Jazz
Which area of the United States did Jazz originate from?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Name 3 things that were segregated that made it hard for black artists to be heard.
Radio stations, recording studios, clubs, record stores, the usage of the words "Race Records" being marketed separately from Rhythm & Blues, segregated audiences and venues, etc.
By what mountain range was country music born?
The Appalachian Mountain range
What are the 3 instruments that typically make up the jazz rhythm section?
piano, bass, and drums
Who was the King of Ragtime?
Scott Joplin
Who originally recorded "Hound Dog"?
Big Mama Thornton
What famous guitar technique did Maybelle Carter invent to play both the rhythm and the melody simultaneously on the guitar?
Carter Scratch
Why was Elvis able to bypass the segregation barrier to reach a mass audience?
He was white with the sound of the black artists.
What was Louis Armstrong's nickname?
Satchmo
Little Richard was considered the Architect of Rock and Roll. What was Chuck Berry referred to as?
The Poet of Rock and Roll
Who invented the blue yodel?
Jimmie Rodgers
Spanish and Mexican immigrants introduced the guitar to the United States. In which region of the United States did that exchange occur?
The Southwest and Texas.
What is scat and who invented it?
The vocal technique of using the voice to imitate an instrument. It was invented by Ella Fitzgerald.
What was the nickname of Fats Domino that we learned about in class?
The Crossroad of R&B and Pop
European immigrants like the Scottish and the Irish brought instruments like the fiddle to country music. What is something else they contributed to country music?
Story-songs called ballads.
Fiddle Tunes.
Rhythm
Who was the master composer whose sophisticated arrangements elevated jazz to a high art especially with the birth of the big band?
Duke Ellington
State two reasons why some might consider Elvis a thief and two reasons why some might consider Elvis a door-opener for black artists.
1. a. Sang others' songs to get famous.
b. Made more money from royalties than the original artists.
2. a. Gave verbal credit to black artists at shows.
b. Made black music popular.
African-Americans made a large contribution to Country music by introducing the banjo. What is a characteristic of the banjo that made it a great contribution to the Country genre and feel?
Sliding notes for a raw emotional feel.
Easy sound production.
Easily attainable.
Unique sound.
Which West African instrument was the banjo modeled after?
Akonting