1940s Artists
"Ol' Blue Eyes"
Who is Frank Sinatra
The instruments found in music from this time were often ...
What are piano, drums, bass, saxophone, trumpet, string instruments?
I am a famous artist from the 1950s.
Who is: (one of) Elvis, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bill Haley and the Comets?
The chords for the music from this time were usually ...
What are major chords?
The chords from this music were often ...
Most of the famous artists from this time were from this gender.
What is male?
The chords for a lot of music from the 1940s were...
What is jazz chords?
I was known for my curlin' lip and swiveling hips.
Who is Elvis Presley?
The instruments found in music from this time were often ...
What is there were more groups that had instruments on their own instead of always in groups, like just piano or just guitar.
True or false: The music industry was not very racially integrated in the 1940s and it catered to white men.
What is true?
The vocal style and groove of music from this era was often ...
What is smooth, and calm, and upbeat?
I was ostracized from society because of my love life choices.
Who is Jerry Lee Lewis?
Describe the vocal style of this decade.
What is scratchy and high energy?
What is there were a lot more genres of music in the 1960s and they kept growing and splitting off into new ones?
Describe the attire the 1940s artists often wore.
What is a suit and a hat?
List the most common genres of music in the 1940s.
What are classical, jazz, musicals, patriotic, and folk?
Our most popular song was the first rock and roll song to hit the charts and was put into a movie, helping Rock and Roll become a huge hit with teenagers. What song is it (and who am I)?
What is Rock Around by Bill Haley and the Comets?
True or false, there were love songs were not common in the 1950s.
What is False - love songs are always a popular theme in music?
Describe the groove of this era.
What is a variety of styles from calm and quiet to high energy and fast.
Why were there songs that were patrioctic or about the war in the 1940s?
What is because World War II was going on?
The lyrics of songs from the 1940s were often about...
What is love or patriotism, or war?
Because of how I died, this famous song was written about me later on and who am I?
Who is Buddy Holly and what is "Bye Bye American Pie?
What is dance music with gibberish lyrics?
Describe the vocal style of this decade.