THE FIVE TRICKY BLUES QUESTIONS for Sept.23, 2001
Bits and Pieces from Everywhere Test
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1. Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup was in Chicago singing on street corners when a fellow from BlueBird Records spotted him and told him if he wrote some original songs, to come and see him. Arthur had not written any songs of his own before and went to see this man for some help and advice. And a good thing for Elvis that he did too! Who did Arthur get some songwriting help from?
1.
Willie Dixon
Tampa Red
Leroy Carr
Georgia Tom
Muddy Waters
2. Who wrote "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee?
2.
Jerry Lee Lewis
Saunders Terrel
Howlin' Wolf
Sticks McGhee
Jimmy Reed
3. T-Bone Walker's prize for winning a 1930 Dallas,Texas talent contest was an appearance in Cab Calloway's Band doing this...
3.
Playing the banjo
Tap dancing
Playing the guitar
Singing backup HO DEE DO DEE HO DEE HO'S with Cab.
4. Sonny Boy #1 (John Lee Williamson) was one of the first to use the "cross-harp" style of harmonica playing. By most accounts he was "one of the nicest fellers you'd ever want to know", but was murdered in Chicago with this weapon...
4.
Knife
razor
icepick
brick
revolver
5. "Bad Nigger Makes Good Minstrel" was the headline of this national magazine's story about LeadBelly.
5.
Variety
Saturday Evening Post
Life Magazine
Look Magazine
Rolling Stone
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