Popular music history 1900-1940

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Which music style was known for syncopated piano rhythms and influenced early jazz?

Ragtime

What is Delta Blues and where did it originate?

Blues from Mississippi Delta, featuring acoustic guitar and storytelling lyrics.

Who is called the “King of Delta Blues Singers”?

Robert Johnson

How many songs did Robert Johnson record?

29 songs

Which legendary myth is associated with Robert Johnson?

That he sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads for talent.

Who was known as the “Empress of the Blues”?

Bessie Smith

What early music technologies became available around 1910?

Headphones, mechanical players, and phonographs

Where did early jazz/Dixieland originate?

New Orleans

Give some music artist around 1900- 1920

Ella Fitzgerald (jazz singer)

Dizzy Gillespie (Be- Pop)

Woody Guthrie (folk)

What set the stage for modern music after 1940?

It moving on from mechanical players to electrical recording, radio, sound film and early electronic instruments.