In 1954 a band emerged called

“Bill Haley and theComets

______ ”

They released a song called:

Rock Around The Clock
Introducing Rock Music to the Black
American population around this
time was Chuck Berry

‘Johnny B Goode’
By 1957 Other “crazier and wilder”
acts started to appear such as:

Elvis Presley

Little Richard
Discovered in 1954, Elvis
became a national star by
1956.
Elvis served in
the US Army
from 1958-1960
 Elvis’s Hit Songs included:

H____ D__
Hound Dog
Blue Suede Shoes
L___ Me
Love M_ T______
Tender
J_______ R____
Jailhouse Rock
Return toS_____
R____ t_ Sender
S_________ Minds
Suspicious M____
Elvis died from a drug
overdose in 1977

Even today people still

visit his former home
called “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.
BUDDY HOLLY

Is credited as being
responsible for.....
Standardising the line up of
two guitars, bass and drums

Was a major influence on

later artists such as:
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The Rolling Stones
Bob Dylan
 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:

C______ L___
Chantilly Lace
Was just ____17 years
old at the time of the
crash
Big Hits included:

L_ B_____
La Bamba

Donna
D_____
 THE BEATLES

emerged around 1960 in:

Liverpool, UK

Made their American

Debut in 1964 on the
Ed Sullivan Show
Hits Included:

W____ H___
I Wanna HoldY___
YourH___
Hand

I Saw
S___ Her
H__ Standing There
S_______ T____

A Hard DaysN___
H___ D___ Night

Y____ S_________
Yellow Submarine

L__ it
Let i_ Be
B_

Lucy in t__
L___ in theS__w___
Sky withD________
Diamonds
 THE ROLLING STONES
Hits Include:

C___ g__
(I Can’t get n_) S_________
no) Satisfaction

J______ J___
Jumpin’ JackF____
Flash

S___ M_
Start MeU_
Up
OTHER “BRITISH INVASION” BANDS

The ANIMALS

The HOLLIES

The TROGGS

The KINKS
 WHAT IS SOUL MUSIC?

A kind of music incorporating

elements of rhythm and blues and
gospel music, popularized by
American black people. Characterized
by an emphasis on vocals and an
impassioned improvisatory delivery,
it is associated with performers such
as Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin,
James Brown, and Otis Redding.
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 W

W _I P
_ _E _O_U_ T
this type of music: by the “surfaris”
VOCAL SURF MUSIC

• Extensive use of three part vocal harmony

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

Example by the
“Mamas and the Papas”:

California
C______ D_______
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___
Good V________
Vibrations
“WOODSTOCK” MUSIC FESTIVAL
 “WOODSTOCK” MUSIC FESTIVAL

Held on a dairy farm in rural New York State in

__
1969
How many people turned up?

etween 400-500 thousand peopl

(half did not have a ticket)
IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD
HAVE BEEN LIKE....
POPULAR PERFORMERS OF THE ERA

B__ D____
Bob Dylan

J___Hendrix
Jimi H_____

J____
Janis J_____
Joplin

The
The D_____
Doors

Led
L__ Zeppelin
Z______
1960’s TO
MID 1970’s
• Pop Rock: Blend of Pop music
with Rock.
• Folk Rock: Blend of Folk music
• Psychedelic Rock:
with Rock.
- Focused drug sub culture
and hallucinogenic
experiences.
Pink Floyd
- Introduced long
• “1963-1974” period known as counter culture
instrumentals.
movement as Rock built anti war movement
against threat of atomic bomb.
• Progressive Rock:
- Different instruments and musical
forms.
- Longer than standard 3 minute track
MID TO LATE Led Zeppelin
1970’s
• Hard Rock:
- Aggressive loud
vocal.
- Distorted guitar
riffs.
• Heavy Metal:
- 4/4 Drum beats.
- Thick massive sound.
Judas
- Highly amplified
distortion .
- Extended guitar solos.
- Emphatic beat and
overall loudness.
• Prominent Bands of this era:Eddie Van Hale
- Black Sabbath, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones,
Led Zeppelin,
Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Judas Priest,
 GLAM ROCK
• British artists in the early 70s were
“pushing the wild, theatrical side” of rock
and roll.
• Glitter or glam rock artists were easily
recognized by their brightly colored
clothes, platform shoes and makeup.
• It portrayed a world where the misfit
became the hero.
MARC BOLAN (1947-1977)

• Born Mark Feld in London,

England.
• Formed the band
Tyrannosaurus Rex
• Bolan shortened the band’s
name to T. Rex.
• Hits included: “Bang a
Gong” and “Hot Love.”
• Died in an automobile
accident in 1977.
 DAVID BOWIE (1947- )

• Born David Robert Jones in

London, England.
• Began as a folk singer, but soon
shifted to a “louder, more
theatrical style.”
• In 1972 the release of The Rise
and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the
Spiders from Mars made him an
international star. The album told
the story of a gifted but
misunderstood rock star from
outer space. In a tribute to Jimi
David Bowie as Ziggy
Stardust. Hendrix it featured hard,
aggressive rock and roll.
 PUNK MUSIC – MID 70S

• Developed its own style and Subculture

S_______

• Music was often Loud

L___ and
and Angry
A____

• “Back to Basics” approach. Vocals

accompanied only by Guitars
_____ and _____
Drums
FAMOUS PUNK BANDS

The
The C_____
Clash

The Sex
The S__ P_____
Pistols

The Ramones
The R_______
 DISCO

• By the mid-1970s most young Americans simply wanted

music to which they could dance.
• Short for Discotheque – French for Nightclub
• Popular from early 70s to mid 80s
• Influenced by Funk and Soul Music

Examples of Disco Artists:

• The Village People (YMCA)
• Abba (Dancing Queen)
• The BeeGees (Saturday Night Fever)
IN 1977 WHEN DISCO WAS AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS
POPULARITY A MOVIE CAME OUT CALLED...

S______ N____
Saturday NightF____
Fever

starring:
J___ T______
John Travolta
 GOLDEN
•1980’s
New Wave of British Heavy
Metal Megadeth
• More extreme forms of rock,
such as
• Heavy Metal
Thrash Metal became popular.
Outlook:
- Long Hair
- Denim Jacket
- Leather
Slayer
- Chains and
• Alternative Rock:
spikes
- Name was coined in late Iron Maiden
80’s.
- Did not fit in the general
•pattern.
Prominent Bands:
- Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Motor Head,
Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and many others.
'Glam Metal' (or 'Hair Metal') become the
most popular of the 'Metal' styles with the
release of albums by Def Leppard and
Motley Crue, and later Bon Jovi
Poison Kiss
Progressive Rock
Progressive Rock Artists Include:

R____
Rush

D____ Theatre
Dream T______

G______
Genesis

P___ Floyd
Pink F____
MUSIC VIDEOS AND MTV

• In 1980 the advent of 24-hour music video

programming by MTV would change the face of rock
and roll.
• The way musicians looked and acted on their videos
began to be more important than how they sounded
on their records.
• Groups like Duran Duran and Aha, known more for
their good looks than their good music, rose to the top
of the pop charts.
• MTV would be instrumental in launching the careers of
Madonna and Michael Jackson.
WIDELY KNOWN AS “THE KING OF
POP” WAS WHICH MALE SOLO
ARTIST?

M_____ Jackson
Michael J______
 MICHAEL JACKSON’S HITS
INCLUDE:

Thriller
T_____

B___ It
Beat

B___ Jean
Billie J___

Bad
B__

B____
Black or W____
White
OTHER POP ARTISTS WHO EMERGED
IN THE 1980’S
(UNSCRAMBLE)

NADNAMO
MADONNA

CIPNER
PRINCE

ERBUC TESINRSNPGE
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
MORE RECENT POP ARTISTS
INCLUDE:
(UNSCRAMBLE)

HARIAM
MARIAH CAREY
YAREC

BRITNEY
YETINRB SPEARS
RESPAS

YELIM
MILEY CYRUS
SURCY
 Most Popular in the:

19__
1990’s
EMERGED IN THE LATE 1980’S
AS A REPLACEMENT FOR “GLAM
ROCK”
MOST POPULAR GRUNGE
BANDS:
N______
Nirvana

S__________
Soundgarden

P___ J__
Pearl Jam

Alice
A____ininChains
C_____
 NIRVANA POPULARISED GRUNGE
WITH THE ALBUM RELEASED IN
1991:

N_________
Nevermind

featuring the hit song:

S____ L____
Smells Like T____
Teen S_____
Spirit
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 Disco
______

music of the 1970’s and 1980’s

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_____
House
T_____
Trance
D____ n’
Drum n’ Bass
B____
H_____
Hi-NRG
Techno
T_____
 DANCE MUSIC ERA PRODUCED
MANY ONE HIT WONDERS:
Ce Ce Peniston: F_____
Finally

Technotronic: P___ U_
Pump Upt__
the
J__Jam

C&C Music Factory: Everybody

E________ D____
DanceN___
Now

2 Unlimited: G__ R____

Get Readyf__
forT___
This
NAME THE POSSIBLY MOST
FAMOUS?
ONE HIT WONDER:

Video
V____Killed
K____the
theRadio
R____Star
S__

by band called

Buggles
B______
NAME THE ONE HIT WONDER BY
A GERMAN FEMALE SINGER:

99
99 Red Balloons
R__ B_______

by the singer called

Nina
N___
NAME THE ONE HIT WONDER:
(THIS ONE WAS ALSO THE THEME FROM A TV SHOW)

I’ll
I’llBe
B_ There
T____ For You
for ___
Used as the theme for “friends”

by a band called

The Rembrants
The R_________
NAME THE ONE HIT WONDER
THAT WAS HUGE IN THE 1980’S:

Turning
T______Japanese
J_______

by a band called

The Vapors
V______
NAME THE ONE HIT WONDER THAT
BROUGHT COUNTRY AND WESTERN
INTO THE POP CHARTS:
Achy
A____Breaky Heart
B____ H_____

by singer:

B____
Billy Ray
R__Cyrus
C_____