American Music Through the Decades 1960-2000 Name:________________________________________________

The Beach Boys The Beatles The Bee Gees Billy Joel
Michael Jackson Backstreet Boys Britney Spears Lady Gaga
Listening: For each of these listening examples, write down the NAME of the band or solo artists you hear. All answers
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Short Answer Answer the following questions using one or two words.
The Beach Boys performed what style of music?

What song and dance by the same name is Chubby Checker famous for?

The Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and Lady Gaga sing what style of music?

The Jackson Five sang what style of music?

Alanis Morsette, Jewel, and Avril Lavigne were three ______we learned about from the 90s.

Bob Dylan is associated with what style of music?

Pop songs are organized the way many other songs are that we sing in the classroom, like Puff the Magic Dragon and
The Cat Came Back. Name the two sections that all pop songs contain.