WorksheetsBlues Music Quiz 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 56mins
What is the blues? (Describe what it is about or the message/topic of most blues songs.)
What time period did the blues start?
1600s
1700s
1800s
1900S
Where did the blues start?
Chicago
New York
South Carolina
Mississippi
Who is considered to be the father of the blues?
BB King
W.C. Handy
William Dixon
Robert Johnson
What was the name of the first recorded blues song in 1909 by W.C. Handy?
Memphis Blues
St. Louis Blues
Everday I have the Blues
Chicago Blues
Who is B.B. King and what is he best known for?
What instrument did B.B. King play?
Harmonica
Piano
Electric guitar
Drums
Who is this blues singer?
Beyonce
Etta James
Bessie Smith
Ella Fitzgerald
Who is this blues singer?
Beyonce
Etta James
Bessie Smith
Ella Fitzgerald
______ ________ is considered to be the "empress of blues".
(a)
How many bars are in early blues music form?
12
16
24
32
What is the form of early blues music?
AAAB
ABAB
ABC
AAB
Listen to this audio. Who is the artist singing and what is the name of the song?
I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James
At Last by Etta James
At Last by Bessie Smith
I'd Rather Go Blind by Beyonce
Listen to this clip. What is the title of this song and the singer who sings it?
Everyday I have the blues by B.B. King
St. Louis Blues by Bessie Smith
I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James
Memphis Blues by W.C. Handy
Listen to this clip. Who is the singer and what is the title of the song?
Everyday I have the Blues by B.B. King
Everyday I have the Blues by Robert Johnson
Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson
Memphis Blues by W. C. Handy
Who played the role of Etta James in a movie and what is the name of that movie?
Rihanna; Cadillac Records
Andra Day; The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Beyonce; Cadillac Records
Jennifer Hudson; Dream Girls
What genres of music came before blues music?
Spirituals
Rock n Roll
RnB
Jazz
What are spirituals and work songs? How did slaves uses these songs during this time period?
What world event served to increase the movement of African Americans from the southern states northward to cities like St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago?
The Civil War
World War II
The end of Slavery
The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
What was the Great Migration and how did it affect music during this time?
Who was the "father of modern Chicago blues"?
Muddy Waters
BB King
Bo Diddley
Howlin Wolf
How did the blues evolve or change in the mid 20th century?
Besides the guitar, what instrument did Howlin Wolf play?
drums
piano
harmonica
flute
What was Howlin Wolf known for?
soloing of the electric guitar
being the father of the blues
a towering stature and a distinctive, raspy growl
his distinctive harmonies
Which blues musician played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock n roll, influencing artists like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones
Bo Diddley
W.C. Handy
Muddy Waters
B.B. King
Look at the list of artists below. Check the boxes of all of the Chicago Blues artists ONLY. Hint: There is more than one listed.
W.C. Handy
Howlin' Wolf
Bo Diddley
Robert Johnson
Muddy Waters
What music style did blues music have the greatest influence on?
RnB
Jazz
Country
Hip Hop
Select the two blues songs that became known as the first blues songs due to the invention of sheet music. (Check all that apply.)
Memphis Blues
Dallas Blues
Down Home Blues
St. Louis Blues
Listen to this audio clip. Who is this blues artist? Hint: Listen to his voice.
Howlin Wolf
WC Handy
Muddy Waters
Elvis Presley
Listen to this audio clip. Who is this blues artist?
Howlin Wolf
Bo Diddley
BB King
Jimi Hendrix
