50's
50's
50's
50's
50's
100
What is the name of this instrument?
Upright Bass
100
Johnny Cash was known as "The Man in Black". What else was he known as?
The Undertaker
100
Name one of Elvis Presley's songs
Jailhouse Rock, Blue Suede Shoes, All Shook Up, Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel, etc.
100
What is the name of this instrument?
Violin or Fiddle
100
Who is considered the King of Rock & Roll?
Elvis Presley
200
Who is considered the first ever rock star?
Elvis Presley
200
Who is considered the Father of Rock and Roll?
Chuck Berry
200
Doo-Wop started out as this style of music (this is also the term that means voices only, no instruments)
A capella
200
What instrument did Miles Davis play?
Trumpet
200
What is the name of B.B. King's famous Guitar?
Lucille
300
Swing music is played by what kind of bands?
Big Bands
300
What male country artist modernized country music in the 1950's?
Hank Williams
300
What famous music school did Miles Davis attend?
Juilliard
300
Name ONE of the three musical artists who lost their lives in the plane crash now known as "The Day the Music Died"
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper
300
Name ONE of B.B. King's songs.
3 O'Clock Blues, You Upset Me Baby, Sweet Sixteen, Rock Me Baby, Why I Sing the Blues, etc.
400
This male country artist died at the age of 29
Hank Williams
400
B.B. King is known as the "King" of what genre of music?
The Blues
400
Johnny Cash was a crossover artist between what three genres of music?
Country, Rock & Roll and Gospel
400
What were the two styles of Jazz music in the 1950's?
West Coast and East Coast Jazz
400
Miles Davis recorded the best-selling jazz album of all time. What is this album called?
"Kind of Blue"
500
What genre of music is a combination of rock & roll and country music?
Rockabilly
500
What does "B.B." in B.B. King's name stand for?
Blues Boy
500
What big band singer was known as "Ol' Blue Eyes"
Frank Sinatra
500
Name one of the most common ways people listened to music in the 1950's
Radio, record player, car stereo, TV
500
What is the name of this instrument?
Lap Steel Guitar