The Blues
The most common form of Blues music
What is the 12 Bar Blues
Where Jazz originated
What is New Orleans, Louisiana?
What R&B stands for
What is Rhythm and Blues?
What are the top characteristics for rock and roll.
Electric Guitar
Strong Backbeat
Fast, Energetic Tempo
Powerful Vocals
Bass Guitar
Repetitive Chord Progressions
Where the Blues developed
What is the Deep South of the US?
Making the music up as you go along.
What is improvisation?
R&B recording company located in Detroit, Michigan
What is Motown?
Where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located.
What is Cleveland, Ohio?
Why the blues were sung
What is as a response to feelings.
A style of Jazz that is usually played by a big band
What is Swing?
An R&B group known for making songs such as Weak, Rain, and Use your heart
Who is SWV?
Known as the King of Rock and Roll
Who is Elvis Presley?
When the blues began
Late 1800s and early 1900s
When vocalists improvise by imitating instrument sounds with their voice.
What is Scat Singing?
The group that Michael Jackson sang with in the 1960s
Who are the Jackson 5?
This artist was a gospel singer and electric guitarist who influenced rock and roll.
Who is Sister Rosetta Tharpe?
What sounds was added to electric blues to make it what is was?
What is Electric blues adds amplified guitar and bands, expanding the possible volume, sustain, and tone
A style that was a precursor to Jazz
What is Ragtime or Swing?
The founder of Motown Records
Who is Berry Gordy?
The decade when Rock and Roll began
What are the 1950s?