History of Rock and Roll Test 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(2024 LATEST UPDATE)RATED A
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History of Rock and Roll
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History Of Rock And Roll
Alan Freed - ANSWER Who coined the term 'Rock 'n' Roll' as a Cleveland disc jockey?
Alan Freed - ANSWER Who began broadcasting rhythm and blues & country for a multiracial audience?
Rag Time - ANSWER What music style used syncopated rhythm (authentic black style) combined with black innovatio...
History of Rock and Roll Test 1
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(2024
LATEST UPDATE)RATED A
Alan Freed - ANSWER Who coined the term 'Rock 'n' Roll' as a Cleveland disc jockey?
Alan Freed - ANSWER Who began broadcasting rhythm and blues & country for a multiracial audience?
Rag Time - ANSWER What music style used syncopated rhythm (authentic black style) combined with
black innovation (white response)?
Scott Joplin - ANSWER Who was known for the piano bar tune, "Maple Leaf Rag" which was important
for the development of blues & jazz?
Race & Hillbilly Music - ANSWER Rock & Roll developed in the subcultures of what type of music?
Race Music - ANSWER This type of music attracted blacks during the late 1800s and early 1900s but
wasn't played on the radio til the 1940's
Bessie Smith - ANSWER This famous Race Music musician was known for singing, "The Empress of the
Blues," "St. Louis Blues," & "Empty Bed Blues"
Old-time/ Hillbilly Music - ANSWER This type of music performed by & intended for sale to rural
southern whites. It reflected the traditions and values of performers.
Old-time/ Hillbilly Music - ANSWER Early radio played a major role in the popularity of this type of music;
first broadcast was in Atlanta in 1922
, Hank Williams - ANSWER Known for his vital role in Hillbilly music, this man paved the way for 3
generations to follow in his footsteps musically
Hank Williams - ANSWER His most well known songs include "Honky Tonkin'" and "Hey Good Lookin"
Jazz Music - ANSWER This type of music adapted the sensibility of blues and formed a rhythm section as
a backbeat
Robert Johnson - ANSWER "The Great Man Theory" is applied to him
Robert Johnson - ANSWER Only 2 pictures of him exist making his career something referred to as 'pure
legend' only existing on his records
Robert Johnson - ANSWER His legacy on record comes from only 2 recording sessions
Robert Johnson - ANSWER Had a huge influence on Eric Clapton, and in 2004 Clapton released an
complete album of song covers
Robert Johnson - ANSWER This blues musician is part of the '27 Club'
King of the Delta Blues Singers - ANSWER This album of Robert Johnson's was released 25 years after his
death as a compilation album and marked a key moment in Rock & Roll history; it was also on Rolling
Stone's '500 Greatest Albums of All Time'
Charley Patton - ANSWER Met Robert Johnson at Dockery Plantation in Mississippi
Charley Patton - ANSWER Known for his song "High Water Everywhere" depicting the 1927 Flood and its
major affects
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