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WorksheetsBlack Musicians study guide
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who is known as the most famous jazz saxophonist in history?
Louis Armstrong
John Coltrane
Duke Ellington
Kenny G.
What Romantic composer conducted three tours in the U.S.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Beethoven
Joseph Bolonge
Louis Armstrong
Who is known as the pioneer of the Reggae genre?
William Still
Shabba Ranks
Bob Marley
John Coltrane
Started her career at Ameature Night at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NY?
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Janet Jackson
Aretha Franklin
Who was the first black composer to have a piece played by a leading orchestra?
Stevie Wonder
Duke Ellington
Robert Johnson
William Grant Still
Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and went on tour with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Janet Jackson
Aretha Franklin
Billie Holiday
Whitney Houston
Who is the first known Black composer of Classical music?
Muddy Waters
John Coltrane
Ray Charles
Joseph Bolonge
Who is known as the founder of soul music and went blind as a child?
Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder
Brian McKnight
Michael Jackson
Who is known as the leading pioneer of Jazz and was also a trumpeter and vocalist?
John Coltrane
Louis Armstrong
Dizzy Gillespie
Bob Marley
Who was the first Black woman to have a piece played by a leading orchestra?
Florence Beatrice-Price
Ella Fitzgerald
Rebbie Jackson
Florence Henderson
Who has won more Grammys than any other solo artist?
Aretha Franklin
Stevie Wonder
Michael Jackson
Ray Charles
Who was known for her vocal improvisation and used her platform for social reform?
Billie Holiday
Eleanor White
Florence Beatrice
Janet Jackson
What genre of music is this?
soul/r&b
reggae
rock
classical
Who is the artist singing?
Stevie Wonder
Michael Jackson
Ray Charles
Bob Marley
Who is the artist singing?
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Aretha Franklin
Whitney Houston
