Rhythm and Blues and Country: Setting the Stage for Rock and Roll - Chapter 3

Question 1

What were some early types of popular Country music

Answer 1

Western Swing arose from conjunction of fiddle led, string band dance music and big band swing. Honkey-tonk featured amplified guitars and produced stars in the late 1930s and early 1940s like Ted Daffan

Question 2

Who was the most successful recordings of country music in the “popular” category created by during the 1940s

Answer 2

Pop artists who covered country music

Question 3

What was the Grand Ole Opry

Answer 3

popular institution which developed in tandem with the rest of the Nashville-based country music industry

Question 4

What did Ray Charles do

Answer 4

fused the melodies, singing style, harmonic and rhythmic patterns of gospel music with lyrics and rhythm and blues instrumentation.

Question 5

Before Ray Charles

Answer 5

The first rhythm and blues singer to attract attention for his gospel technique was Clyde McPhatter

Question 6

What distinguished Clyde McPhatter

Answer 6

He adopted the dynamic solo style of female singers

Question 7

Ray Charles singing techniques

Answer 7

Raspy, exuberant tone full of whoops, cries, bent noises, and shouts