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New Orleans
Memphis
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New York
100
Jelly Roll Morton created a style of playing that featured a heavy left hand.
What is barrerlhouse?
100
Stax Recording Studio recorded many hits in Memphis by a group who wrote their own music.
Who is Booker T. and the MGs?
100
Bob Dylan and Neil Young wanted to acquire a certain sound for their music.
What is the "Nashville sound"?
100
The African American population gave Philadelphia a strong tradition of a certain kind of music.
What is gospel?
100
They brought new ideas, customs, and traditions from the "old world."
Who are Immigrants?
200
He laid down the foundation for music that became known as jazz.
Who is Buddy Bolden?
200
His stinging guitar leads and Sonny Boy Willimanson II's harmonica playing brought a powerhouse of sound.
Who is B.B. King?
200
A form of storytelling that was a central part of songs representing the every-day life of small town U.S.A.
What is Country Music?
200
Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill were brought to the public by this Recording Studio.
What is Axis Music?
200
They made their U.S. debut on the Ed Sullivan Theater.
Who are the Beatles?
300
Dr. John kept the spirit of a certain style of playing that represented New Orleans.
What is Boogie-woogie?
300
He created a raw, distroted sound on his guitar that became the standard for nearly every rock 'n' roll guitar hero.
Who is Elmore James?
300
They proved that country harmonies over rock rhythm section could have unlimited possibilites.
Who are the Everly Brothers?
300
The company who found the sound of larger-than-life group vocals, lush stings, and thunderous drum tracks.
What is Sigma Sound Studios?
300
A unique form of theater involving comics, singers, acrobats, and other performers.
What is Vaudeville?
400
A spirited mix of accordion and rhtyhm that was rooted in black culture.
What is zydeco?
400
It was created to capture the sounds of southern rhythm and blues, white country and western music by Sam Philips.
What is Sun Recording studio?
400
He was influenced by a specific sound that inspired him to record "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Cryin' Time?"
Who is Ray Charles?
400
Danny amd the Juniors, Chubby Checker, the Orlons, and the Dovells got their big break from this television show.
What is American Bandstand?
400
George and Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Irving Berlin
Who are the leaders of the songwriting industry?
500
He showed the world jazz throug his innovative playing style and supreme showmanship.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
500
He used elements of rhythm and blues and country swing and created his first single called, " That's All Right, Mama."
Who is Elvis Presley?
500
They created the "Nashville sound" that is described as large, lush strings and big background vocals.
Who are Owen Bradley and Chet Atkins?
500
Methodist preacher, Charles A. Tindley ispired this civil rights theme from his song, "I'll Overcome Someday."
What is "We Shall Overcome?"
500
The group that preferred the simplicity of rock 'n' roll and only played a few chords at a fast tempo.
Who are the Ramones?