Rhythm & Blues and Rock 'n' Roll

What is R&B? (+ examples)

100

Rhythm & Blues started in the:

1940s

200

Rhythm and Blues evolved as a popular upbeat mix of 

Jazz and Blues

300

Name 2 Characteristics of R&B

Jazzy

Heavy

Easy to follow beats

Lyrics focus on success, failure, and relationships

400

Joe Turner's Big Band sang:

Shake, Rattle, and Roll

500

How did instrumentation change in R&B as time went on?

It went electric

R&B Influences

100

Name 2 genres R&B was influenced by

Blues

Jazz

Gospel

Boogie-Woogie

200

What was the blues example given (+100 points for the year)

Robert Johnson - Preachin' Blues

300

What was the jazz example given (+100 points for the year +100 points for the performance year)

Billie Holiday & Louis Armstrong - New Orleans (1932, performance 1947)

400

Give an example of a jazz song OR artist that is NOT the one we used as an example

Nat King Cole - Unforgettable, Answer Me, LOVE, Mona Lisa, Almost like being in love, etc.

Ella Fitzgerald - Autumn leaves, etc.

Frank Sinatra

500

Name 2 R&B singers

Bo Diddley, Willie Dixon, Johnny Otis, Joe Turner, Muddy Waters, etc. 

What is Rock'n'Roll?

100

Early Rock'n'Roll started in the

1950s

200

Early rock n roll styles often featured what as the lead instrument

piano or saxophone

300

What instrument became popular to be played as the lead instrument in the mid-to-late 1950s

electric guitar

400

Name the 3 characteristics of rock n roll

heavy beat, simple melodies, and an aggressive sound

500

Name 4 common instruments of rock 'n' roll

drums, voice, electric guitar, electric bass, tambourine, etc.

Rock 'n' Roll Notable Artists

100

Is LaVern Baker a rock 'n' roll singer?

Yes/No, needs a solid defense based on the graph

200

Fats Domino sang

I'm Ready

300

Tutti Frutti was sung by

Little Richard

400

Jerry Lee Lewis sang what song (+50 points for the year)

Great Balls of Fire 1957

500

Paint it Black was sung by who? (+100 for the name of the singer in the group)

The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger

Random Fun Facts

100

True or false: it is impossible to hum while holding your nose

True

200

What letter does not appear in any US state?

Q

300

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of

Long words

400

The first number that has an "a" in it is what?

One thousAnd

500

What percent of people are left handed?

10%