Song Studies Quiz 1

What is music publishing?

• The business that manages the royalties for a song.

• The people who sign new artists to record labels.

• The act of songwriting.

• The company that manages an artist.

One of the earliest forms of R&B is:

• Country

• Western

• Blues

• Folk

The blues was originally a ​ (a)   music.

• rural
• urban
• coastal
• mountain

The first recordings of blue singers were of:

• Women

• Mississippi blues

• Men

• Delta blues

As a result of the Great Migration, the blues became:

• Faster

• Slower

• More urban

• More rural

Which of these is NOT a blues singer?

• Big Bill Broonzy

• Mamie Smith

• Blind Willie McTell

• Deaf Donnie Jones

Before it was called "Rhythm and Blues" recordings were called:

• Race records

• Rompin' and stompin'

• Jump Jacks

• Rock and Roll

A form of R & B that paved the way for rock and roll was:

• Rhythm and Blues

• Boogie Woogie

• Swing

• Jump Blues

In the 1950s R&B began to crossover, which meant:

• It was getting airplay on Country radio stations

• That is was popular outside of the cities it was recorded in.

• White people were listening to it.

• Teenagers were listening to it.

Some folks thought that R&B was the same as Rock and Roll, but others said they were different because:

• Rock and Roll was more commercial

• R&B had horns on it

• Rock and Roll was faster

• Rock and Roll was for teenagers.