Hillbilly
Early country music was often called this.
What is hillbilly music?
The Carter Family is known as the “_____ of country music.”
What is first family?
He is called the “_____ of country music.”
What is father?
The Bristol Sessions happened in this year.
What is 1927?
This city became the center of country music.
What is Nashville?
Record companies respected early country music. (True/False)
False
The Carter Family was from this state.
What is Virginia?
His famous song was “T for Texas (Blue ______).”
What is Yodel?
They are called the “_____ of country music.”
What is the big bang?
This type of music challenged country in the 1950s.
What is rock ’n’ roll?
Early country music came from U.S. and this other place’s folk music.
What is Britain?
The Carters first recorded at this famous event.
What are the Bristol Sessions?
He was from this state.
What is Mississippi?
This invention improved recording sound.
What is the electric microphone?
Country music spread partly because people moved from rural areas to these places.
What are cities?
These instruments were common early on.
What are fiddle, banjo, and guitar?
They stayed popular during this difficult time in American history.
A: What is the Great Depression?
His singing style often included this technique.
What is yodeling?
This producer organized the sessions.
Who is Ralph Peer?
This sound became the standard of country music in the 1960s
What is the Nashville Sound?
This mountain region influenced early country music.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
They performed on powerful radio stations in this border area.
What is the Texas-Mexico border?
He became famous after recording in this city.
What is New York?
Ralph Peer created a make-shift recording studio in what location in Bristol?
What is the Taylor-Christian Hat Company?
Q: Name one female country star from this era.
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