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African American Musicians
What’s That Instrument?
What Do They Play?
Rock Music
100

”Sweet Caroline…”

BUM BUM BUM

100

This African American musician was born in Jamaica

Bob Marley

100

This string instrument has 6 strings and can be acoustic or electric

Guitar

100

Yo-Yo Ma

Cello

100

This band is famous for their lead singer Kurt Cobain

Nirvana

200

“Hey Jude…”

”Don’t Make it Bad”

200

This African American musician is known for being blind 

Stevie Wonder

200

This instrument has 88 keys and is percussive

Piano

200

Charlie Parker

Saxophone

200

This Progressive Rock Band is most famous for their album “The Dark Side of The Moon”

Pink Floyd

300

”You’ve been hit by, You’ve been struck by…”

A Smooth Criminal

300

This African American Musician is nicknamed “The Queen B”

Beyoncé 

300

This high brass instrument has 3 valves 

Trumpet

300

Lizzo

Flute

300

This band is most known for their album “OK Computer”

Radiohead

400

“Is this the real life?…”

”Is this just Fantasy?”

400

This African American trumpet player is one of the most well known jazz musicians and is nicknamed “satchmo”

Louis Armstrong

400

This double reeded instrument reads in the bass clef and usually uses a seat strap

Bassoon

400

Flea

Bass Guitar

400

This band featured members such as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards 

The Rolling Stones
500

“Come as you are, as you were…”

”As I want you to be”

500

This African American jazz saxophonist is most known for his recording of “Giant Steps” and “My Favorite Things”

John Coltrane

500

This conical brass instrument is usually heard in the military or featured in John Phillip Sousa marches

Euphonium

500

Ryan Gosling

Piano

500

This band is most known for their album “Toys in the Attic” 

Aerosmith