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When country music deals with social issues its focus is often on

preserving things, rather than changing things

What instruments is Alison Krauss known for playing

She is known for playing the fiddle.

Bluegrass had a big increase in popularity when a famed 1960s TV show featured a bluegrass theme song who wrote and performed the song

The show was probably, "The Beverly Hillbillies," and the theme song was performed by "Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mt. Boys."

Which of these instruments is not among the big five of bluegrass instruments

Banjo

Who came first in the history of bluegrass

Bluegrass as a style developed during the mid-1940s. Because of war rationing, recording was limited during that time, and it would be most accurate to say that bluegrass was played some time after World War II, but no earlier.

As with any musical genre, no one person can claim to have "invented" it. Rather, bluegrass is an amalgam of old-time music, country, ragtime and jazz. Nevertheless, bluegrass's beginnings can be traced to one band. Today Bill Monroe is referred to as the "founding father" of bluegrass music; the bluegrass style was named for his band, the Blue Grass Boys, formed in 1939.

What was The Anthology of American Folk Music

A collection of old recordings that inspired the second folk-music boom.

Josh Graves took Earl Scruggs's technique on one instrument and applied it to another Which was it

he applied scruggs teqniques from thebanjo to the dobro

Two musicians joined Bill Monroes band in 1945 and had a major impact on the bands sound Who were they

Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt

In the 1940s Bill Monroe added two musicians to his band to complete the classic bluegrass lineup They were Lester Flatt and

Earl Scruggs

Folk music bluegrass music and country music all grew out of the traditional music of the mountain region

Appalachian

The fiddles role in a bluegrass band is primarily

To provide melodies.

Why did acoustic guitars change dramatically in early 20th century America

The acoustic guitar became more popular in early 20th century America, and and guitar-makers began building louder guitars.

All of the above -Apex

Who published the song Walls of Time by Peter Rowan and Bill Monroe

Bill Monroe, Bill Monroe Music, BMI:

What is jamming in World War 2

Jamming is a radio transmission deliberately sent out to disrupt the enemy's communications.

When Cecil sharp visited America in 1915 people in the cities listened to a different type of music than people in the country(apex)

True

What African American musicians were named to the country music hall of fame in 2000

charley pride

Which one of these is not a characteristic of folk music

Folk music was invented in the 1930s by Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger.

What is Pete Seeger's occupation

Pete Seeger is a/an *Musician *songwriter *television host

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