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What band is known for their concert The Last Waltz and songs like "The Weight" proved to be major trendsetters in rock and roll by adding folk elements that reflected rock's original roots?
Air Supply
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
Pink Floyd
The Band
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Surf rock was an unexpected coastal offshoot of rock and roll that was pioneered by what band responsible for songs like "Fun Fun Fun" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice"?
Bobby Darin and the Moonshiners
Cape Cove
The Beach Boys
Herman's Hermits
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What band responsible for songs like "Beth," "Detroit Rock City," and "Calling Doctor Love" ushered in an age of character and commercial-driven rock and roll acts?
Kiss
White Snake
Def Leppard
Foreigner
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What Mick-Jagger-led British Invasion band helped bridge the gap between Beatles-style pop rock and the next generation of harder rock acts?
Aerosmith
Chickenfoot
Bill Halley and the Comets
The Rolling Stones
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What blind pianist helped flesh out rock and roll's origins through his raucous instrumentals and spirited vocals?
Ray Charles
Little Richard
Louis Armstrong
Cab Calloway
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What band fronted by Ozzy Osbourne helped found the rock and roll subgenre of metal?
The Guess Who
Black Sabbath
Metallica
Motorhead
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What man known as "The King" inspired the development of rock and roll with his rockabilly hits such as "Don't Be Cruel" and "Jailhouse Rock"?
Elvis Presley
Bo Diddly
Gary Moore
Joe Cocker
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What leader of the band The Stooges gained a reputation as the father of punk rock thanks to tracks like "I Wanna Be your Dog" and "The Passenger"?
Iggy Pop
John Lennon
David Bowie
John Waters
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What leader of the Silver Bullet Band helped revive interest in bluesy rock and roll conventions through songs like "Night Moves" and "Against the Wind"?
Bob Seger
Jerry Lee Lewis
Neil Young
Jim Croce
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"Rock Me" and "This Train" were two major hits by what godmother of rock and roll who injected gospel influences into the burgeoning genre?
Odetta
Alexandra
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Billy Holiday
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What band helped popularize and revolutionize metal music through their hits like "One," "Master of Puppets," and "Enter Sandman"?
Frank Zappa and the Mothers
The Who
Van Halen
Metallica
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One of the first rock and roll hits, "Rock Around the Clock," was produced by what band?
Jethro Tull
Lynard Skynard
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Bill Halley and the Comets
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What British Invasion group helped introduce psychedelic rock through their hits like "Who Are You," "Behind Blue Eyes," and "Pinball Wizard"?
The Beatles
The Who
Oasis
Def Leppard
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What guitarist for the group Santana inspired a community of dedicated Latin American musicians to infuse the styles of their homelands into contemporary American rock music?
Albert Santana
Luis Santana
Jamie Santana
Carlos Santana
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What theatrical performer of hits like "Feed My Frankenstein" and "No More Mr. Nice Guy" became known for performing while carrying a large snake, wearing massive amounts of eyeliner, and faking his execution live on stage?
Lemmy Kilmister
John Cougar Mellencamp
Bruce Hornsby
Alice Cooper
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What is the name of the pioneering prog-rock group responsible for the trend-setting album In the Court of the Crimson King?
Golden Wizard
King Crimson
The Black Baron
Queen Teal
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Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were two of the influential members of what major rock and roll group that produced hits like "Stairway to Heaven" and "Whole Lotta Love"?
The Monkees
The Byrds
Led Zeppelin
Aerosmith
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What band started the British Invasion thanks to uber-hits like "Love Me Do" and "Please Please Me"?
Deep Purple
The Revolution
The Grateful Dead
The Beatles
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One of the godfathers of rock and roll music was what famous pianist responsible for hits like "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally"?
Little Richard
Duke Ellington
Stevie Wonder
Jimi Hendrix
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Punk rock was a subgenre that was heavily popularized by what East Coast family group responsible for hits like "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Beat on the Brat"?
Triumph
Oingo Boingo
Talking Heads
The Ramones
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What is the name of the leader of The Blackhearts and also The Runaways who recorded the hit "I Love Rock and Roll"?
Grace Slick
Regina Stone
Ann Wilson
Joan Jett
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"Born in the U.S.A.," "Glory Days," and "Born to Run," were hits by what rock star who added blue-collar social commentary to rock and roll?
Bruce Springsteen
Paul Simon
Franz Ferdinand
Elvis Costello
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What "Purple Haze" guitarist became famous for the expressive style of his playing before he passed away at only 27 years of age?
Stevie Wonder
Cab Calloway
Jimi Hendrix
Bootsy Collins
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"Don't Stop Believing," "Separate Ways," and "Faihfully" were major hits by what band that heralded and advanced pop rock?
Styx
Journey
Whitesnake
Kix
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What rock and roll pianist gained the nicknames of "The Wild Man" and "The Killer" after he produced his hit "Great Balls of Fire"?
Jerry Lee Lewis
Joey Francis
Anthony Marcus
Ritchie Valens
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What is the name of the man who recorded one of the first rock and roll hits in the form of "Johnny B. Goode"?
Chuck Berry
Charles Goddard
Muddy Waters
Otis Redding
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What rock band fronted by Freddie Mercury broke new ground thanks to the experimental nature of their songs like "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Somebody to Love"?
Queen
Whitesnake
Kiss
Talking Heads
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Roger Waters and David Gilmore were two leading members of what group that pioneered psychedelic rock through their hit albums The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall?
Engima
The Magic Flying Orchestra
Crescent Mark
Pink Floyd
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"Who Do You Love," "Before You Accuse Me" and "Roadrunner" are famous songs by what guitarist who transitioned rock and roll from its roots in the blues?
Bo Diddley
Otis Redding
Iron Bill
Boz Scaggs
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Glam rock as a subgenre came into popularity largely thanks to the work of what "Thin White Duke" who produced hits like "Suffragette City" and "Heroes"?
John Fogerty
David Bowie
Danny Elfman
John Paul Jones
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