Ragtime to Rock
Popular music is music that you can ____ to.
Dance
Hip-Hop began during the:
1970s
Which country radio program, started in 1925, can you still hear today?
Grand Old Opry
Where are The Beatles from?
Liverpool, England
Known for its uneven feel.
This is Scott Joplin's genre, he wrote The Maple Leaf Rag for the piano.
Ragtime
The modern marching band evolved with this sport:
Football
Hip-Hop has influenced our culture in what three ways?
Dancing, dress, and speech.
Name a style of country music:
Western swing, Nashville Sound, Honky Tonk, Bakersfield Sound, Outlaw, Easy-Listening,
Class of '89
Name all four members:
John, Paul, George, and Ringo
The Great Depression and World War II helped make this genre popular.
The father of the modern marching band is John Phillip _____.
Sousa
Grandmaster Flash was the first to call the turntables a:
Musical instrument
What contributed most to the evolution of country music in the 1930s and 40s?
Paul and Ringo
People loved to dance and listen to this genre while hanging out in "Speakeasy's" during Prohibition.
Jazz
The most famous ragtime composer is a pianist named:
Scott Joplin
Where was the party that kicked off Hip-Hop?
1520 Sedgwick Ave.
Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt
How many number 1 hits did they have?
20
Louis Jordan was the most important saxophonist for this genre and is considered the first rapper.
R&B
A typical blues song is based around three:
Chords
Who supplied the music for the first Hip-Hop party at 1520 Sedgwick Ave?
DJ Kool Herc
What year were Jimmie Rogers and the Carter family signed to Victor Records?
1927
When did the Beatles land in New York to start the British Invasion?
1964
Metallica created this genre to help break the grip of soft metal on heavy metal fans.
Thrash metal