← American Popular Music Export Options Alphabetize Word-Def Delimiter Tab Comma Custom Def-Word Delimiter New Line Semicolon Custom Data Copy and paste the text below. It is read-only. Select All this is music that is american's only original art form jazz 2 genres that became the forerunner of pop, rock, soul, country, western, gospel, and rap. jazz blues text of blues is not always what? sad this genre is similar to jazz blues this is always part of the lyrics of blues music the harsh relaties of life Who created blues? african americans the sense of melancholy of blues is easily traced to what? the bondage of slavery and the difficulty of life as a slave. 3 subcategories of blues 1) urban blues 2)delta blues 3) other regional blues styles. swing has accents on what? specific beats. much of African societies, cultures, and music were associated with what instrument? the drum slave owners required slaves to give up what 2 things? 1)language 2) their drums both language and drums what a threat to what? the absolute control. early African Americans began to assimilate into new world culture by using what? traditional european instruments of their owners African Americans created what instrument? the banjo With the Banjo African Americans were able to create what new style? ragtime Jazz is a combination of what 2 genres? jazz and swing What city is considered the birthplace of jazz? new orleans What was the unique class mix found in New Orleans? Creoles Creoles were proud of that heritage? their french heritage Creoles were responsible for what part of the neighborhood? the entertainment part. the entertainment part of the neighborhood that Creoles are responsible for is known as what? the French Quarter what was the style of music that was popular in chicago? Dixieland Jazz "big bands" primarily played to what age group? young audiences development of Beepop began in what city? new york who named bebop? Dizzy Gillespie in the turbulent 1960s a number of musicians attempted to create what? a hybrid of jazz and rock music hillbilly folk singers began to do what? record their music what was a powerful radio station of Nashville WSM Barn Dance the radio station WSM Barn Dance featured the talents of who? local amateur musicians the radio show was named what? the grand ole opry the opry began to hire who? professional musicians who was the first true opry star? roy acuff The Grand Ole Opry began to broadcast live and was called what? the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Gospel music and Country and Western music used what same 3 things? 1)instruments 2) forms 3)vocal styles what was different b/w gospel music, country and western music? the words who was the great rhythm and blues performer? ray charles most rhythm and blues performers began their singing where? at church rhythm and blues developed from what? black gospel rhythm and blues was one of the sources of what genre? early rock and roll music. the popular music market of rhythm and blues was primarily found where? in the deep south and urban areas. rock music was primarily music of who? the dominant white culture's youth rock is a blend of what 2 genres? 1)country and western 2) rhythm and blues what became the musical style love by teenagers across the country? rockabilly Rock became so popular in England that it began to what? exported back to the United States. what was the fastest growing segment of the popular music market? Contemporary Christian Music