Motown
Who founded Motown Records?
Ray Charles Robinson
Where did music hollers come from?
They came from slaves because they would holler at one another as they worked on plantations
What is music?
The organization of sounds in time by and for human beings.
How old was Bessie Smith when she died?
43
How many elements did Berry Gordy's formula have to create and market hit records?
Five
What happened to Rays brother?
He drowned in his mothers laundry tub
What family had a mission to document by recording early blues music?
The Lomax family
What is pitch?
Who was Bessie married to?
Jack Gee
Where was Motown Records founded?
Detroit, Michigan
What did Ray's wife find in a small bag when she was getting in his suitcase?
Heroin
Name three famous blues singers.
Muddy Waters, Bessie Smith, and Robert Johnson
Fundamental pitch
What was Bessie Smith's biggest hit song?
Name three legendary artists that Motown Records signed and helped launch their careers.
The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, and The Supremes.
What was the name of Ray's mistress?
Margie
Who sold his soul at the crossroads in exchange for the mastery of the guitart?
Robert Johnson
What is the electronic instrument that creates sounds using basic wave forms in differenct combinations
Synthesizers
Where was Bessie Smith born?
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
How much money did Gordy borrow from his family so that he could start his record label?
$800
How did Ray know the color of each pair of his socks?
He sewed the color of the letter into them.
What chords are used in a common blues progression?
I, IV, and V
What is a sequence?
Repetition of a motive or phrase at different pitch levels.
Why was Bessie so important?
She was the highest-paid African-American artist working in music and the first African American superstar.