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The father of jazz.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This genre of music originated in the late 19th/early 20th century and is characterized by improv, complex cords, and instruments like sax, trumpet, and piano.
What is Jazz?
The phrase to describe an old, clunky piano.
What is "Tin Pan"?
This word was first used in 1938 to describe music.
What is "Rock"?
The bandleader of one of the most popular early jazz bands (1910s-1920s) made up of white musicians.
Who is Paul Whiteman?
Who is Buddy Holly?
The style of performance theatre included white minstrels dressed in black face.
What is a minstrel show?
Tin Pan Alley was primarily comprised of these two groups of musical professionals.
What are Publishers and Composers?
This Rock and Roll musicians was told by his HS music teacher that he had no skill for singing.
Who is Elvis Presley?
Name one of the 3 key elements of the blues.
What are: Call and response, themes of sorrow, or the "blues" scale/ notes?
The father of Rock and roll.
Who is Chuck Berry?
This genre of music developed from musical genres such as rhythm and blues and jazz.
What is Rock and roll?
Tin Pan Alley was focused more on this than on publishing quality music.
What is making money?
This is considered to be the first Rock and Roll song.
What is Rocket 88?
This type of music is known to have high demands on both the performer and the listener.
THE American Songwriter
Who is Irving Berlin?
The genre of music evolved from work songs, Field hollers, and African American Spirituals
What are the blues?
Then end of Tin Pan Alley is often attributed to this technological advance.
What is radio/ phonograph/ recorded music?
These 3 tech innovations helped to lead to the birth of Rock and roll.
What are: electric guitars, tube amplifier, radio/ recordings?
Music was first copyrighted in this year.
What is 1831?
Wrote the song "Rhapsody in Blue"
Who is George Gershwin?
This genre is characterized by the following 3 components: largely enjoyed, reaches a large number of people, created by professionals
What is popular music?
What is God Bless America?
This blues crossover artists is most well known for his song Tutti Frutti.
Who is Little Richard?
This move, starring Elvis Presley, was seen by more people than man's first walk on the moon.