Renegades Chapter 1 PowerPoint

Question 1

What are the origins of the Blues?

Answer 1

Evolved from work songs, shouts, field hollers

A catharsis for feelings of love, jealousy, etc.

Question 2

Where is the birthplace of the Blues?

Answer 2

Mississippi Delta

Question 3

What is Cowboy Music?

Answer 3

Commercial Western music used in Hollywood films

Question 4

Who performed ‘Tumbling Tumbleweeds’?

Answer 4

Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers

Question 5

What genre is characterized as jazz-influenced country popular during the swing era?

Answer 5

Western swing

Question 6

Who is known for the song ‘New San Antonio Rose’?

Answer 6

Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

Question 7

What is Bluegrass music?

Answer 7

Virtuoso jazz-influenced update of hillbilly music invented by Bill Monroe

Question 8

Who are notable members of Bill Monroe’s band, the Blue Grass Boys?

Answer 8

Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs

Question 9

What are the origins of Southern Gospel music?

Answer 9

Origins with Sacred Harp (shape note music)

Question 10

Who is known as the father of Southern Gospel music industry?

Answer 10

James D. Vaughan

Question 11

Name a popular Southern Gospel group.

Answer 11

• Blackwood Brothers
• Oak Ridge Quartet
• Statesmen
• Louvin Brothers

Question 12

What is Honky-tonk music?

Answer 12

Originated in Texas roadhouses, songs of hard livin’, electric instruments, drums

Question 13

Who is referred to as the ‘Hillbilly Shakespeare’?

Answer 13

Hank Williams

Question 14

What significant event did Alan Freed host in 1951?

Answer 14

The Moondog House Rock and Roll Party

Question 15

What is the significance of the Grand Ole Opry?

Answer 15

Helped popularize country music with barn dance programs

Question 16

Who discovered the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers at the Bristol Sessions?

Answer 16

Ralph Peer

Question 17

Who is known as the Father of Country Music?

Answer 17

Jimmie Rodgers

Question 18

What are the origins of Traditional Rural Music?

Answer 18

British folk tradition of ballads, lyric songs, work songs

Question 19

What is the earliest form of the blues?

Answer 19

Country blues

Question 20

Who was the first publisher of blues tunes?

Answer 20

W. C. Handy

Question 21

Who is known as the ‘Empress of the Blues’?

Answer 21

Bessie Smith

Question 22

What is Jazz?

Answer 22

Improvised art form of individual expression

Question 23

Who is recognized as the first jazz innovator?

Answer 23

Louis Armstrong

Question 24

What music style emerged in the 1940s known for being faster and danceable?

Answer 24

Rhythm and Blues

Question 25

Who popularized Black Gospel music in the 1930s?

Answer 25

Thomas Dorsey

Question 26

What is Doo-wop?

Answer 26

A cappella vocal groups form in East Coast cities in the 1940s/50s

Question 27

Name one of the early popular doo-wop groups.

Answer 27

* The Ravens * The Orioles

Question 28

What are Major record labels known for?

Answer 28

Near control of the marketplace

Question 29

What is a significant advantage of magnetic tape recording?

Answer 29

Editing possible, tape is cheap, longer recording times

Question 30

What is Tin Pan Alley?

Answer 30

America’s pop music industry, originally a place on 28th & Broadway

Question 31

Who is considered the first pop singer to create a personal vocal style?

Answer 31

Frank Sinatra

Question 32

What was the brainchild behind the Top 40 radio format?

Answer 32

Todd Storz

Question 33

What was the primary music style during the Swing Era?

Answer 33

Big band jazz (swing)

Question 34

Who was the first star of the Swing Era?

Answer 34

Benny Goodman

Question 35

What was the impact of the Great Depression on record sales?

Answer 35

Dramatic drop during the 1930s

Question 36

What is the significance of the year 1948 for record formats?

Answer 36

Introduction of the album at 33-1/3 rpm

Question 37

What format was introduced by RCA in 1949?

Answer 37

Single at 45 rpm