Where did jazz begin?: New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early 1900s Improvisation: Making up music on the spot, a heart of jazz Swing: A jazz style with a bouncy rhythm, popular in the 1930s and 1940s Bebop: Fast, complex jazz of the 1940s Cool jazz: A calmer, smoother jazz style of the 1950s Louis Armstrong: Trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, a jazz pioneer Duke Ellington: Pianist and bandleader who wrote Take the A Train Ella Fitzgerald: Singer known as the First Lady of Song, famed for scat singing Scat singing: Singing nonsense syllables as an instrument Miles Davis: Trumpeter who recorded Kind of Blue in 1959 John Coltrane: Saxophonist who recorded A Love Supreme Dizzy Gillespie: Trumpeter with a bent horn who helped create bebop Charlie Parker: Saxophonist nicknamed Bird, a founder of bebop Thelonious Monk: Jazz pianist and composer known for unusual rhythm and harmony Count Basie: Pianist and bandleader of a famous swing orchestra Billie Holiday: Jazz singer nicknamed Lady Day Dave Brubeck: Pianist known for Take Five in 5/4 time Blues: A style rooted in African American communities of the Deep South, often 12 bars Delta blues: Early blues from the Mississippi Delta region B.B. King: Blues guitarist who named his guitar Lucille Muddy Waters: Chicago blues pioneer Gospel music: Religious songs with powerful singing and a strong beat Ragtime: Syncopated piano style of the 1890s and early 1900s, led by Scott Joplin Scott Joplin: Composer of The Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag Country music: Style from the American South with stories, guitar and fiddle; Nashville is a hub Grand Ole Opry: Famous country music radio show in Nashville Johnny Cash: Country singer called the Man in Black Dolly Parton: Country singer and songwriter who wrote I Will Always Love You Rock and roll: Style born in the 1950s from blues, country and gospel Elvis Presley: Rock and roll star from Memphis nicknamed the King Chuck Berry: Rock and roll guitarist famous for Johnny B. Goode and duck walk Little Richard: Rock and roll pianist and singer of Tutti Frutti Buddy Holly: Rock and roll singer-songwriter from Lubbock, Texas The Beatles: British band from Liverpool: John, Paul, George and Ringo The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show: 1964, watched by about 73 million Americans The Rolling Stones: British rock band formed in London in 1962 Motown: Detroit record label founded in 1959 by Berry Gordy Stevie Wonder: Motown singer and musician who started recording as a child Aretha Franklin: Soul singer called the Queen of Soul James Brown: Soul performer called the Godfather of Soul and a pioneer of funk Folk revival: 1960s movement of acoustic songs about life and justice Bob Dylan: Folk and rock songwriter who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 Woodstock: 1969 music festival in New York with about 400,000 people Jimi Hendrix: Electric guitar legend who played Woodstock in 1969 Led Zeppelin: British hard rock band formed in 1968 Pink Floyd: British band known for the album The Dark Side of the Moon Queen: British band led by Freddie Mercury, singers of Bohemian Rhapsody Disco: Dance music of the 1970s Punk rock: Fast, short, raw rock from the mid-1970s Hip-hop: Culture born in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s: rapping, DJing, breakdancing, graffiti DJ Kool Herc: Early hip-hop pioneer who hosted Bronx parties in 1973 MTV: Music video channel launched in 1981 Michael Jackson: Pop star whose album Thriller was released in 1982 Madonna: Pop singer who rose to fame in the 1980s Whitney Houston: Pop and R&B singer of the 1980s and 90s Prince: Minneapolis musician known for Purple Rain Grunge: 1990s rock style from Seattle, including Nirvana Nirvana: Seattle grunge band formed in 1987 Napster: Music file-sharing service launched in 1999 iTunes Store: Apple's music store opened in 2003 Streaming: Playing music over the internet without owning the files Electric guitar: Guitar using pickups and an amplifier, key to rock music Synthesizer: Electronic instrument that makes sounds with circuits, popular from the 1970s Taylor Swift: Pop and country singer-songwriter from Pennsylvania who released her first album in 2006 Reggae: Jamaican style with offbeat rhythm, made famous by Bob Marley Bob Marley: Jamaican reggae star K-pop: Pop music from South Korea Latin pop: Pop with Spanish language and Latin rhythms Salsa: Latin dance music with roots in Cuba and Puerto Rico Free flashcards from Peabody at peabody.kids/flashcards/music-jazz-rock-pop-history