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WorksheetsMemphis Music
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which body of water helped to spread different music styles to Memphis?
Mississippi River
Minnesota River
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Who is credited with writing down the songs that were sung as people worked in the fields? A music style that would later be called The Blues...
W.C. Handy
B.B. King
Sonny Boy Williamson
Otis Redding
What two genres combined together to create the first sounds of Rock and Roll?
Rhythm & Blues and Country Western
Country Western and Jazz
Jazz and Classical
Rhythm & Blues and Jazz
What is the name of one of the famous streets in Memphis, where musicians can be heard playing in restaurants and clubs?
Beale Street
Bugle Street
Brady Street
Beetle Street
Who is credited with creating a distorted sound on his guitar, by tinkering with his amp?
Elmore James
Elvis Presley
Otis Redding
Isaac Hayes
Who founded Sun Recording Studios in 1952, hoping to get a new rock and roll musician?
Sam Phillips
Jim Stewart
Estelle Axton
Al Bell
Who was the first recording artist to hit it big after recording at Sun Recording Studios?
Elvis Presley
Johnny Cash
Roy Orbison
Jerry Lee Lewis
What was the third style of music to become well-loved in Memphis, in the 1960's? (After the Blues and Rock 'n Roll)
Soul
Classical
Hard Rock
Pop
What type of music was played at Stax Recording Studios?
Soul
Blues
Jazz
Rock 'n Roll
What was the name of the house band that played on many of the albums released by Stax Recording Studios?
Booker T and the MG's
The Tennesse Trio
The Memphis MG's
Otis Redding and the MG's
What is one unique fact about Booker T and the MG's?
Their group was racially mixed during a time when racial tensions were high.
They had stage fright and always wore sunglasses when performing.
They died in the same plane crash that killed Otis Redding.
Their group did not have a drummer.
Who is considered the King of Rock and Roll?
Elvis Presley
Sonny Boy Williamson
Roy Orbison
BB King
Besides Elvis Presley, name two other famous musicians who got their start at Sun Recording Studios.
Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Cash
BB King
Otis Redding
Who is considered one of the most influential piano players of the 20th century?
Jerry Lee Lewis
Elvis Presley
Roy Orbison
Johnny Cash
Who always performed standing still, wearing dark clothes, with sunglasses on because he had stage fright?
Johnny Cash
Roy Orbison
BB King
Jerry Lee Lewis
Who is known for his deep, calm, bass voice?
Johnny Cash
Jerry Lee Lewis
Sonny Boy Williamson
Isaac Hayes
How did Stax Recording Studios get it's name?
S-Soul
T-Tennessee
A-American
X-X factor
Combines the last names of the two founders of the studio.
The last name of the studio owner
The name of one of the songs recorded by Otis Redding.
Stax Recording Studio has been turned into a museum and it also features what TWO other buildings?
Stax Music Academy
Soulsville Charter School
Stax Library
Soulsville Restaurant and Night Club
What THREE types of guitar techniques did BB King master?
staccato picking
string bending
shimmering vibrato
amp distortion
What state is Memphis in?
Tennessee
Texas
South Carolina
Mississippi
