group:

A B B A

Hit Songs for ABBA Include:

D_______ Q_____

W________

F________

M_____ M__

Dancing Queen

Waterloo

Fernando

Mamma Mia

In 1977 when disco was at the height of its popularity a movie came out called...

starring:

S______ N____ F____

J___ T______

Saturday Night Fever

John Travolta

Two famous “Piano Men” in Pop Music are:

B___ J___ E____ J___Billy Joel Elton John

Hits for Billy Joel Include:

P____ M__

Only the G____ D__ Y_____

Its Still R___ and R___ t_ M_

We D____ S____ the F___

Piano Man

Only the Good Die Young

Its Still Rock and Roll to Me

We Didn’t Start the Fire

Hits for Elton John Include:

Y____ S__

C_____ in the W____

Don’t let the S__ go D____ on M_

Can y__ f____ the l___ t______

Your Song

Candle in the Wind

Don’t let the Sun go Down on Me

Can you feel the love tonight

Other famous solo artists from the 70’s to today....

Rod S_____

Eric C_____

Diana R___

S____

Rod Stewart

Eric Clapton

Diana Ross

Sting

B______Beyonce

Classic Rock

Often refers to the hard rock style of the:

19__1970’s

D___ P_____

Popular 1970s Hard Rock Bands:

L__ Z______Led Zeppelin

T__ W__The Who

Deep Purple

W____ L____ L___

B____ D__

S______ to H______

Led Zeppelin

Whole Lotta Love

Stairway to Heaven

Black Dog

famous songs include:

The Who

famous songs include:

My G________

W__ a__ y__?

My Generation

Who are you?

1980’s“Hair” Bands and Hard Rock

M____ C___

P_____

T_____ S____

K___

Big Hair/Glam Rock Bands that were big in the 1980’s:

Motley Crue

Poison

Twisted Sister

KISS

Poison

Kiss

Heavy Metal Acts that were big in the 1980’s, and

continue to today:

I____ M_____

J_____ P_____

O____ O_______

Iron Maiden

Judas Priest

Ozzy Ozbourne

Progressive RockProgressive Rock Artists Include:

R____

D____ T______

G______

P___ F____

Rush

Dream Theatre

Genesis

Pink Floyd

Widely known as “The King of Pop” was which male solo artist?

M_____ J______Michael Jackson

T_____

B___ It

B___ J___

B____ or W____

B__

Michael Jackson’s Hits Include:

Thriller

Beat It

Billie Jean

Black or White

Bad

Other Pop Artists who emerged in the 1980’s(unscramble)

NADNAMO

CIPNER

ERBUC TESINRSNPGE

MADONNA

PRINCE

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

More Recent Pop Artists include:(unscramble)

HARIAM YAREC

YETINRB RESPAS

YELIM SURCY

MARIAH CAREY

BRITNEY SPEARS

MILEY CYRUS

Emerged in the late 1980’s as a replacement for “glam rock”

Most Popular in the:

19__1990’s

A____ in C_____

N______

S__________

P___ J__

Most Popular Grunge Bands:

Nirvana

Soundgarden

Pearl Jam

Alice in Chains

S____ L____ T____ S_____

N_________

Nirvana Popularised Grunge with the album released in 1991:

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nevermind

featuring the hit song:

Characteristics of Grunge:

• Loud, Heavy Drumming

• Distortion in Guitars & “Drop D” tunings

• Back to Basics - Guitars, Drums, Vocals

• No theatrics or fancy clothes

• Lyrics that are sad, angry or frustrated

Evolved from ______

music of the 1970’s and 1980’s

Disco

Characteristics of Dance Music

• Designed not to be played by live musicians, but mixed by a DJ

• Exclusive use of electronic instruments, synthesisers and MIDI

• Many early songs from the dance music genre available as 12” singles

Dance Music has a number of sub-genres:

H_____

T_____

D____ n’ B____

H_____

T_____

House

Trance

Drum n’ Bass

Hi-NRG

Techno

Dance Music Era Produced many one hit wonders:

Technotronic:

C&C Music Factory:

2 Unlimited:

Ce Ce Peniston:

P___ U_ t__ J__

E________ D____ N___

G__ R____ f__ T___

F_____

Pump Up the Jam

Everybody Dance Now

Get Ready for This

Finally

Name the possibly most famous? one hit wonder:

V____ K____ the R____ S__

by band called

B______

Video Killed the Radio Star

Buggles

Name the one hit wonder by a german female singer:

99 R__ B_______

by the singer called

N___

99 Red Balloons

Nina

Name the one hit wonder:(This one was also the theme from a TV show)

I’ll B_ T____ for ___

by a band called

The R_________

I’ll Be There For You

The Rembrants

Used as the theme for “friends”

Name the one hit wonder that was huge in the 1980’s:

T______ J_______

by a band called

The V______

Turning Japanese

The Vapors

Name the one hit wonder that brought country and western into the

pop charts:

A____ B____ H_____

by singer:

B____ R__ C_____

Achy Breaky Heart

Billy Ray Cyrus