Music Flashcard

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Keith Moon, drummer for The Who, died how?

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Drug Overdose

Front

The original name for the hit band The Who was what?

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The Detours

Front

What happened to Jimi Hendrix in relation to the military, which ultimately set the stage for his musical career?

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He was injured in a parachuting accident.

Answer explanation

Jimi Hendrix was honorably discharged after his participation in the Vietnam War, which set the stage for his musical career.

Front

What happened at an event where the Rolling Stones hired the Hells Angels for security?

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Violence and chaos, including a death

Front

Bob Dylan's music was especially famous during which movement(s)? Options: Civil Rights and Anti-War, jazz music movement, Side to Side Movement, classical music movement

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Civil Rights and Anti-War

Front

Bob Dylan's early songwriting and recording continued the work of Woody Guthrie and helped propel and revive which style of music?

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Folk

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After forming to be the backing musicians behind Bob Dylan, The Band went on to have their own hits and a successful career.

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True

Front

Which award did Bob Dylan win in October 2016 that had never been won by a musician ever before?

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Nobel Prize in Literature

Front

Bob Dylan once famously performed Knocking On Heaven's Door for the Pope John XXIII.

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False

Front

Jim Hendrix played the guitar left-handed.

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True