WorksheetsAmerican Popular Music 1895-1945
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
What kind of organ was found in the parlor of homes?
Pipe organ
Electric organ
There was an organ?
Parlor organ
What big symphony was closed to women?
New York Philharmonic
Chicago Symphony
Dallas Symphony
Fort Worth Symphony
Who was the first African-American woman to make a vocal blues recording?
Bessie Smith
Ma Rainey
Mamie Smith
Billie Holiday
What was the name of the major music publishing industry in the late 1800s/early 1900s?
Tin Pan Alley
Iron Skillet Alley
Jazz Alley
Aluminum Pan Alley
Who wrote "I Love You Truly?"
James Bond
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Carrie Bond
Mamie Smith
Besides singing, what was another acceptable profession for women in the entertainment industry?
playing drums
dancing
Dj-ing
singing
Who was the first African-American woman to star in a major motion picture?
Mamie Smith
Bessie Smith
Billie Holiday
Josephine Baker
What was the main dance everyone did in the 1930's?
Charleton
Jitterbug
The Floss
The Renegade
