Influential People
Generations 1 & 2
Generations 3 & 4
Generations 5 & 6
Country Music Fast Facts
100

Name the 3 original Carter Family members

A.P., Sara, and Maybelle

100

The Great Depression led to a decrease in what and an increase in what?

Record sales and radio

100

What was the year of Rockabilly

1956

100
Give 2 examples of country singers from the 6th generation

Taylor Swift, Zach Bryan, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Tyler Childers, etc.

100

What were the two genres that influenced Country Music?

Appalachian Folk Music

Blues

200

Who was one of the most influential people to combine country music and soul

Ray Charles

200

What year was the 1st generation of country music?

1920s

200
What is an example of an Outlaw Country singer?

Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, etc.

200

What were the years of the 5th generation of country music

90s

200

What is Country Music?

Derived from or imitating the folk style of the southern U.S. or of the Western Cowboy

300

Who added electric guitar to country music in 1938? They also were added to the country music hall of fame in 1968.

Bob Wills

300

What popularized country music by including it in film?

Singing Cowboys

300

What years were the 4th generation of country music?

70s - 80s

300

What were the years for the 6th generation of country music?

2000s to now

300

What chord progression do Country Blues and Folk Blues use?

Blues

400

Fiddlin' John Carson is famous for creating what?

The first recorded country song that included lyrics (or words to the song)

400

The Carter Family is important because they were...

The first group to become country music stars

400

Give one example of a Rockabilly song

1. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley

2. Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and the Comets

3. I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash

4. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

400

What made a comeback in the 5th generation

Line Dancing

400

In the 2nd generation, western music split into what 3 avenues

1. Hillbilly Boogie

2. Bluegrass, Folk, and Gospel

3. Honky Tonk

500

Who is referred to as the Father of Bluegrass

Bill Monroe

500

Who were the 4 who tried to keep the Carter Family band alive?

Maybelle, Helen, Anita, and June

500

By the early 1950s, a blend of _______, ______, and ______ was played by most country bands

Western swing, Country boogie, and Honky tonk

500

What is an example of a subgenre of country music that was developed in the 6th generation

Americana

500

Folk music was making a comeback in the 3rd generation; however, there was an issue with the country listeners to get behind them because ______ were leading the folk revival causing a political issue between the genres.

Progressive activists

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