Origins Of Blues and Jazz Who am I?
I was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Who am I ?
B.B King
I was blinded as a child because of glaucoma. Who am I?
Ray Charles
The "Blues" was first named as what ?
Blue Devils
What were the Jim Crow Laws ?
RACIAL SEGREGATION LAWS THAT EXISTED BETWEEN THE 187O’S AND 1960’S
VIOLENCE MUST BE USED TO KEEP BLACKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WHAT ?
RACIAL BAR
Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s. Who am I ?
Bessie Smith
I began singing professionally when she was a teenager. Who am I?
Etta James
The Birthplace of Blues and Jazz music was originated from where ?
New Orleans
UNDER JIM CROW, AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE LOWER TO THE What?
STATUS OF SECOND CLASS CITIZENS.
THE MOST EXTREME FORMS OF JIM CROW VIOLENCE WERE ?
LYNCHINGS
I was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues". Who am I ?
Muddy Waters
I was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Who am I ?
Nina Simone
_____________ were places where many southern African Americans came together during their limited off-hours from work to relax, gamble, dance, and hear music.
Juke Joints
This performer named the character Jim Crow and during the show he would darken his face. Who am I ?
Thomas Rice
_______ is a musical genre developed by African Americans in the 1940s that's been continuously refined through the present day.
R&B
This Blues artist nickname was pops, he was also an American trumpist and vocalist. Who am I ?
Louis Armstrong
My music was a hybrid of jazz, blues, and gospel, and he later went on to incorporate other styles such as country and pop music. Who am I ?
Ray Charles
What does R&B stand for?
Rhythm and Blues
African Americans also found it difficult to register to vote because of the following:
Poll Tax and Literacy Test
THE JIM CROW LAWS AND ETIQUETTE WOULD EVENTUALLY END WITH THE ADVENT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN WHAT YEARS?
1950’S AND 1960’S.
Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Who am I ?
Billie Holiday
I had a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato which picked and influenced many later blues electric guitar players. Who am I ?
B.B King
If you speed up a lot of Blues songs or add a funky drum part, will you be able to create an R&B song.
True or False
True
State -Sponsored school segregation was declared unconstitutional by the supreme court of the United States in what year ?
1954
In the early 20th century the blues was considered ______ and ______ by parents and clergy who worried that such “Devil’s music” was a dangerous and sinful influence on children.
seductive and destructive