"We have both kinds of music; Country and Western."
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Technology
100
His singing style combined the crooning style of Bing Crosby with the bel canto technique of Italian opera.
Who is Frank Sinatra
100
The first commercially successful category of rhythm & blues, flourished during and just after World War II.
What is jump blues
100
A style rooted in the venerable southern string band tradition.
What is bluegrass
100
Sold more records than any other female singer of the early 1950s.
Who was Patti Page
100
What is "rpm"
What is revolutions per minute
200
A brilliant piano improviser, he exerted a strong influence on later jazz pianists such as Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans.
Who is Nat "King" Cole
200
Early predecessor of groups like Boys II Men, N'Sync, One Direction etc...
Who are The Dominoes
200
A style of postwar country and western music sometimes called "hard country" or "beer-drinking music."
What is honky-tonk
200
Also known as "Miss Rhythm," born in Virginia. and began her professional career at the age of sixteen.
Who was Ruth Brown
200
This is a record "single"
What is a 45 record
300
The most successful blues crooner of the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Who is Charles Brown
300
A cool style of rhythm and blues; a blend of blues and pop singing.
What is blues crooning
300
He was the pioneer of bluegrass music
Who was Bill Monroe
300
Her style of R & B singing was much more abrasive than Ruth Brown's.
Who was Big Mama Thornton
300
This produced better sound quality than previous methods of
recording; recordings could be edited and overdubbed.
What is magnetic tape
400
He got his start working as a singing waiter in a restaurant that did live radio broadcasts
Who is Frank Sinatra
400
It featured the amplified sound of instruments such as the electric guitar and harmonica and reflected the musical tastes of black Chicagoans, many of them recent immigrants from the Deep South.
What is Chicago Electric Blues
400
The most significant single figure to emerge in country music during the immediate post–World War II period.
Who was Hank Williams
400
Her imposing physique and sometimes malevolent personality helped ensure her survival in the rough-and-tumble world of con artists and gangsters.
Who was Big Mama Thornton
400
This was a "long playing" record
What is a 33 record
500
The most popular country crooner.
Who is Eddy Arnold
500
In performances, the pianist typically plays a repeated pattern with his left hand, down in the low range of the piano, while improvising polyrhythmic patterns with his right hand.
What is boogie-woogie
500
Sold more records than any other female singer of the early 1950s.
Who was Patti Page
500
She was the most popular black female vocalist in America between 1951 and 1954.