Blues Sub-genres
This blues sub-genre came out of Mississippi Delta area.
What is Delta Blues?
Who is Scott Joplin?
King of the Blues. His nickname is Blues Boy.
Who is B.B. King?
The Mississippi Delta area surrounded this river.
What is the Mississippi River?
This instrument became electrified.
What is the electric guitar?
Most people in the late 1800's to early 1900's grew up on this sub-genre of Blues.
What is Country Blues?
A famous trumpeter. Their song is called "What a Wonderful World".
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This musician was not conducive for the pop charts. He got his nickname from his growls.
Who is Howlin' Wolf?
This African American style music had "ragged" rhythms.
What is Ragtime?
What is Chicago, Kansas City, or New York?
This sub-genre of blues was dominated by female singers.
What is Classic or Vaudville Blues?
Name one famous Crooner.
Who is Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Gene Austin, or Rude Valle?
Got his nickname from fishing in this.
Who is Muddy Waters?
This song came out of Tin Pan Alley.
What is Take Me Out to the Ballgame?
The rhythm section in Urban Blues consists of these 4 instruments.
What is drums, bass, guitar, and piano?
The northern Blues. It is a combo of swing, boogie-woogie, and the passion of the Delta Blues.
What is Chicago Blues?
Country Blues artist/guitarist. Apparently sold his soul to the devil and died by being poisoned.
Who is Robert Johnson?
This musician played violin before guitar. There is a song that is named after him.
Who is Bo Diddley?
This dance was popular in the 1920's. It was named after a city in South Carolina.
What is the Charleston?
The second and fourth beats in R&B are called this.
What is Back Beats?
The most popular sub-genre and most impactful to Rock n' Roll.
What is R&B or Rhythm & Blues?
The Mother of the Blues.
Who is Ma Rainey?
This man had a song called "Boom Boom" featured in the movie "Blues Brothers". The initials are JLH.
Who is John Lee Hooker?
This style of singing was ran predominantly by male singers. It means to sing softly.
What is crooning?
This Rock band made a song called "Bo Diddley".
Who are The Animals?