Who was known as the “father of stride piano”?Multiple ChoiceEarl HinesJames P. JohnsonJelly Roll MortonFats Waller

Although Blank______, the African American bandleader and composer who called himself "father of the blues," hardly invented the form, he certainly led it into the world of commercial popular music.Multiple choice question.Fats WallerWilliam C. HandyPaul WhitemanJelly Roll Morton

Which of the following is true about Paul Whiteman?Multiple choice question.Notes were rarely written out for Whiteman's musicians, who indulged in creative flights of improvisational fancy.Whiteman was regarded as the "father of stride piano."Whiteman was a classically trained percussionist.Although Whiteman was known for a time as the "king of jazz," his music was mostly written out and only sounded "jazzy."

Who is known as the Father of the Delta Blues?Multiple ChoiceHuddie “Leadbelly” LedbetterBlind Lemon JeffersonCharley PattonRobert Johnson

The "father of the blues" was ________Blank.Multiple ChoiceScott JoplinLouis ArmstrongGeorge GershwinW. C. Handy

_____ combined ragtime and "boogie-woogie" techniques to produce his own inimitable jazz piano style, with rhythms looser and melodies less embellished than those of ragtime.Multiple choice question.Jelly Roll MortonRobert JohnsonLouis ArmstrongLeon "Bix" Beiderbecke