Rock and Pop Music History Flashcards
Grade 8 · Music · Flashcards
Key artists, genres, events, and terms from the history of rock and pop music.
Flashcards
- Rock and roll
- Genre emerging in the 1950s from blues, R&B, and country; driven by electric guitar, bass, and drums
- British Invasion
- The domination of American pop charts by British bands, especially the Beatles and Rolling Stones, starting in 1964
- The Beatles
- British rock band (1960-1970) considered the most influential in history; members were Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr
- Motown Records
- Detroit-based label founded 1959 that shaped 1960s soul and pop with a polished, crossover sound
- Woodstock (1969)
- Three-day festival in upstate New York featuring Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and dozens more; symbol of 1960s counterculture
- Punk rock
- Fast, raw, anti-establishment rock subgenre of the mid-to-late 1970s; key acts include the Ramones and Sex Pistols
- Disco
- 1970s dance genre with synthesizers, strings, and 4/4 beats; peaked with artists like Donna Summer and the Bee Gees
- MTV
- Music Television channel launched in 1981 that made music videos essential for artist promotion
- Grunge
- Seattle-born 1990s rock subgenre combining punk energy with heavy guitar; Nirvana and Pearl Jam were key acts
- Michael Jackson
- American pop star; 'Thriller' (1982) is the best-selling album ever; known for moonwalk dance and iconic music videos
- Hip-hop crossover
- The integration of hip-hop elements—beats, rap vocals, sampling—into mainstream pop starting in the late 1980s
- Streaming era
- Post-2010s period when platforms like Spotify and Apple Music replaced downloads as the primary way music is consumed
- Beyonce
- American pop and R&B superstar; began in Destiny's Child and became one of the most successful solo artists of the 2000s-2020s
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