Folk and Country Music before Rock N Roll.
Lecture 2 (part 2) Blues and Gospel Music before
Rock n Roll Questions and Answers
Folk Singer/ Songwriter this singer is accompanied by his acoustic guitar - ANSWER-
Woodrow Wilson (Woody) Guthrie
This person had early tragic losses such as death of his older sister Clara. Financial
RUIN of family farm, mother died from Huntingston Cholera - ANSWER-Woodrow
Wilson (Woody) Guthrie
He followed the "Okies" from Oklahoma to California during the Dust Bowl era singing
the plight of Great Depression farmer. - ANSWER-Woodrow Wilson (Woody) Guthrie
he sang "Dust Bowl Blues" and "THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND"
CACACACACACACACACACACACACA. :D - ANSWER-Woodrow Wilson (Woody)
Guthrie
what type of Genre am i?
conventional country string band with faster and more technically demanding music.
using instruments such as virtuosic fiddle(violin) mandolin, and banjo playing -
ANSWER-Bluegrass
He is the father of "Bluegrass"
He also elevated the role of the mandolin his own instrument and the banjo to that of the
guitar and fiddle(violin) fiddle is a violin by the way. - ANSWER-Bill Monroe
In Honky Tonk what instrument do you use? and what genre do they sing in? -
ANSWER-they use piano and genre is country
Honky Tonk aka... - ANSWER-"Beer Joint" and "Lower Class Bar"
can honky tonk be sad or festive? - ANSWER-yes, it can be used as dance music and
sad also festive
Pianos often not often cared for- broken keys out of tune.
Emphasized rhythm over melody and harmony
influenced formation of Boogie-Woogie piano style - ANSWER-Honky Tonk Piano