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13 Cards in this Set
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Robert Johnson recorded profusely in his short musical career |
False |
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Melisma is an alternate term for the country/bluegrass instrument, dobro |
False |
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Bob Wills was a popular western swing musician whose band was called the Lone Star Playboys |
False |
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Honky-tonk encapsulates the best aspects of traditional country music, such as the four-beat rhythm and common rhythm section made up of steel guitar, bass, and piano |
False |
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Gospel represented both a repertoire and a way of performing |
True |
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A blues piano style characterized by a shuffle rhythm and repetitive bass line |
Boogie-woogie |
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An upbeat, good-times blues style which emerged between the first and second world wars |
Hokum |
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One of the first famous female gospel singers who was to influence Aretha Franklin |
Mahalia Jackson |
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In West African culture, a healer, historian, and a musician |
Griot |
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A religious music, the name meaning "good news" which aimed to inspire and uplift listeners |
Gospel |
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A rural type of blues from the South, particularly the Delta |
Country blues |
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The iconic bluesman from the Delta; according to legend, he sold his soul to the Devil for greater prowess on his instrument |
Robert Johnson |
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"Georgia Tom" |
Thomas A. Dorsey |
