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

preserving things, rather than changing things

Elvis was drafted in 1958 into the

Army

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.

Grunge music combined musical elements in a certain way Which of these was common in grunge music

Strong guitar riffs

guitar feedback

dissonant harmony

*All of the Above (apex)

What African-American artists released an important country album in 1962

Ray Charles

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 1960s an important new country sound emerged from this city

Bakersfield, California

In television share refers to the number of televisions tuned in to a particular show at a particular time

Yes. In television, share refers to the number of televisions tuned into a particular show at a particular time.

The fiddles role in a bluegrass band is primarily

To provide melodies.

What is jamming in World War 2

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

What statement about the pedal steel guitar is true

all of the above (apex)

Which one of these is not a characteristic of folk music

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

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