Despite the acknowledged importance of rock music, determining exactly what “rock” means is NOT easy.

Denny Laine was a founder of two major rock bands: the Moody Blues in the 1960s and Wings in the 1970s. 

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler wrote that as a singer, the thing he got out of The Yardbirds was that it wasn’t all about attitude; you had to have a great voice.

The New Yardbirds became this band in 1969.

EXTRA CREDIT: 1973: One ex-Beatle’s #1 record replaced another ex-Beatle’s #1 record on the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Which pair of ex-Beatles was it? 

After The Move, the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) became the stylistic vehicle for the singing and songwriting of this guitarist/producer.

All of the following are true about George Harrison EXCEPT:

This commercial hit caused Eric Clapton to leave The Yardbirds.

In class, I mentioned that Keith Richards has claimed that this was the biggest mistake of the Rolling Stones’ careers.

This course includes a project that will be graded primarily via peer evaluation.