_________ allowed former slaves and their ancestors–living in the delta regions of the United States–to acquire modern conveniences such as mechanical washing machines and better musical instruments.

In rural Southern communities, when the week’s work was done, Saturday nights were reserved for socializing, dancing, drinking, and listening to blues influenced music, often in places called:

Primary sources for the “cool jazz” stylists include

Rhythm and Blues, a dance style combining elements of the blues with more rhythmic versions of popular songs of the day developed in the __________ in road house nightclubs known as ___________

Musicians such as Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, and The Beatles discovered their love and respect for the blues when

Whose solos are much like his tunes—filled with ideas that are hummable and easy to remember?

A series of tones that together create a complete musical thought is called a/an

Jelly Roll Morton and Fats Waller were both

In the typical early jazz (Dixieland) combo performance, the clarinet

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