Country Music
This geographical location is known as the "birthplace" of country music.
What is East Tennessee?
This geographical location is known for music with a sound derived from mournful songs sung by slaves on plantations referred to as the blues.
What is West Tennessee?
Rock 'n' Roll is a combination of these styles of music.
What are country and western music and rhythm and blues?
Economic growth in TN was a benefit attributed to this big toe tapping business.
What is the music industry?
This is the name of the first commercially successful blues song, and it was written by W.C. Handy.
What is the "Memphis Blues."
This invention changed the music industry, prompting record companies to record "country music".
What is the radio.
This musician was called the "Father of the Blues."
Who is W.C. Handy?
This musician worked as a truck driver and served in the U.S. Army.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This record company was located in Memphis and was famous for producing Southern and Memphis soul music.
What is Stax Records?
This singer was the highest-paid black performer in her day, and she went on to win a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Bessie Smith
This radio station, based in Nashville, broadcasts country music and is known as "The Legend".
What is WSM?
This music star was called the "Empress of the Blues."
Who is Bessie Smith?
This musician was known as the "King of Rock and Roll."
Who is Elvis Presley?
This record company was founded in Memphis in 1952 and is said to be the birthplace of rock 'n' roll.
What is Sun Studio?
This brass instrument was played by W.C. Handy and is sometimes confused with a trumpet, but has a warmer sound than the trumpet.
This country music stage concert was founded in 1925 and is currently the longest-running radio broadcast in American History.
What is The Grand Ole Opry?
This blues musician was known for his distinctive voice and his unique sound on the guitar and was inducted into both the Blues Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is B.B. King?
What is Memphis, TN?
This record company employed both Black and White staff and musical talent during the 1950s and 1960s.
What is Stax Records?
This musician hoped to make it in the music industry and believed in himself enough to hitchhike all the way to Memphis from Mississippi with his guitar and $2.50 in his pocket that he made from playing the night before.
Who is B.B. King?
This trio was the first singing group to become true country music stars and influenced bluegrass, country, Southern Gospel, pop, and rock music that came after them.
Who was The Cater Family?
This musician said that "Education is something no one can take away from you."
Who is W.C. Handy?
This dance move was popular due to Elvis Presley.
What is hip-shaking?
This record studio recorded songs by Elvis Presley.
What is Sun Studio?
These were the original members of The Carter Family singing group.
Who were A.P. Carter, Sara Carter, and Carter's sister-in-law Maybelle?