20th Century Folk Quiz A

Beginning in the 1930s, one individual undertook the task of collecting recordings for the Library of Congress of common American folk songs sung by common Americans. He was:

Putting the experiences of the common man into song during the Great Depression, this songwriter wrote “This Land Is Your Land”. He was:

Woody Guthrie would often paint or put a paper on his guitar a motto that expressed his musical goal. It said:

Which folk singer appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in the early 1950s, but refused to answer their questions, challenging their right to interrogate Americans about their privacy?

Who is known as the “Father of Modern American Folk Music”?

John Lomax helped to popularize the parlor song in the early 20th century.

Which of these instruments was NOT part of the folk music sound of the early 20th century America?

Pete Seeger was “blacklisted” from radio and television because of his involvement with the Klu Klux Klan in the 1930s.