American Music History

Ray Charles lost his sight at the age of 7.

Where is Elvis Presley from?

What song did Elvis Presley perform?

Which artist was considered a pioneer of rock 'n' roll?

What year is Elvis born?

New Orleans Jazz was primarily played for dancing.

What instrument did Dizzy Gillespie play?

What two genres of music combined to create rock 'n' roll?

When did The Beatles form?

Call and response was a musical tool used in slave worksongs, folk spirituals, and the blues.

Disco was an early form of what genre?

What genre of music came from Appalachia folk songs?

Which genre of music used syncopated rhythms and was primarily played on the piano?

What were the purposes of slave worksongs?

Who was the first woman to win a Grammy?

What genre of music is "Salt Peanuts" from?

Which type of 1940s jazz was performed by small groups called combos?

When did Jay-Z release his first album?

Popular music tends to be categorized by the decade that it was released in.

What city was the birthplace of jazz?