Race Records
Title of the blues record that was released in July of 1920 and sold 75,000 in one month
What is "Crazy Blues"
Primary area for development of Classis Blues
What is Mississippi Delta to East Texas?
Other names for Country blues
What are Folk Blues and Down-Home
The first person the music industry's discovery of black musicians can be traced back too.
Who is Mamie Smith?
The name of one of the first African-American owned record companies.
What is "Black Swan"?
They crossed the "color line" in record sales due to their musical abilities
Who is Bessie Smith?
existed decades before these types of recorded songs
What are Vaudville?
The first person who applied the catchphrase "race music"
The percent of African American families that owned phonographs in rural communities in Alabama during 1930.
What is 13%?
The type of singers that sang Classic Blues and increased their popularity through their performances
What are nightclub singers?
They heard the first iterations of this genre at a train station in 1903?
W.C Handy
Given the name "Father of the Blues"
W.C Handy
Name or artist of this song from the album "Crazy Blues"
What is "It's Right Here For You"? Who is Mamie Smith?
The name of the group that released a first in a series of "blues" dances
Emerged from this region
What is the Mississippi Delta?
Who is Blind Lemon Jefferson?
The first record label to send mobile recording units into the south?
What is Okeh Records?
The most influential style of music for race records?
What is the blues?
This lyrical content of country blues focused on this
Recounting their life experiences
Founder of OKEH Records?
Otto K. E. Heinemann