1920s Music & History
The popular genre of the 1920s
Jazz / Jazz & Swing
Major Financial Event spanning the 1930s
The Great Depression
The three genres that predated 1940
Jazz & Swing, Pop, and Country
"Type of Music"
Genre
Elvis' original genre he was known for
Blues / Rock & Roll
"The Roaring 20s"
First Multimedia Star
Bing Crosby
The Genre that combined Pop, Country and Jazz/Swing
Rockabilly
How fast or slow a songs is
"Tempo"
The two genres that came out of Jazz & Swing
Rhythm & Blues (R&B) and Rock & Roll
Skilled trumpeter and vocalist
Louis Armstrong
"Queen of Jazz" / "First Lady of Song"
Ella Fitzgerald
"The King of Rock & Roll"
Elvis Presley
The purpose of music in media
to set the mood/tone/emotion
"Lady Day"
Billie Holiday
George and Ira Gershwin / The Gershwin Brothers
"Where the Blue of Night" Singer
Bing Crosby
The man credited with creating Rockabilly
Carl Perkins
Role of Music in Culture
entertainment, social bonding, storytelling, and/or religious purposes
Reason for Musical Creativity in the 1920s
Financial and Societal security
Writer of "Swanee" by Al Jolson
George Gershwin
President during the 1930s
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Carl Perkins' song covered by Elvis Presley
"Blue Suede Shoes"
Role of Music in Everyday Life
It affects your emotional/mental state, serves as an escape, and/or gives energy/motivation
"The Empress of Blues"
Bessie Smith