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WorksheetsRacism, Blues, and Rock n Roll
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the name of the Blues musician who allegedly "sold his soul" to the devil?
John Robertson
Louis Armstrong
Robert Johnson
Jon Bon Jovi
When did Blues music first start to appear?
1660s
1760s
1860s
1960s
There is a song that has been recorded by James Brown, Nick Cave and Neil Diamond. The Clash, Pat Boone, Fats Domino and Bob Dylan. Duke Ellington, The Grateful Dead, Woody Guthrie, The Ventures, Ike & Tina Turner, Ma Rainey and Jerry Lee Lewis. Tom Jones did it. So did Beck, Mississippi John Hurt, the Black Keys and Elvis Presley. It's name is...
Barbie Girl
Stagger Lee
Hurt
Livin' On A Prayer
What were Jim Crows laws?
Laws that segregated Black and White Americans in places such as diners
Laws that segregated Black and White Americans in schools
Laws that segregated Black and White Americans in music halls
All of the above
The Blues artists who sang "Jim Crow Blues" was named...
IronBelly
LeadBelly
GoldBelly
SteelBelly
True or False: During the Rock and Roll boom, police and promoters physically separated the audiences into "Black" and "White" sections
True
False
What was the name of the man who recorded many Black rhythm artists?
Steven Phelps
Scott Pilgrim
Sam Phillips
Shaun Peters
Concert segregation was officially outlawed in which year?
1944
1954
1964
1974
Concert segregation continued after it was outlawed by the Civil Rights Act in 1964
True
False
BONUS QUESTION: Sam Phillips once said "if I could find a white man to make the black man sound, I'd make a lot of money." He succeeded with Elvis Presley, but was the name of his first attempt at this?
Kazoo John Walker
Trumpet Harold Kline
Harmonica Frank Floyd
Ocarina Peter Parker
