Music and Dance I
Music and Dance II
Music and Dance III
Music and Dance IV
Music and Dance V
100
His music won an Oscar for the 1971 detective drama, Shaft.
Isaac Hayes
100
What contralto, with great range and singular control, recorded such gospels as Bless This House and Sweet Little Jesus Boy?
Mahalia Jackson
100
In May 1965, the Pulitzer Prize Advisory Board voted against honoring this band leader, composer, and pianist.
Duke Ellington
100
Who is known as the “Godfather of Soul” and recorded such songs as Please, Please, Please, It’s a Man’s World, and I Feel Good?
James Brown
100
This trumpeter won Grammys in both the classical and jazz fields.
Wynton Marsalis
200
What guitarist and pioneer in rock n’ roll recorded a string of hits such as School Day, Rock & Roll Music, Sweet Little Sixteen, and Johnny B. Good?
Chuck Berry
200
Nicknamed “Satchmo,” this jazz trumpeter appeared in over 35 pictures.
Louis Armstrong
200
What singer and four brothers made their first hit single, I Want You Back.
Michael Jackson; The Jackson Five
200
Known as “Little Blackbird,” this musical comedy star debuted with Josephine Baker in Blake and Sissie’s Shuffle Along.
Florence Mills
200
Who is known as the “Queen of Soul” and has earned 21 gold records and 16 Grammy awards? Answer:
Aretha Franklin
300
Amateur Night at this Harlem theatre launched the careers of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.
Apollo theatre
300
Stephanie Mills recreated Judy Garland’s role in this Broadway musical that was a revamping of the 1939 MGM classic, The Wizard of Oz.
The Wiz
300
This band leader composed numerous motion picture scores and served as musical director and arranger for Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, and Sarah Vaughn.
Quincy Jones
300
Born in Texas in 1931, he appeared in numerous Broadway musicals during the 1950’s. In 1958, he formed the American Dance Theatre.
Alvin Ailey
300
The Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles musical, Runnin’ Wild, created a sensation when it opened in 1924 by introducing what popular dance?
Charleston
400
What song stylist recorded such songs as Blues in the Night, The Lady is a Tramp, and Mad about the Boy? Answer:
Lena Horne
400
Arthur Mitchell was the first African American ballet dancer with the New York Ballet, and he founded this dance troupe in 1970.
Dance Theatre of Harlem
400
Born in Georgia in 1932, this blind singer, composer, and pianist sang the theme song to the film, In the Heat of the Night.
Ray Charles
400
She was the first African American female singer to earn 5 gold records.
Aretha Franklin
400
This African American poet, lyricist, and civil rights leader wrote Lift Every Voice and Sing, known as the Black National Anthem.
James Weldon Johnson
500
At the age of four, his first public performance was singing in a talent contest, Yes, We Have No Bananas.
Nat King Cole
500
Though he died in 1965, this singer performed the Unforgettable duet with his daughter during the 1990’s.
Nat King Cole
500
He won a Grammy for arranging Busted by Ray Charles in 1963.
Benny Carter
500
This Grammy Award winner and New Orleans native established himself as jazz’s advocate while directing the Lincoln Center’s Jazz Program.
Wynton Marsalis
500
His score for the 1929 musical, Hot Chocolates, included the hit, Ain’t Misbehavin.
Thomas “Fats” Waller
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