Black History in Music

Origins of the influential music of African Americans can be traced back to the

________________________ songs sung by _______________ working in the south

African Americans developed so many aspects of music that we still use today. One instrument they developed

that we still have today is the _________________.

The first African American recorded in 1890 was named _________________________.

In 1901 the most famous black entertainers at the time with both black and white audiences

were _______________________ and ___________________________.

6. Who was The King of Ragtime? _________________________.

Name TWO of Joplin's pieces of music __________________________________.

_______________________ was nicknamed The Satchmo and recorded many songs. One of

his songs was ____________________________.

Louis Armstrong played the _______

Two very important female black vocalists were ___________________ and

_________________________.

Bebop is a type of jazz that is fast.

Which instruments are frequently used in jazz music?