Soul Music / Motown / Funk

James Brown's singing style was influenced by:

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

Otis Redding was raised in this city in Georgia.

Gospel and what other genre are present in 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 group that led us from Soul to Funk is....

Ray Charles was born in _______

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

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

Funk is a mix of these musical styles:

The man was nicknamed Godfather of Soul Music:

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

Where was Motown founded?

Motown was started by the enterpreneur....

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

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

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

Soul can mean....

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

Blind people can read by using this system:

The Fame music studio was located in what city?

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

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

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

The Stax studio was located in what city?

What is a vamp?

Aretha Franklin started singing in her....

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

T or F  Ray Charles was born blind.

This female singer was known as Lady Soul.

Who was the house band for Motown?

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

How does the word Motown describe Detroit ?

This was the most successful group to record for Motown:

T or F Ray Charles could play many instruments.