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1
It was said that Robert Johnson made a deal with _________ to be able to play the guitar
God
Son House
Pinetop Perkins
The Devil
2
The Chords used in the 12 Bar Blues are...
1, 4, 5
2, 4, 6
1, 2, 3
1, 5, 6
3
Improvisation may be important to blues artists because...
It keeps things new and fresh
Its fun for performers and audiences
It keeps things interesting
All of the above
4
Who sang the song "Hound Dog"?
Jimi Hendrix
Etta James
Elvis Preseley
Chuck Berry
5
This Rock and Roll Artist used the 12 bar blues in his song "Rollover Beethoven."
Jimi Henrix
Buddy Guy
Chuck Berry
Gary Clark Jr
6
This Rock Guitarist was influenced by many blues artists.
Jimi Hendrix
Chuck Berry
Buddy Guy
Muddy Waters
7
John Mayer played with B.B. King and Buddy Guy
False
True
8
To compose, play, recite, or sing on the spur of the moment defines...
making music
Improvising
making things up
composition
9
Who can sing the Blues?
only Americans who feel sad
Anyone who’s ever needed a way to express themselves
Slaves
only poorly treated African Americans
10
Blues music evolved OUT of .....
Jazz
Work songs, field hollers
Rock and Roll
Gospel
11
This artist was known not only for her bluesy voice, but for her amazing scatting ability.
Joan Crawford
Etta James
Ella Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
12
Singer, songwriter, record producer, and a influential guitarist in the revival of the Blues in the 1980's
John Mayer
Stevie Ray Vaughan
B.B. King
Gary Clark Jr.
13
What is this called?
Roman Numeral Blues
12 Bar Blues
16 Bar Blues
no one knows
14
Eric Clapton covered this Famous Robert Johnson Song....
Who dat There
The Thrill is Gone
Backwater Blues
Crossroad
15
To feel Blue means you feel ____
relieved
excited
sleepy
sad
16
What does R&B stand for
Rhythm and Beat
Rhythm and Blues
Rust and Boogers
Round the Beat
17
Who played the guitar backwards because he was left handed?
Jimi Hendrix
Robert Johnson
Chuck Berry
Elvis Preseley
18
He was "The King of Rock and Roll" and played many rock songs over the 12 Bar Blues
Elvis Presley
John Mayer
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gary Clark Jr.
19
Some Blues artists were so poor that they couldn't afford to buy instruments so they would make their own.
True
False
20
Blues Music Has evolved into....
All of the Above
Jazz
Rock and Roll
R&B
21
The 12 Bar Blues is a Musical _____ that many people learn to play.
Structure
Timbre
Melody
Tempo
22
He is said to have first learned to play on a home-made two-string instrument fashioned from wire and tin cans.
Elvis Presley
John Mayer
Buddy Guy
Robert Johnson
23
Who is this artist?
Robert Johnson
Jimi Hendrix
Buddy Guy
Stevie Ray Vaughan
24
In the movie, Back to the Future, Who was on the phone hearing the new sound of music?
Marty Fox
Doc
Chuck Berry
Robert Johnson
25
Blues Artists sing about...
Life Experiences
All of the above
What makes them sad
Their feelings and emotions
26
The Blues did not become popular With all people across The United States until...
Slavery ended
B.B. King was born
The Europeans started playing it
The Civil war had ended
27
Singing non-sense words, or Vocables, to imitate an instrument is called...
Scatting
Scolding
improvising
imitating
28
You may think you are playing the blues, but you're not really unless you truly ______.
add improv
make a lot of noise
Feel it
sing loudly
29
What is it called when a musical phrase sung by a leader is then "answered" by other singers?
Shout and Reply
Call and Response
Melody
Harmony
30
The song Backwater Blues was about...
Losing the house
all of the above
Floods
Troubles in the Lowland
31
This Blues legend was known as Beale Street Blues Boy.
Chuck Berry
B.B. King
Muddy Waters
Jimi Hendrix
32
Who got President Obama up on stage to sing "Sweet Home, Chicago" in 2013?
John Mayer
Buddy Guy
B.B. King
Muddy Waters
33
Who sang "The Thrill is Gone"?
B.B. King
Chuck Berry
Muddy Waters
Buddy Guy
34
What was the name of B.B. Kings Guitar?
Etta
Baby girl
Lucy
Lucille
35
Which Artist was born and raised in Texas?
John Mayer
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Bessie Smith
Muddy Waters
36
Who is this artist?
B.B. King
Robert Johnson
Buddy Guy
Chuck Berry
37
Before his 80th birthday, B.B. King would perform up to _____ times a year
100
200
300
1000
38
Who wrote and recorded Backwater Blues?
Bessie Smith
Buddy Guy
Etta James
Ella James
39
Country Blues was typically...
two singers and one instrument
one singer and one instrument
One voice and Electric guitar
a five piece band
40
The Rolling Stones named their band after a blues song by....
B.B. King
Muddy Waters
Robert Johnson
Gary Clark Jr.
41
Where did Blues music originate?
New Orleans River
The Alabama River
The Mississippi Delta
Texas
42
Who sang "Me and the Devil Blues"
Robert Johnson
Stevie Ray Vaughan
B.B. King
Muddy Waters
43
Which Blues artist died at the age of 27 after recording only one record?
B.B. King
Robert Johnson
Muddy Waters
Stevie Ray Vaughan
44
What is this instrument?
Harmonica
Mouth Zipper
Xylophone
Harmony maker
45
Who Sang "Hoochie Coochie Man"?
Son house Jr
Pinetop Perkins
Muddy Waters
Gary Clark Jr.
