Musicians Who Set the Stage for Rock and Roll

Daltry literally mixed theater with musicianship when The Who released Quadrophenia, the first rock opera to ever exist. The Who's Quadrophenia tour sold out every single show around the globe. He and Pete Townsend, the guitarist of The Who and another Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, hand in hand dominated the music industry for a decade. 

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper invented the genre that is currently known as "Shock Rock." Cooper used fake blood, electric chairs, guillotines, and tons of other edgy imagery specifically intended to make the viewer feel uneasy. 

Advertisement

Next Page →

The More You Know

  • Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world's freshwater.
  • Ninety percent of the world’s population lives above the equator.
  • Before mating, the female giraffe will first urinate in the male's mouth.
  • Bubble wrap was originally designed to be used as wallpaper.
Next Page →