Blues Music

Blues music was created due to experiences of_______.

• hardships/sadness
• happy/glad times
• excitement
• surprises

Where did the Blues originate from?

• America

• Africa

• England

• Canada

What is the missing word: African slaves were brought to ? to work on the plantations.

• China

• America

• Egypt

• Africa

How did blues music start up back in the early 1800's?

• Office workers singing to each other

• Farmers singing to each other

• Slaves on plantation fields singing to each other

• Children singing to each other

Which musician's life was cut short in 1938, at the age of 27, under mysterious circumstances?

• Tommy Johnson

• Robert Johnson

• Alberta Hunter

• Mary Johnson

What is a popular musical form used in Blues music?

• ABC

• BBC

• AAB

• ABB

Who was the first most prominent female singer of the blues?

• Brenda Halloway

• Mamie Smith

• Susan Tedeschi

• Koko Taylor

Which one of these people was a famous Blues singer?

• Miles Davis

• Bessie Smith

• Shirley Bassey

Which lines of a Blues music verse are normally the same?

• 2nd and 3rd

• 1st and 3rd

• 1st and 2nd

• None

Who is this famous Blues legend?

• Louis Armstrong

• Bessie Smith

• Stevie Wonder

• B.B. King