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Discover American music through the history of jazz, landmark recordings, influential performers, instruments, and changing styles.
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Hip-Hop & Bronx Origins
Explore how Bronx DJs, dancers, MCs and immigrant communities shaped early hip-hop, turntable techniques and a global culture.
02New Orleans Jazz Origins
Learn how African American musicians in New Orleans shaped jazz, from ragtime and brass bands to improvisation, recordings, and Louis Armstrong’s influence.
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Bessie Smith and Down Hearted Blues: History Quiz
Ten Library of Congress-sourced questions on Bessie Smith, her 1923 recording and the people behind the song.
INTERACTIVE QUIZMotown History Quiz: Detroit, Berry Gordy & Hitsville
Take 10 sourced questions about Berry Gordy, Hitsville U.S.A., the Funk Brothers, and Motown Records.
INTERACTIVE QUIZNew Orleans Jazz History: Blues, Ragtime & Armstrong Quiz
Ten Smithsonian-backed questions on the people, recordings, improvisation, and roots of New Orleans jazz.
INTERACTIVE QUIZThe Bronx and Hip-Hop Origins: Ten Questions
Explore the Bronx, DJ Kool Herc, Cindy Campbell, turntables, early crews and the cultural roots of hip-hop.
INTERACTIVE QUIZJazz History: 10 Questions About New Orleans, Armstrong and Bebop
Test your knowledge of American jazz history, jazz instruments, influential recordings and the birth of bebop.