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Question 1

Irving Berlin

Answer 1

tin pan alley composer - “oh how i hate to get up in the morning” - “yip yip yaphank” - “alexander’s ragtime band” - united states songwriter - born in russia - wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies - 1888-1989

Question 2

James Reese Europe

Answer 2

african american bandleader who worked with the castles

Question 3

Jerome Kern

Answer 3

songwriter for showboat - “cant help loving that man” - “old man river” with hammerstein - songplugger

Question 4

Jesse Lippincott

Answer 4

formed north american phonograph company - died when company went into bankruptcy

Question 5

Jimmie Rodgers

Answer 5

first country solo recording star - “blue yodel” - “father of country music”

Question 6

country artist who began the hillbilly record business

Answer 6

John Carson

Question 7

John Phillip Sousa

Answer 7

• composer of “Stars and Stripes Forever”

- Artist who led the Marine Corps band

Question 8

Jules Stein

Answer 8

founder of music corporation of america (mca) with William R Goodheart JR - american media company - music booking agency in chicago illinois

Question 9

KDKA in Pittsburgh, Penn.

Answer 9

first commercial radio station, 1920’s

Question 10

limelight

Answer 10

variety - charlie chapman

Question 11

Louis Armstrong

Answer 11

african american jazz singer/trumpet - “heebie jeebies”, “aint misbehavin”, “what a wonderful world”