Soul Music / Motown / Funk

Stevie Wonder could play these instruments very well by the age of 8:

Soul can mean....

T or F Death in the family caused Ray Charles to drop out of school.

Who was the house band for Motown?

T or F Ray Charles could play many instruments.

Ray Charles starting going blind at the age of ______ and then went to school in ___________.

What is a vamp?

T or F  Stevie Wonder had 2 careers - as a kid and as an adult.

This female singer was known as Lady Soul.

T or F Charles was successful in making money especially as an African American in the 50-60s.

Otis Redding was raised in this city in Georgia.

What did Ray Charles add to his ensemble to make it different than most?

Aretha Franklin released her first album at the age of ....

The group that led us from Soul to Funk is....

This is the name of the house Motown was founded in and all recordings took place here:

This artist recenlty passed away and is famous for When a Man Loves a Woman.

Blind people can read by using this system:

This was the most successful group to record for Motown:

This is the "art" term for taking sacred music and putting it to a secular tune / song.

James Brown's singing style was influenced by:

The Stax studio was located in what city?

Ray Charles was born in _______

Kool and the Gang are known for this song...

Aretha Franklin started singing in her....

Where was Motown founded?

Motown was started by the enterpreneur....

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles had one #1 hit and it was:

Funk is a mix of these musical styles:

This song inspired the idea for Barry Gordy Jr to start a business which later became Motown.

Gospel and what other genre are present in soul music?

The man was nicknamed Godfather of Soul Music:

T or F Funk focused on one person and not the group.

The Gordy Assembly Line helped prepare artists in the areas of....

The Fame music studio was located in what city?

How does the word Motown describe Detroit ?

T or F  Ray Charles was born blind.