Song Titles
The song in which Louis Armstrong played the trumpet.
What is "Sugar Foot Stomp"
This man was known as his nickname all of his life. His real name was this...?
What is Huddie Ledbetter
True or False.. We have a date of production for the song "Little Boy"?
What is False
Louis Armstrong performed all of his life and while singing was most well known for his involvement of this jazz element of singing
What is scatting
This man started a ripple effect of change in the civil rights movement with his speech beginning with "I have a dream..."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
The song in which the setting was a church with the Reverend and church making the music?
What is "Little Boy"
This woman was one of the very first vocalists in jazz music and was known for her iconic sound in the song "Mean to Me"
Who is Billie Holiday
The most recent song we discussed was a song called "Blood on the Fields" performed by the famous trumpet Wynton Marsalis. What year was this?
What is 1997
These laws prohibited black and white people from mingling in restrooms, public schools, water fountains etc.. What were these laws called?
What are Jim Crow laws
This was the US President at the time of the civil rights movement who ended up losing his life while participating in a parade in downtown Dallas, TX. Mrs Short has been to that very site...
Who is John F Kennedy
The song that is the oldest song for this unit? The year was 1916.
What is "Maple Leaf Rag"
This man was known as the King of Jazz and he resorted to is most famous contributions to jazz as a trumpet player and a singer.
Who is Louis Armstrong
The song "Sugar Foot Stomp" was produced by Louis Armstrong as a dance number in what year?
What is 1925
This is the clarinet player known as the King of Swing and he was also one of the first to employ African Americans as his band members
Who is Benny Goodman
This is the pianist for the song "Maple Leaf Rag"
Who is Scott Joplin
The song which had a word in the title that identified it as an African American song according to the way it was said. The performing band was still The Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
What is "Dixie Jass Band One Step"
This group performed "Boogie Woogie Waltz"
Who is Weather Report
Leadbelly recorded many different styles of music including the old blues song "Good Morning Blues" in what year?
This is the originating place and city of the beginning of Jazz music in the Southern states as we know it today.
What is New Orleans, Louisiana
These instrumental devices can be put in the ends of instruments that have a bell such as a trumpet to create a different texture of sound.
What is known as a mute
This song had a double 'mean'ing and we discussed this double meaning according to different moments in the song which reflected the two meanings.
What is "Mean to Me"
This man performed "Handful of Keys" on the piano at an upbeat tempo
Who is Fats Waller
The song "Dixie Jass Band One Step" was performed and recorded by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and is listed as the second oldest song we have record of for this unit in what year?
What is 1917
This song title also doubles as an animal.
What is "Chameleon"
This is known as the only song we have heard that has the electric sound of a marimba in the beginning of the piece. This electric sound is coming from an instrument called the vibraphone. What is this song?
What is "Moon Glow"