- Frat rock
Frat rock was an early influential American subgenre of
rock and roll /roots rock . Frat rock was generally characterized as very energetic and upbeat yet raw "party" rock. The genre is named after the fact that many of these bands played gigs at fraternity houses during the genre's heyday in the 1960s. The movie "Animal House " played numerous selections of this style of music during the film. ref|allmusicExamples of this style of music include the song "
Louie Louie ", which was done byPaul Revere and the Raiders andThe Kingsmen , "Shout" byThe Isley Brothers , "Farmer John" byThe Premiers , and "Double Shot of my Baby's Love" byThe Swingin' Medallions . Other frat rock standards include "Hang on Sloopy ", "Twist and Shout " and "Wild Thing ".Frat rock is considered an important influence and precursor to
garage rock andpunk rock .List of frat rock bands
Note that these bands are not strictly frat rock. Many bands fit into multiple categories; for example,
? & the Mysterians can also be consideredproto-punk ,The Isley Brothers can also be consideredsoul orfunk , andCannibal & the Headhunters can be consideredbrown-eyed soul . Also note that there is a considerable overlap ofgarage rock ,Latin rock ,proto-punk , andsurf rock bands with frat rock bands.*
The Blendells
*The D-Men
*Cannibal & the Headhunters
*The Champs
*The Contours
*The Fifth Estate (band)
*The Fireballs
*The Gentrys
*Fuad & The Feztones
*The Human Beinz
*The Isley Brothers
*The Kingsmen
*The Knickerbockers
*Music Explosion
*The Music Machine
*Paul Revere and the Raiders
*Question Mark & the Mysterians
*Mitch Ryder
*Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
*The Shadows
*The Sonics
*The Surfaris
*The Swingin' Medallions
*Thee Midniters
*Tommy James & the Shondells
*The Trashmen
*The Troggs
*The Ventures
*The WailersReferences
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* Gillett, Charlie. "The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll" [http://books.google.com/books?id=GXWVAjapGpAC&pg=RA1-PA467&ots=E74wQ9Uui1&dq=frat+rock&sig=RKLaBoL0m1BmR0nLogpEvdamFYs]
* Morales, Ed. "The Latin Beat: The Rhythms and Roots of Latin music from Bossa Nova to Salsa and beyond" [http://books.google.com/books?id=QhTo6rfQ3C8C&pg=PA288&ots=sZ15S2Jr3B&dq=frat+rock&sig=8Lru5BvdvawhMhaIDagHWChrQRM]
* Unterberger, Richie. "Music U. S. A.: The Rough Guide" [http://books.google.com/books?id=uwtAx1xP9BMC&pg=PA403&ots=atYEIEMxbv&dq=frat+rock&sig=Xn4Vezslhj0XKpkD-IXsAKatQvk#PPA403,M1]
* Eddy, Chuck. "The Accidental Evolution of Rock 'n' Roll: a misguided tour through popular music" [http://books.google.com/books?id=ybPb6ioa6FQC&pg=RA1-PA204&dq=frat+rock&sig=iazFvB0gVA19RNWjK8usj_HQl0Q#PPA1,M1]
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