______, one of the most imitated and influential classic blues singers and composers, established something of a link between early rural blues and sophisticated blues performances recorded for commercial distribution.Multiple choice question.Gertrude "Ma" RaineyRobert JohnsonPaul WhitemanBessie Smith

Having performed in both styles, Ma Rainey, sometimes called Madame Rainey and the mother or the queen of the blues, taught Blank______, who became perhaps the most famous of all classic blues singers.Multiple choice question.Ida GoodsonLucille HegaminBessie SmithRosa Henderson

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

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

In the context of rural or country blues, identify an accurate statement about blues singers.Multiple choice question.They expressed their troubles sentimentally and often without wry or whimsical humor.They expressed their troubles and told unflinching stories in an unaffected, straightforward manner.They abandoned the African custom of treating the third, seventh, fifth, and sixth degrees of the scale as ambiguous tones.They clearly estimated the influence their simple music would have upon the development of every genre of American music.

Joan Baez's recordings of the Carter Family's songs, introduced them to a new audience and also to musicians who Blank______.Multiple choice question.composed original blues songs modeled on country musicpresented the rhythms and the flavor of ragtime modeled on jazzpresented the songs of Tin Pan Alley modeled on rock and rollcomposed original folk songs modeled on country music