American Popular Music 1 COPY Flashcards
Illegal bars/clubs that sold alcohol in the 1920s were called…?
speakeasies
What genre of music is characterized by improvisation and solos?
Jazz
Who is the jazz artist pictured below?
Louis Armstrong
“Satchmo”
The King of Jazz
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“Mood Indigo” by Duke Ellington
Who is the jazz artist pictured below?
Duke Ellington
“The Duke”
Who is the blues artist pictured below?
Bessie Smith
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out” by Bessie Smith
Who is the jazz artist pictured below?
Ella Fitzgerald
Lady Ella
The First Lady of Song
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“Blue Skies” by Ella Fitzgerald
Improvising with your voice is called…?
scatting
Duke Ellington played the…?
Piano
Louis Armstrong played the…?
Trumpet
Who is the blues artist pictured below?
Ma Rainey
What is the name of the group pictured below?
The Boswell Sisters
Who is the actress pictured below?
Judy Garland
Who is the jazz clarinetist that also led a famous jazz orchestra?
Benny Goodman
Who is the trombone player who left his successful jazz orchestra, joined the Air Force and is M.I.A.?
Glenn Miller
Benny Goodman played the…?
Clarinet
Glenn Miller played the…?
Trombone
What was the main form of “at home” entertainment in the 1930s?
The Radio
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
The Boswell Sisters
“Heebie Jeebies”
What song is this?
Sing Sing Sing
What song is this?
In the Mood
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
Judy Garland
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
Who is the actress pictured below?
Rosemary Clooney
Who is the group pictured below?
The Andrew Sisters
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”
The Andrew Sisters
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“Sway”
Rosemary Clooney
Who is the artist pictured below?
Dean Martin
Who is the artist pictured below?
Bing Crosby
When a singer has a particularly smooth and soothing voice, they are called…?
Crooners
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“Ain’t That a Kick in the Head”
Dean Martin
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“White Christmas”
Bing Crosby
Who is the artist pictured below?
Ray Charles
Who is the artist pictured below?
Nat King Cole
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“Georgia on My Mind”
Ray Charles
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“Smile”
Nat King Cole
What instrument did Ray Charles play?
Piano (and sang)
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“Feeling Good”
Nina Simone
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“I’ll Be Seeing You”
Billie Holiday
Who is the jazz artist pictured below?
Billie Holiday
“Lady Day”
Who is the jazz artist pictured below?
Nina Simone
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“Fly Me to the Moon”
Frank Sinatra
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
“That’ll Be the Day”
Buddy Holly
Who is the jazz artist pictured below?
Frank Sinatra
Who is the rock and roll artist pictured below?
Buddy Holly
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
Respect
Aretha Franklin
What is the standard rock and roll instrument set up?
Guitar, Bass and Drumset
Who is the rock and roll artist pictured below?
Elvis Presley
Who is the R&B artist pictured below?
Aretha Franklin
Who is the R&B artist pictured below?
Tina Turner
Who is the R&B artist pictured below?
Diana Ross
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Tina Turner
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
Ain’t No Mountian High Enough
Diana Ross
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
Burnin’ Love
Elvis Presley
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
ABC
The Jackson 5
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
Who is the Motown group pictured below?
The Jackson 5
Who is the Rock & Roll artist pictured below?
Little Richard
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
Surfin’ USA
The Beach Boys
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
Happy Together
The Turtles
Who is this?
OR
What song is this?
Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven
Who is this?
OR
What song is this?
Jimi Hendrix
Purple Haze
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
My Girl
The Temptations
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
Tears of a Clown
Smokey Robinson
What song is this?
OR
Who sang this song?
Superstition
Stevie Wonder
Who is the Motown artist below?
Smokey Robinson
(and the Miracles)
Who is the Motown artist below?
Stevie Wonder
Who is the Motown group below?
The Temptations
Who is the Rock n Roll group below?
The Beach Boys
Who is the guitarist below?
Jimi Hendrix
Who is the rock group pictured below?
Led Zeppelin
