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1
Blues notes/areas correspond to which two notes in the western diatonic scale?
A)3 and 7
B)2 and 5
C)2 and 4
2
Who was called "The Father of Blues?"
A)Big Bill Broonzy
B)W. C. Handy
C)Huddie Ledbetter
D)Blind Lemon Jefferson
3
Who was called "The Empress of Blues?"
A)Ma Rainy
B)Billy Holiday
C)Bessie Smith
D)Chippie Hill
4
Blues text usually follows which of the following formats?
A)aba
B)aab
C)abb
5
The meter of the blues lyrics is
A)iambic tetrameter
B)iambic pentameter
C)tetrameter
6
The blues singer whose strong record sales saved Columbia Records from bankruptcy was
A)Ma Rainey
B)Ethel Waters
C)Bessie Smith
7
Which blues singer is best remembered for her recording of "Stormy Weather"?
A)Billie Holiday
B)Ethel Waters
C)Bessie Smith
8
Bessie Smith was often accompanied by which of the great jazzmen of the day?
A)Benny Goodman
B)Louis Armstrong
C)Jack Teagarden
D)All of these
9
The "fill-ins" at the end of each line of text in the blues evolved into
A)stop choruses
B)breaks
C)riffs
D)the stride style
10
Most recordings of blues singers were aimed at the African American community in the south and were called
A)"southern specials"
B)"blues flyers"
C)"race records"
D)"dixie disks"





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