People
Father of the Delta Blues
Charley Patton
Where the Blues began
Mississippi Delta
I have six strings. I am the main instrument in both the Blues and Country Music. I don't use any electricity....
Acoustic Guitar
Name of the first recording device that could also playback sound
Phonograph
Bluegrass bans these two types of instruments
Percussion and Electric
Father of Country Music
Jimmie Rogers
This Midwestern city was one of the hotspots for movers during the Great Migration. It also produced some great Urban Blues.
Chicago
No wind or strings needed to play me! I am also banned from Bluegrass music
Drums/Percussion
Material used to make recordings on the first recording device
Wax Cylinders
Stage name of the Father of Country Music
The Singing Breakman
During the Great Depression, Country music shifted from being less about _______ to being more about _______ (two part answer).
The working class and cowboys
Area named for a mountain range that also happens to be the birthplace of Country Music
Appalachia
I have two different names depending on which style you play me in.
Violin/Fiddle
Acoustic instruments do not require ______ in order to be played, unlike their cousins which have that word in their name.
Electricity
Typical lyric structure for Blues (and some Country) songs
AAB
Inventor of the first device that could record and playback sound
Thomas Edison
Location of the longest running radiostation, the home of Elvis Presley, and also a full recreation of the Greek Parthenon?
Nashville
The lowest of all the string instruments
Bass
When wax cylinders didn't do the trick, these devices were created to improve the quality of recordings and make music easier to reproduce and sell at larger scales.
Vinyl Discs
A recreation of a song by a different artist. Usually keeps the same lyrics but changes the style, tempo, or other elements of music
Cover Song
Bill Monroe
This radio station is the longest running radio station in America. It helped make Country music popular nationwide.
The Grand Ole' Opry
I am simultaneously a string instrument and a percussion instrument
Piano
This technology helped make Country music popular across the entire nation since it allowed more people to listen to it without having to leave their homes.
Radio
Cowboys represent this concept in Country music.
Freedom