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Music by Year, 1950-1969

One question per year about the music industry.

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Last updated: June 12, 2017

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Year	Hint	Answer
1969	Jimi Hendrix plays a psychedelic version of the National Anthem at this musical festival	Woodstock
1968	This singer performs at Folsom State Prison	Johnny Cash
1967	This singer records "Sitting On the Dock of the Bay", but dies in a plane crash just a few days later	Otis Redding
1966	"Good Vibrations", by this band, goes to #1 on the pop charts	The Beach Boys
1965	This icon dismays fans by playing electric music at the Newport Folk Festival	Bob Dylan
1964	"Mania" ensues as this band visits the U.S.	The Beatles
1963	This folk trio releases "Puff (The Magic Dragon)"	Peter, Paul and Mary
1962	This novelty song becomes a "Graveyard Smash"	Monster Mash
1961	This eleven year old piano-playing prodigy is signed by Motown Records	Stevie Wonder
1960	Chubby Checker invites you to do this dance move	The Twist
1959	This singer is killed in a plane crash, along with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper	Buddy Holly
1958	This rock and roller records "Johnny B. Goode"	Chuck Berry
1957	Elvis buys this house	Graceland
1956	This European song contest occurs for the first time	Eurovision
1955	Art Garfunkel writes his first song with this other singer	Paul Simon
1954	The Chordettes implore this man to "bring them a dream"	Mr. Sandman
1953	This flamboyant piano player debuts at Carnegie Hall	Liberace
1952	The Moondog Coronation Ball, in this American city, is the first rock & roll concert	Cleveland
1951	This singer records his signature tune, "Unforgettable"	Nat King Cole
1950	This New Orleans piano player has his first hit song with "The Fat Man"	Fats Domino

buck1017

level 73

Dec 1, 2013

huh...i guess Cleveland really DOES rock.

blinky

level 61

Mar 9, 2017

Totally guessed on Cleveland, only because the R&R Hall of Fame is there.

jmellor13

level 57

Nov 4, 2017

The rock and roll hall of fame is there because that's where rock and roll started. Its spread is credited to a Cleveland DJ, Alan Freed. His nickname was Moondog, hence "the Moondog Coronation Ball."

LVSAS

level 48

Nov 4, 2017

Well, rock and roll didn't start in Cleveland, that's just where Freed worked.

cpgatbyu

level 74

Dec 24, 2013

"Ottis" has too many "t"s.

kalbahamut

level 74

Dec 26, 2013

dang it. I figured the first rock concert was somewhere around Ohio, possibly Pennsylvania or New York, but I guessed just about every other city in Ohio and somehow forgot Cleveland...

seokeunshichae

level 67

Dec 26, 2013

why? there is a reason that cleveland has the rock and roll hall of fame

jmellor13

level 57

Dec 26, 2013

I think Alan Freedman was based in Cleveland too. A lot of people credit him (though probably apocryphally) with coining the term "rock and roll." Regardless of whether he came up with the term, he was certainly the genre's earliest and most visible champion. As I type this, it occurs to me that I think his nickname was "Moon Dog," so the concert referenced in the clue was probably put on by him.

rgc1600

level 69

Dec 27, 2013

Alan Freed

kalbahamut

level 74

Dec 31, 2013

Yes, and the reason I was guessing every place in Ohio was that I knew the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was there. I just couldn't remember Cleveland.

Baltimorean

level 69

Nov 4, 2017

Freed did not invent the term "rock and roll"; it had been used for years by blues and R&B singers. And if you're not sure what it meant in that context, then, to quote the great Fats Waller, "If you don't know what it is, don't mess with it."

AmyD85

level 51

Nov 14, 2017

Some additional background info: The original Moondog Coronation Ball was a concert organized by DJ Alan Freed in Cleveland in 1952 as a special event for his radio show. The concert was revived in 1992 by another Cleveland radio station and is now an annual event featuring old rock and roll groups. So - I live in NE Ohio but had no idea where the name "Moondog" came from until I read the comments on this quiz today. ;)

roleybob

level 71

Jun 8, 2016

Is 1961 supposed to say eleven year old? Might seem pedantic but I wasn't sure whether we were looking for someone who was 11 years old, had been playing for 11 years or if eleven year was the name of a type of piano, etc

blinky

level 61

Mar 9, 2017

If you know who Little Stevie Wonder is, then you know the answer.

mf3

level 76

Mar 31, 2017

Yes, please add "old" to the clue.

CliveDexter

level 67

Oct 25, 2017

Fats died today. He had a good run and gave us all a thrill.

ander217

level 74

Nov 4, 2017

On Blueberry Hill. Yes, indeed.

Archangel55

level 59

Nov 4, 2017

Kept typing "Beatles" without the word "The" and missed 100% by 1 answer.

Walacama

level 70

Nov 6, 2017

I think you spelled it wrong, because the quiz accepts the answer without "the."

someone2018

level 58

Aug 15, 2018

VW should also be accepted. It was indeed a great year for playing Punch Buggy.

stayc0tt

level 35

May 1, 2018

Alan freed --took the fall for the payola scandal. Had the pleasure of growing up in New York City listening to him on 1010 WINS-AM radio in the 1950's. That is where I learned most of my Doo-Wop songs. He also had a TV dance show called The Big Beat. I do not think there are any copies of this show in existence. What a shame. He was a great DJ.

someone2018

level 58

Aug 15, 2018

I know I've heard of Eurovision and seenbaome videos, usually as laughable Whiskey Tango Foxtrot clips on the internet, but I still googled it. This is why Jetpunkers are always told to google something if they don't know: the first result is Top 10 Eurovision entries from Cyprus.