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- 1. Open EndedWhen did the Civil War happen?
- 2. Open EndedWhen did the yellow fever epidemics happen in Memphis?
- 3. Open EndedIn the early 1900s - what was / where was - the East End Amusement Park?
- 4. Open EndedWho was the music director at East End Amusement Park?
- 5. Open EndedHow did East End Park affect musicians? Where did we see proof?
- 6. Open EndedWho was Lucie Campbell?
- 7. Open EndedWho was Anna Church?
- 8. Open EndedWho was Robert Church?
- 9. Open EndedWho was "Boss" Crump? How does he fit into the whole Memphis entertainment situation back in the day?
- 10. Open EndedWho was Carlo Patti? What did he do?
- 11. Open EndedWhere was the Casino Ballroom? How did it effect local musicians? What type of music was played there?
- 12. Open EndedWhat type of music was played in the Peabody?
- 13. Open EndedWhat was a "floating Palace?" How did they affect Memphis audiences / performers / economy?
- 14. Open EndedHow did itinerate blues musicians make their money? record sales? sheet music? performances?
- 15. Open EndedKnow the origins of "Memphis Blues" When was it published? How did Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong help the career of W.C. Handy?
- 16. Open EndedWho was O.K. Houck?
- 17. Open EndedKnow about Memphis Minnie's song writing ability. . .and recordings.
- 18. Open EndedWho was Abe Fortas? What's his deal?
- 19. Open EndedWhat were "race records?"
- 20. Open EndedIn the early 1900s, what was going on on Beale Street? Explain the social and economic situation in that neighborhood . . .why would aspiring young female performers want to get out of that world?
- 21. Open EndedExplain Alberta Hunter's performance style and career.
- 22. Open EndedWho were the Cortese Brothers? How did they survive in the Memphis Music scene?
- 23. Open EndedKnow Lil Hardin's contributions and her musical upbringing - and her mother's feeling about popular music.
- 24. Open EndedExplain Jimmie Lunceford's style. . . (say, compared to Furry Lewis' for example).
- 25. Open EndedWhat was W.C. Handy's initial feeling about blues music? What changed his mind about its value? How did he use blues in his compositions? What was ragtime's formal construction? - compared to other popular songs. . . Know about W.C. Handy in general
- 26. Open EndedWhat is meant by a "musicians union?" Why would Memphis need such an organization?
- 27. Open EndedKnow the general history of the Municipal Auditorium (later named the Ellis Auditorium).
- 28. Open EndedKnow the general story of the Orpheum Theater up until 1980.
- 29. Open EndedRemember - in the years leading up to the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis - there were some elite African Americans learning, teaching, and generally promoting European art music. . .who were they?
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