Blues & Jazz
Where did the blues originally come from?
Africa
Radio in its early days is often compared to what technology today?
The Internet
In what decade did Rock-N-Roll emerge?
The 1950's
True or False?
Gospel music is sung in churches without any emotion.
False
What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
Trumpet!
True or False?
Wedding parades led by brass bands in New Orleans came from African traditions.
True
Which city is the capital of Country Music?
Nashville, Tennessee
Name two instruments you'd find in a rock band.
Lead singer, drum set, electric guitar, bass guitar
Who is the musical artist that is mentioned in the film who came from Minneapolis?
Prince
Where did Mr. Chopp's mother first see Elvis Presley?
On the Ed Sullivan Show in the late 1950s.
Which style of music was first. Blues or Jazz?
Blues
Name one of the two instruments featured in the film which are popular in Country Music.
The banjo and the steel guitar.
Where and when did Elvis make his first recording?
At Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee in 1952.
After slavery many African American people went North for a better life. What was this called?
The Great Migration
In 1920's New York, what was the most listened to genre of music?
Jazz Music
Where was Louis Armstrong from?
New Orleans
Name two "classic" country musicians.
Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, etc.
What was the name of the home Elvis owned in Memphis, Tennessee?
Graceland
What did Morgan Freeman, the narrator call New York City?
The melting pot of American music
How is Mr. Chopp connected to Keb Mo, Aloe Blacc's friend?
He played in a band with his wife.
What musical technique did Louis Armstrong use to create a spontaneous sound that nobody had ever heard before?
Improvising. (Creating new music on the spot without notes or rehearsal.)
Name three styles of music that combine to form Country Music?
Scottish, Irish, & African Music
What three styles of music are combined to give us Rock-N-Roll?
Blues, Gospel, & Country Music
Who refused to play in clubs/venues that wouldn't let him stay there as well?
Louis Armstrong
What is segregation?
It's not allowing people of different races to be together.