What was the original name of the Grand Ol' Opry?
Who was the
"Architect of the Nashville Sound?"
Put the styles of Nashville, Austin "Outlaw" and Western Swing in chronological order (oldest first).
Who was known as the
"Queen of Country"?
In what month and year did Ralph Peer discover the two pioneer acts of Country music and who were they?
"King of the Cowboys"?
Which country musician from Kentucky invented bluegrass?
What three legendary C&W musicians had recording careers of only 3 years?
Which three instruments
provided the characteristic
sound of honky-tonk?
"Hillbilly Shakespeare"?
Which two styles combined to create western swing?
Name two characteristics
of the "Nashville Sound."
Name the other two characteristics
Which style of C&W was the first to regularly feature the electric guitar as a solo instrument?
Which C&W style was the first
to feature electric guitar
as a solo instrument?
"King of Country"?
Two of the early Austin "Outlaws"
were Willie Nelson and ____.
Which was the first style
to combine Country and
Western music into one style?
Which 1950s pre-rock style was influenced by C&W music?
Who are known as the
"First Family of Country Music?
Who was known as
"The Man Who Started It All"?
WSM Barn Dance
Chet Atkins
1) Western Swing
2) Nashville
3) Austin "Outlaw"
Kitty Wells
August, 1927
The Carter Family
& Jimmie Rodgers
Gene Autry
Bill Monroe
Jimmie Rodgers,
Hank Williams
& Patsy Cline
Fiddle, steel guitar &
honky-tonk piano.
Cowboy and Jazz
1) backup singers &
2) reverberation
3) string pad
4) cleaner lyrics
Bakersfield
Bakersfield Sound
Roy Acuff
Waylon Jennings
Honky-tonk
Rockabilly
Jimmie Rodgers
That's all folks!
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