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

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

Multiple Choice QuestionIn the 1930s and 1940s, Bill Monroe blended old-time string band music with the holler of the blues and the improvisation of jazz to create a music called Blank______, a virtuosic instrumental style rooted in mountain music such as the Carter Family performed.Multiple choice question.honky-tonkswamp popzydecobluegrass

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

______, 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

Who is known as the Father of the Delta Blues?Multiple ChoiceHuddie “Leadbelly” LedbetterBlind Lemon JeffersonCharley PattonRobert Johnson