History of the Electric Guitar Solo Quiz

In which year did Jimi Hendrix perform at the Woodstock music and arts fair?

• 1968

• 1967

• 1970

• 1969

What was the name of the song Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock that included The Star-Spangled Banner?

• Foxy Lady

• Voodoo Child's Slight Return

• Purple Haze

• All Along the Watchtower

Who was one of the first to realize that cranking vacuum tube amplifiers up to maximum volume and playing as loud as you could through them would result in a new sort of gritty tone known as Overdrive?

• Charlie Christian

• Muddy Waters

• Junior Bernard

• Smitty Smith

Which city was a bustling metropolis populated by a large black diaspora who had moved North as part of the great migration?

• Detroit

• New York City

• Chicago

• Los Angeles

Who was known for their Brash style mixing Jazz influences into country to push the genre past its limits?

• Muddy Waters

• Charlie Christian

• Bob Wills

• Jimi Hendrix

What was the name of the song recorded by Muddy Waters in 1948 that is a perfect example of the new sort of up-tempo Chicago blues?

• I Can't Be Satisfied

• Purple Haze

• Rolling Stone

• Voodoo Child's Slight Return

Who played a solo on a song called 'It's a Down Low Dirty Shame' in 1938 that set the stage for an all-new sort of electrified blues music?

• Charlie Christian

• Muddy Waters

• George Barnes

• Junior Bernard

What was the name of the electric guitar that Charlie Christian bought in 1937 after hearing Count Basie's guitarist Eddie Durham play one?

• Gibson ES150

• Rickenbacker 360

• Gretsch White Falcon

• Fender Stratocaster