Unit 2

Question 1

Recordings aimed at African-American audiences.

Answer 1

Race Records

Question 2

Folk music for southern white listeners.

Answer 2

Hillbilly Music

Question 3

Black vaudeville performer, pivotal in race music.

Answer 3

Mamie Smith

Question 4

Smith’s hit, sold 75,000 copies in one month.

Answer 4

Crazy Blues

Question 5

First African-American-owned record company, founded 1921.

Answer 5

Black Swan

Question 6

Blending of southern folk and Tin Pan Alley pop.

Answer 6

Hybridization

Question 7

Technology that improved sound quality in music.

Answer 7

Electric Recording

Question 8

Over 500 stations by 1922, boosting music sales.

Answer 8

Radio Growth

Question 9

First successful hillbilly record artist

Answer 9

Fiddlin’ John Carson

Question 10

First big country music hit artist, 1924.

Answer 10

Vernon Dalhart

Question 11

Dalhart’s ballad about a train crash.

Answer 11

Wreck of the Old 97

Question 12

Dalhart’s hit known for angel wings line.

Answer 12

The Prisoner’s Song

Question 13

Popular early country music group.

Answer 13

Carter Family

Question 14

Influential early country music singer-songwriter.

Answer 14

Jimmie Rodgers

Question 15

Included sermons and stories on race records.

Answer 15

Oral Performances

Question 16

Roots of both race and hillbilly music.

Answer 16

Folk Music Traditions

Question 17

Cultural music originating from the American South.

Answer 17

Southern Music

Question 18

Humorous performances included in race records.

Answer 18

Comic Routines

Question 19

Narrative songs common in hillbilly music.

Answer 19

Ballads

Question 20

Unique musical style featured in race records.

Answer 20

Jug-and-Washboard Bands

Question 21

Music publishing industry center in New York.

Answer 21

Tin Pan Alley

Question 22

Positive use of ‘race’ in 1920s communities.

Answer 22

African-American Nationalism

Question 23

First successful rhythm & blues category post-WWII.

Answer 23

Jump Blues

Question 24

Influential jump band led by Louis Jordan.

Answer 24

Tympany Five

Question 25

Jordan's hit that topped pop charts for two weeks.

Answer 25

G.I. Jive

Question 26

Blend of blues and pop singing from the 1940s.

Answer 26

Blues Crooner Style

Question 27

Successful blues crooner known for 'Drifting Blues'.

Answer 27

Charles Brown

Question 28

Derived from Mississippi Delta tradition, urbanized in Chicago.

Answer 28

Chicago Electric Blues

Question 29

Pioneering Chicago blues musician, known for slide guitar.

Answer 29

Muddy Waters

Question 30

Technique used by Muddy Waters in his performances.

Answer 30

Bottleneck Slide Guitar

Question 31

Vocal harmony groups influencing postwar rhythm & blues.

Answer 31

Doo-***

Question 32

Vocal group led by Billy Ward, known for emotional sound.

Answer 32

The Dominoes

Question 33

Hit combining blues form with gospel emotional intensity.

Answer 33

Have Mercy Baby

Question 34

Blinded musician, known for 'Georgia On My Mind' hit.

Answer 34

Ray Charles

Question 35

Nickname for James Brown, pioneer of funk music.

Answer 35

Godfather of Soul

Question 36

Another nickname for James Brown, highlighting his energy.

Answer 36

Mr. Dynamite

Question 37

Honorific title for James Brown in music history.

Answer 37

Soul Brother No. 1

Question 38

James Brown holds this title in music sampling.

Answer 38

Most Sampled Artist

Question 39

James Brown recorded 'Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud'.

Answer 39

First Rap Single

Question 40

Billboard's early R&B chart, later renamed.

Answer 40

Harlem Hit Parade

Question 41

Movement of African Americans to urban areas post-WWII.

Answer 41

Great Migration

Question 42

Muddy Waters switched guitar types to meet crowd demands.

Answer 42

Acoustic to Electric

Question 43

Musical structure combined in 'Have Mercy Baby'.

Answer 43

12-Bar Blues Form

Question 44

Characteristic of gospel singing in R&B vocal groups.

Answer 44

Emotional Flavor

Question 45

Part of jump bands, includes drums and bass.

Answer 45

Rhythm Section

Question 46

Most sampled track in history, especially Hip Hop.

Answer 46

Funky Drummer

Question 47

American singer known as the 'Queen of Soul'.

Answer 47

Aretha Franklin

Question 48

First major label in Nashville for country music.

Answer 48

Capitol Records

Question 49

Accounted for one-third of all record sales.

Answer 49

Country music sales

Question 50

Specialized in smooth, pop-oriented country style.

Answer 50

Country crooners

Question 51

Adapted traditional southern music for modern audiences.

Answer 51

Bluegrass musicians

Question 52

Performed hard-edged, amplified country music.

Answer 52

Honky-tonk musicians

Question 53

Pioneer of bluegrass music, active 1911-1997.

Answer 53

Bill Monroe

Question 54

Style reflecting roadside bar or juke joint ethos.

Answer 54

Honky-tonk

Question 55

Includes fiddle, steel guitar, bass, and piano.

Answer 55

Honky-tonk instrumentation

Question 56

Percussive beat suited for dancing in honky-tonk.

Answer 56

Sock rhythm

Question 57

Fusion of country and cosmopolitan music styles.

Answer 57

Country-politan

Question 58

Country-politan style centered in Nashville.

Answer 58

Nashville sound

Question 59

Successful country artist with hits in pop charts.

Answer 59

Patsy Cline

Question 60

Patsy Cline's hit on country and pop charts.

Answer 60

Walkin' After Midnight

Question 61

African American country artist with 29 Number-One hits.

Answer 61

Charley Pride

Question 62

Multimillion-dollar facility with a theme park.

Answer 62

Grand Ole Opry

Question 63

Significant post-WWII country music figure.

Answer 63

Hank Williams

Question 64

Hank Williams had 36 between 1947-1953.

Answer 64

Top 10 records

Question 65

1950s generation grew up with significant media impact.

Answer 65

Television influence

Question 66

Theme park associated with the Grand Ole Opry.

Answer 66

Opryland

Question 67

His victory reflected conservative mood of country.

Answer 67

Richard Nixon