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The most primitive form of the Blues is: - correct answer ✔✔The Delta Blues
What is the most common form for a blues song? - correct answer ✔✔12 bar blues
some of the distinguishing characteristics of the Blues include a raw sound both vocally and
instrumentally, a somber tone and expression and: - correct answer ✔✔Improvisation
both Robert Johnson and Willie Mabon sang about the magical powers of: - correct answer
✔✔Gooba Dust
Mamie Smith is an artists who would be categorized as being from the style of blues: - correct
answer ✔✔Classic Blues
This form of the blues was characterized by the use of larger ensembles that resembles jazz
bands for accompaniment: - correct answer ✔✔Classic Blues
The vocal music of blacks throughout the rural south was influenced by the combinations of
work songs, field hollers and: - correct answer ✔✔Music of the street musicians
this Blues artist had a difficult time straddling the line between the sacred and secular. - correct
answer ✔✔Son House
THis artist was known to take the standard blues form and change to to fit his lyrics: - correct
answer ✔✔Robert Johnson