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The harlem Renaissance
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1
What was Bessie Smith known for?
Her song "Downhearted Blues".
For pioneering the blues genre and propeling int into popular culture.
For being the highest payed Black performer of her day.
2
Jazz was considered to be high class music
True
False
3
What was The Cotton Club?
Harlem's premier nightclub during the Prohibition Era
A musical play written by a pair of veteran Vaundeville acts
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From what years was jazz the dominant form of popular dance music in the U.S.?
1820-46
1915-55
1917-32
1901-71
5
Billie Holiday planned to become a dancer but auditioned as a singer instead.
True
False
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Whose this?
Betty Smith
Bessie Smith
Bessie Holiday
Billie Holiday
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What did Duke Ellington prefer to label his music as?
Jazz
American pop
American Jazz
American Music
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Which two artists made a song together?
Duke Ellington & Billie Holiday
Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith & Billie Holiday
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Shuffle Along was Harlem's premier nightclub in the 1920s & 1930s
False
True
