MUSIC 151 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Concept Album, Mick Jagger, Instrument Destruction
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The road to british rock began with skiffle music, american and english folk songs traditionally played on rustic acoustic instruments that are simple enough to be duplicated by young amateur musicians. In liverpool, bands were made up of tough, less- educated, working-class boys (who identified with the insistent beat of american rock and roll) better than with the polite popular music their parents favored. The first of the significant british rock bands, the beatles, hailed from this setting. On the other hand, in london, the upper-class college students skipped over rock and roll and gravitated toward american rhythm and blues, drawing inspiration from artists such as. Muddy waters, john lee hooker, and howlin" wolf. From this musical setting came the second of the significant british rock bands, the rolling stones. The beatles initially began as a skiffle band that also played american rock and roll.
