the earliest form of blues, came straight form the fields of the south
Country Blues
the closest to rock and roll
Chicago Blues
would not have had percussion, but would have featured small bands
Classic Blues
had large bands, sometimes 15 piece jazz bands
Urban Blues
Howlin' Wolf
Chicago Blues
Muddy Waters STARTED as this type of artist
Country Blues
heavily influenced The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin
Chicago Blues
true/false: Blues songs are usually uptempo.
false
true/fasle: Spirituals pre-date the Civil War.
true
true/false: Vocals in the Blues are somewhat between talking and singing.
true
true/false: Classic Blues are more polished and refined than Urban Blues.
false
true/false: B.B. King's signature song is "The Thrill is Gone."
true
Which of the following is NOT a feature of Gospel songs?
a. blue notes
b. improvisation
c. coded messages
d. call and response
c. coded messages
The following are all characteristic of what type of music: blue notes, improvisation, and call and response
Gospel
Which of the following songs features call and response?
a. "Oh Happy Day"
b. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
c. "CrossRoad Blues"
d. "Earth Angel"
a. "Oh Happy Day"
What artist supposedly sold his soul to the devil to learn how to play guitar?
Robert Johnson
What ethnicity were the Chess brothers?
Polish Jews
What artist's nationwide tour brought Blues to the U.S.?
B.B. King
What is a "Rollin Stone?"
Someone who just keeps moving along in life, no matter what comes their way.
another name for Country Blues would be:
Delta Blues
What does "B.B." stand for in B.B. King's name?
Blues Boy
What is the boll weevil and why was it significant?
It was a type of beetle that got into the crops in the south, it fled people from the south to the north.
What city did 50,000 African-American leave the Mississippi Delta for during WWII?
Chicago
tends to have a story line
Spirituals
would have a lead singer that would improvise on top of the group
Spirituals
Mavis Staples and the Staples Singers
Spirituals
expressive singing with blue notes
Spirituals
usually based on one theme
Gospel
a lot of sliding
Gospel
Mahalia Jackson
Gospel
The Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke
Gospel
melismatic - drew out syllables, hit more than one note in the same syllable
Gospel
Edwin Hawkins
Gospel
featured call and response between the lead singer and choir
Gospel
improvisation
Gospel
religious text
Gospel
started with slave culture
Country Blues
wasn't recorded until the 1920's
Country Blues
a blend of African/slave music with European influences
Country Blues
themes were bleak, enslaved culture, oppressed
Country Blues
music was to overcome and cope with tough life and troubles
Country Blues
Robert Johnson
Country Blues
Bessie Smith
Classic Blues
Ma Rainey
Classic Blues
AAB text
Classic Blues
south to north migration
Urban Blues
many people left because of the boll weevil
Urban Blues
African-Americans left the Mississippi Delta for Chicago
Urban Blues
T-Bone Walker
Urban Blues
started to involve more instruments and sometimes a whole jazz band
Urban Blues
B.B. King
Urban Blues
Leonard and Phil Chess
Chicago Blues
Chess Records
Chicago Blues
Who established Chess Records?
Leonard and Phil Chess
Muddy Waters
Chicago Blues
Who was one of the first to play electric guitar?
Muddy Waters
several female Jazz vocalists
Classic Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald
Classic Jazz
Billie Holiday
Classic Jazz
sang on street corners to pass time
Doo-Wop
were competitive
Doo-Wop
couldn't afford musical instruments
Doo-Wop
usually African-American and all male
Doo-Wop
many came from NYC
Doo-Wop
the name of this style of music comes from the background vocals
Doo-Wop
The Ink Spots
Doo-Wop
What was an early influence on Doo-Wop?
The Ink Spots
The Orioles
Doo-Wop
Many group names in Doo-Wop were named after what?
birds and cars
The Chords
Doo-Wop
The Crew Cuts
Doo-Wop
The Del Vikings
Doo-Wop
The Crests
Doo-Wop
The Penguins
Doo-Wop
The Five Satins
Doo-Wop
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Doo-Wop
What was unique about the Del Vikings?
their group was integrated, ending up with two white members
What was unique about the Crests?
they had a female in the group
What was unique about The Penguins and how they got their name?
they called themselves this because one of them smoked cool cigarettes and their penguin mascot smoked them
high energy dance music
R&B
suggestive lyrics
R&B
no call and response, but more rhythm than blues
R&B
had backbeats on 2 and 4
R&B
featured sax solos
R&B
Little Richard
R&B to Rock and Roll
Chuck Berry
R&B to Rock and Roll
he sped up R&B
Little Richard
he had gospel and R&B background
Little Richard
wilder, pounded a boogie-woogie bass piano line
Little Richard
signed with Specialty Records
Little Richard
dressed flamboyantly and had a pompadour hairstyle
Little Richard
suburban background outside of St. Louis
Chuck Berry
grew up with Gospel and played country
Chuck Berry
signed by Chess in 1955
Chuck Berry
sped up his country guitar, combined it with Chicago Blues
Chuck Berry
Who was famous for the "Duck Walk"?
Chuck Berry
What was the name of Little Richard's first hit?
Tutti Frutti
What was the name of Chuck Berry's first hit?
Maybelline
What is call and response?
Call and response is when one slave would call or lead a part, and other slaves would follow with the same phrase or an embellishment of it until another slave took the lead.
What was Bill Broonze before becoming a bluesman?
a preacher
a note that had a flattened third, fifth, and seventh notes of a major scale
blue note
a one-string instrument which was created by unraveling the wire that had been wrapped around the straw of a broom then attached to a stationary object like a barn
diddley-bow
Mavis Staples and the Staples Singers sang what song? What genre?
"Wade in the Water," spiritual
Mahalia Jackson sang what song? What genre?
"I Will Move on up a Little Higher," gospel
The Soul Stirrers (w/Sam Cooke) sang what song? What genre?
"Nearer my God to Thee," gospel
Edwin Hawkins sang what song? What genre?
"Oh Happy Day," gospel
Robert Johnson sang what song? What genre?
"Cross Road Blues," country blues
Ma Rainey sang what song? What genre?
"Countin' the Blues," classic blues
Bessie Smith sang what song? What genre?
"Backwater Blues," classic blues
T-Bone Walker sang what song? What genre?
"Call it Stormy Monday," urban blues
B.B. King sang what two songs? What genre?
"Three O'Clock Blues" and "The Thrill is Gone," urban blues
Muddy Waters sang what songs? What genre?
"Rollin' Stone," "Hoochie Coochie Man," "Got My Mojo Working," and "Mannish Boy," chicago blues
Billie Holiday sang what two songs? What genre?
"Billie Blues," "Strange Fruit," classic jazz
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong sang what song? What genre?
"Dream a Little Dream," classic jazz
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers sang what song? What genre?
"Why do Fools Fall in Love," doo-wop
Straight No Chaser sang what song? What genre?
"I'm Yous, Somewhere Over the Rainbow," doo-wop
The Chords sang what song? What genre?
"Sh-Boom," doo-wop
The Crew Cuts sang what song? What genre?
"Sh-Boom," doo-wop
The Del Vikings sang what song? What genre?
"Come Go with Me," doo-wop
The Five Satins sang what song? What genre?
"In the Still of the Night," doo-wop
The Ink Spots sang what song? What genre?
"If I Didn't Care," doo-wop
The Orioles sang what song? What genre?
"Crying in the Chapel," doo-wop
The Penguins sang what song? What genre?
"Earth Angel," doo-wop
The Midnighters sang what song? What genre?
"Work with me Annie," doo-wop/R&B
Joe Turner sang what song? What genre?
"Shake Rattle and Roll," R&B
Wynonie Harris sang what song? What genre?
"Good Rockin' Tonight," R&B
Etta James and the Peaches sang what song? What genre?
"The Wallflower," R&B
Professor Longhair sang what song? What genre?
"Ball the Wall," R&B
Chuck Berry sang what two songs? What genre?
"Maybelline," "Roll Over Beethoven," Rock n Roll
Little Richard sang what two songs? What genre?
"Tutti Frutti," "The Girl Can't Help It," Rock n Roll
