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A Grand Tour of Music Genres

written by: Gilligan

It's time to put your musical knowledge to the test and see how well rounded you really are. We're covering Punk, Bubblegum, Heavy Metal, Reggae, Hip Hop, Disco, Folk, and that's just for starters. You may be an expert in New Wave music of the early 80's, but that's not enough anymore. This time we're covering the whole enchilada from ABBA to ZZ Top!

Question 1:

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Genre: Country
"Family Tradition", "All My Rowdy Friends are Coming Over Tonight", and "A Country Boy Can Survive" are a few of the hits by this famous country singer.

Willie Nelson
Waylon Jennings
Merl Haggard
Hank Williams, Jr.

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Genre: Indie Rock
This artist broke into the mainstream briefly with his slacker anthem "Loser" (1993). Thought initially to be a one-hit wonder, he has proven the naysayers wrong with a series of successful follow-up albums including "Odelay" and "Sea Change".

Beck
Matthew Sweet
Moby
Ben Folds

Question 3:

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Genre: Old School Rap
This rapper began with the influential group "The Treacherous Three" until venturing on his own and producing hits such as "Wild, Wild West", "I Go To Work" and "How Ya Like Me Now".

Kool Moe Dee
Rob Base
L.L. Cool J
Slick Rick

Question 4:

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Genre: Soft Rock
This artist formed a band called "Wings" in 1971 shortly after the breakup of the Beatles. Notable songs include: "Silly Love Songs", and "Live and Let Die".

Paul McCartney
John Lennon
George Harrison
Ringo Starr

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Genre: Classic Rock
This artist has been in two successful bands: The Eagles and The James Gang. He released the album "The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get" in 1973.

Joe Walsh
Glenn Frey
Don Henley
Neil Young

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Genre: Progressive Rock
Prog rock is all about instrumental explorations, and this group did not disappoint in the 1970's with songs like "Starship Trooper" (song clip). The 1980's found the band recording more radio friendly tunes such as "Leave It" and "Owner of a Lonely Heart".

Gentle Giant
Yes
King Crimson
Asia

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Genre: Ska
This band released the song "House of Fun" which went to number one in the UK in 1982. Other notable songs include: "Our House" and "It Must Be Love".

No Doubt
Madness
UB40
The Specials

Question 8:

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Genre: Gangsta Rap
This rapper began his career in the controversial rap group N.W.A. After going solo he released a number of hits including "It Was a Good Day" and the album "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted". He has since toned it down considerably, starring in the family comedy movie Are We There Yet?

Snoop Dogg
Ice Cube
Eazy-E
Dr. Dre

Question 9:

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Genre:British Rock
This group from Sheffield, England were one of the top selling bands of the 1980's. Notable hits include: "Photograph", "Love Bites" and "Foolin'".

Scorpions
Golden Earring
Def Leppard
Night Ranger

Question 10:

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Genre: Bubblegum Pop
"Sugar, Sugar" was the best selling song of 1969. It was written by Andy Kim ("Rock Me Gently" - 1974) but was released by this manufactured band.

The Monkees
The Banana Splits
The Archies
1910 Fruitgum Company

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Genre: British Invasion
This British rock group introduced no less than three future guitar heroes to the world: Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck. Notable songs include: "For Your Love" and "Heart Full of Soul".

The Spencer Davis Group
The Kinks
The Yardbirds
The Dave Clarke Five

Question 12:

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Genre: Soul
This Philadelphia vocal group produced such hits as "Love Train" and "For the Love of Money" and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

The O'Jays
The Isley Brothers
The Temptations
The Miracles

Question 13:

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Genre: East Coast Rap
This hip-hop artist (Birth name: Christopher George Latore Wallace) was signed to Sean "Puffy" Combs' Bad Boy Records in 1992. Notable songs include: "Mo Money Mo Problems" and "Hypnotize".

Busta Rhymes
50 Cent
Heavy D
Notorious B.I.G.

Question 14:

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Genre: Hard Rock
As a solo artist and a member of the Amboy Dukes and Damn Yankees, this artist from Detroit produced numerous memorable hits including: "Cat Scratch Fever" and "Stranglehold".

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Ted Nugent
Billy Squire
Peter Frampton

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Genre: Lo-Fi
This group consists of only two members, Jack and Meg. They appeared in an episode of The Simpsons titled "Jazzy and the Pussycats" and have released several successful albums including: De Stijl, Elephant and Get Behind Me Satan.

Folk Implosion
Toad the Wet Sprocket
The White Stripes
Soul Coughing

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Genre: New Wave
This group from Montreal, Quebec released their synthesizer hit "The Safety Dance" in 1982. The video for the song, which aired during the early days of MTV, featured a midget and a Maypole.

Modern English
Boomtown Rats
Men Without Hats
Naked Eyes

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Genre: Hair Metal
This group featured vocalist Brett Michaels, guitarist C.C. DeVille, and drummer Rikky Rockett. Notable songs include: "Nothin' but a Good Time" and "Unskinny Bop".

Winger
Warrant
Cinderella
Poison

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Genre: Disco
Agnetha Fältskog was the youngest member of this band that produced numerous hits including: "Knowing Me Knowing You", "Super Trooper", "Take a Chance on Me" and "Fernando".

Manhattan Transfer
Chic
ABBA
The Starland Vocal Band

Question 19:

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Genre: Singer-Songwriter
This musician had already penned hits for other artists, but in the 1970's he finally received public recognition with hits such as ""Cracklin' Rosie", "Sweet Caroline" and "Song Sung Blue."

Neil Diamond
James Taylor
Jim Croce
Paul Simon

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Genre: Boy Band
This group of teen idols consisted of Jordan Knight and Jonathan Knight, Joe McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. Notable songs include: "Hangin' Tough" and "Step by Step".

Backstreet Boys
*NSYNC
New Kids on the Block
New Edition

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Genre: Heavy Metal
"Holy Diver", "Last in Line" and "Rainbow in the Dark" were among the successful recordings for this heavy metal band in the 1980's.

Dio
Dokken
Scorpions
Judas Priest

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Genre: Teen Pop
This singer and actress released the song "Candy" from her album So Real in 2000. Despite poor reviews from critics (Entertainment Weekly called it "nauseating"), the album was tremendously successful.

Jessica Simpson
Christina Aguilera
Britney Spears
Mandy Moore

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Genre: Bluegrass
This talented musician is credited with helping to usher in a new interest in bluegrass music in the U.S.. She appeared on the Grammy-winning soundtrack O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and has played with the popular bluegrass group Union Station.

Béla Fleck
Sarah McLachlan
Gillian Welch
Alison Krauss

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Genre: Reggae
This artist's nickname is "Junior Gong" which is derived from his famous father's nickname of "Tuff Gong". His album "Welcome to Jamrock" went gold in 2005.