MUS 15 – Rock Music History and Appreciation
Study Guide for the Second Exam
Know the definition of each of the following terms as it relates to music:
The Beats (people) Existentialism Feedback
Fuzztone Horn Section Mods
Rockers Sitar Skiffle
Surrealism Synthesizer Timbre
Trad Jazz
The people listed below have all greatly impacted the history and/or development of
particular styles of rock music. Know the style of music each person/group performed,
and, if applicable, (one or more) principal contribution(s) each had on the history of rock
or popular music:
Ginger Baker Booker T and the MGs James Brown
Jack Bruce Paul Butterfield Ray Charles
Eric Clapton Sam Cooke Cream
Roger Daltrey Ray Davies The Doors
John Entwistle Aretha Franklin Berry Gordy, Jr.
The Grateful Dead George Harrison Jimi Hendrix
The Hollies The Impressions Mick Jagger
Jefferson Airplane Brian Jones Janis Joplin
The Kingsmen The Kinks John Lennon
George Martin John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers Paul McCartney
Keith Moon The O’Jays Wilson Pickett
The Raspberries Otis Redding Paul Revere/Raiders
Keith Richards Smokey Robinson Santana
Ringo Starr The Supremes Mick Taylor
The Temptations Pete Townshend Bob Dylan
Charlie Watts The Who Jackie Wilson
Stevie Wonder Ron Wood Bill Wyman
The Yardbirds Neil Young
Be prepared to identify and discuss (1) the basic musical characteristics of; (2) the types
of lyric themes common in; and (3) instruments commonly used in the performance of
each of the following styles. Also be prepared to name writers, solo performers, and/or
groups whose music serves as an example of each style:
Motown Folk-Rock Psychedelic Rock
Copyright 2005, Katherine Charlton Calkins
