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Instructions: Read the text carefully and do the tasks on the text correctly. America's music culture America's music culture would be incomplete without blues music. Thought it was created in the early decades of the 20th century, blues music has had a huge influence on American popular music up to the present days. In fact, many key elements we hear in pop, soul, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, have their beginnings in blues music. It has never been the leader in music sales. Blues music has retained a significant presence not only in concerts and festivals throughout the United States, but in the daily life of every person on the planet, as well. One can hear the sound of the blues in unexpected places, from a television commercial to a new country or western song. The best known blues musician today is B.B. King. His fame is well- deserved. Born in Indianola, Mississippi in 1925, he earned the nickname "B.B." ("Blues boy") while playing on radio programs in Memphis, Tennessee. From the 1940s through the 1960s, he played mostly in clubs in the South that had only black audiences. In 1948, he had a hit record with "Three A.M. Blues" and toured steadily thereafter. His fame spread as he played at blues festivals, concert halls, universities, and on television shows across the country. By the late 1960s, B. B. had perfected his famous guitar style of vibrating the fingers of his left hand as he played, and bending notes to achieve the blues notes, that are such an integral part of blue music. This singing guitar sound, coupled with his expressive tenor voice, brought King great success in 1969 with the recording of "The Thrill is Gone". The song broke through the limited sales of the blues market to achieve mainstream success and brought B.B. a Grammy award. 1. When was blues music created? A) in the twenty first century B) in the twentieth century C) in the nineteenth century D) in the eighteenth century 2. Which paragraph answers the question: When did he earn the nickname "Blues boy"? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 3. Which sentence contradicts the text? A) American popular music up to the present days B) People can hear the sound of the blues in unexpected places 239 C) The song broke through the limited sales of the blues market D) King got his great success recording "Three A.M. Blues" жүктеу/скачать 6.15 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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