Record Label
Where did Muddy Waters live before he moved to Chicago?
on a plantation in Mississippi
Al Capone’s Cadillac was the first presidential ___________ limo.
bulletproof
The infamous gangster had a 1928 Cadillac sedan —though it was fully armored to protect against rival gangs’ threats on his life. It was impounded by the treasury department when he went to Alcatraz prison.
Etta James won ______ Grammy Awards and 17 Blues Music Awards.
6
What artist was the first to be signed to Chess Records?
Muddy Waters
When Muddy was out on the street in Chicago, who gave him the cord for his guitar amplifier?
Geneva
After WWII, Caddy introduced the ________ ________ windshield to America.
curved glass
It was one of the key defining features of 1950s automotive design.
Etta James believed that King's hit single "_______ ________" was about her.
Sweet Sixteen
Who founded Cadillac Records in 1950?
Leonard Chess
Who discovered that Muddy Waters and Little Walter had talent in music?
Leonard Chess
Cadillac is named after a Frenchman. Who?
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, a French army officer, founded a town called Ville d’Etroit—known today as Detroit, Michigan. Apparently they thought, 'Why not him?'
Etta James was born on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, to Dorothy Hawkins, who was ___ years old at the time.
14
What year did Howlin' Wolf release his first album on Chess Records?
1961
What did Little Walter refer to Geneva as?
his mother
Cadillac’s slogan, "The _______ of the _________," was a reference to its engineering.
Standard; World
Leland had such high standards when it came to precision that he brought in special tools from Sweden to ensure he had the most precise factory on Earth. To prove this, his engineers disassembled three cars in front of a group of judges, who then shuffled all the parts. Three days later, all three cars fired up perfectly, and went on a 500-mile trip. Cadillac was awarded the Dewar Trophy (yes, that Dewar)—essentially the Nobel Prize for cars—for proving the interchangeability of its cars.
Etta James sang background vocals for her labelmate _____ ______ on his "Back in the USA".
Chuck Berry
What label purchased Cadillac Records in 1969?
Chess Records
Why did Little Walter shoot another black man while they were on the Chitlin' Circuit?
He stole his name.
In 1912 Cadillac made people less cranky by inventing the __________ ________.
electric starter
The term “cranky” originally referred to the bad mood drivers would be in after struggling to turn the crank while starting their car. Cadillac fixed this by introducing the first electric starter on the Model 30 in 1912.
Etta James's first hit singles with Fuqua were "_____________________" and "__________".
"If I Can't Have You" and "Spoonful".