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1
The "Grand Ole Opry" started out as a radio show in 1924.
A)True
B)False
2
Jimmie Rodgers created more than twelve "blue" yodels.
A)True
B)False
3
Hank Williams was known as the "singing brakeman."
A)True
B)False
4
Johnny Cash was the first person elected into the Country Hall of Fame in 1963.
A)True
B)False
5
Bluegrass has evolved into a new movement called "newgrass."
A)True
B)False
6
Jerry Douglas, of the Alison Krause and Union Station fame, played a dobro.
A)True
B)False
7
Rockabilly developed when hillbilly music faced a crisis during the 1950s.
A)True
B)False
8
The success of the Nashville Sound created a demand for more pop oriented rockabilly music.
A)True
B)False
9
Country-Western music may be influenced by Cajon music, Hawaiian steel guitar and lonesome cowboy music.
A)True
B)False
10
Jazz was a strong influence on country-western music.
A)True
B)False
11
Honky-tonk music frankly addresses harsh subjects relevant to the experience of Tennessee hill folk.
A)True
B)False
12
Most, if not all, of the instruments in honky-tonk bands are electrified.
A)True
B)False
13
Many of the songs sung by Roy Rogers and Gene Autry were actually composed by Tin Pan Alley composers.
A)True
B)False
14
Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt have recorded an album together that featured a well known song by rock and roll man Phil Spector.
A)True
B)False
15
Most bluegrass music is instrumental.
A)True
B)False





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