modern stream knowledge

Question 1

the two blues categories:

Answer 1

rural blues and classic blues

Question 2

rural blues was characterised by:

Answer 2

self taught musos, expressive, lyrically about harsh life, blue notes, improve, fairly free, male dominant

Question 3

classic blues characteristics:

Answer 3

female singers, accompanied with piano, small combo, more polished and sophisticated, lyrics about harsh life

Question 4

blues elements:

Answer 4

12 bar blues, blues scale (minor blues)

Question 5

mamie smith, exponent and style:

Answer 5

classic/city blues, crazy blues, royal garden blues

Question 6

bessie smith. exponent and style

Answer 6

classic/city blues, St. Louis blues, empty bed blues

Question 7

Eddie ‘son’ house, exponent and style

Answer 7

rural, dry spell blues, my mama

Question 8

Robert Johnson, exponent and style

Answer 8

Cross road blues

Question 9

Boogie boogie time Fram:

Answer 9

1900s - 1940s

Question 10

boogie woogie originated in:

Answer 10

Texas and Louisiana

Question 11

elements of boogie woogie

Answer 11

rooted from blues but more upbeat and joyful, piano based, repetitive riffs, repetitive LH patterns

Question 12

Boogie woogie exponents

Answer 12

Jimmy Yancey - Yancey stomp and State street special

Clarence Pinetop smith - Pinetop Boogie woogie, jump steady blues