Genres of Music
This Genre of Music came from African American Culture, and is known for its improvisatory style.
What is Jazz
This Artist is known making Jazz popular nationwide and is known for his gravely voice.
Who is Louis Armstrong
What is the 1930's
This is the place where Jazz and the Blues began.
What is New Orleans
During WWII these types of Jazz bands became more popular because of the Military Draft
What are All-female Jazz Bands
This Genre of Music came from African American culture and borrowed styles like call and response, and started in the south
What is the Blues
This Marine Band Leader was known for writing famous marches that are still played to this day.
Who is John Philip Sousa
During this decade, Ragtime was popular and blues music was being founded in places like New Orleans
What is the 1900's
A famous trumpet player wrote the song Davenport Blues after the city he grew up in.
What is Davenport, Iowa
Thomas Edison Invented what device that allowed a person to record and then play back a recording on a wax cylinder
What is a Phonograph/Gramophone
This Genre of Music is known for being played on the piano and is known for syncopation play style.
What is Ragtime
These sisters were famous singers that performed songs like Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Who are the Andrew Sisters
During this decade blues music is becoming popular nationwide thanks to artist like W.C. Handy
What is the 1910's
W.C. Handy grew up in this southern state before becoming a famous blues trumpet player.
This invention allowed people to listen to live music anywhere they were at as long as they had a good signal
This Genre of Music was made popular with cowboy movies and tv shows in the 1940's
What is Country Music
This person is known to be the most famous Ragtime composer
Who was Scott Joplin
This Decade is known for genres like Holiday music and Country music starting to become popular
What is the 1940's
Ivor Stravinsky, who wrote the "Rite of Spring" was originally from what country
What is Russia
This song was written in 1910 and is still played today at funerals, especially military funerals
What is Danny Boy
This Genre of Music is known for relying on using musical elements derived from the 1600's and is still used today.
What is Classical Music
This Person Started out poor, but was discovered while being a waiter and wrote many popular songs including Happy Holiday's
Who was Irving Berlin
This decade was known as the gilded decade and artists like Louis Armstrong were becoming more popular
1920's
Gustav Holst was originally from this country
What is Great Britain
This Mob Boss had his men kidnap Fats Waller and forced him to perform the piano for his birthday
Who is Al Capone