Blues Cities - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Where most blues musicians migrating north from the Delta settled, including Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf Chicago
87%
Beale Street, Stax Records, Sun Records, Blues Foundation, etc. Memphis
86%
Home to a distinctive R&B style and musicians such as Irma Thomas and Dr. John New Orleans
85%
Where John Lee Hooker began his recording career Detroit
63%
Home of Chuck Berry, Jimmy Oden, and Henry Townsend St. Louis
61%
Piedmont city and base of musicians such as Blind Willie McTell, Curley Weaver, and Barbecue Bob Atlanta
54%
Birthplace of Stevie Ray Vaughan and site of Robert Johnson's second recording sessions Dallas
54%
Where R&B was developed by the likes of Louis Jordan and Charles Brown Los Angeles
49%
Home base of Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Fabulous Thunderbirds Austin
48%
Home of blues shouter Big Joe Turner and contemporary musicians Trampled Under Foot, Mary Bridget Davies, and Samantha Fish Kansas City
40%
Home of many contemporary blues musicians such as Ronnie Earl, Tony Z, and David Maxwell Boston
38%
Home of Blind Pig Records and contemporary blues musicians such as Joe Louis Walker, John Nemeth, and Chris Cain San Francisco/Oakland
37%
Base of early urban blues singer Leroy Carr during his short career Indianapolis
20%
Home of the Delta Blues Museum, Red's Lounge, the Ground Zero Blues Club, and birthplace of many blues musicians Clarkesdale, MS
14%
Town where Robert Johnson was poisoned Greenwood, MS
8%
Home of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, where many work songs were recorded by Alan Lomax Parchman, MS
8%
Home of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center Indianola, MS
6%
Where Mississippi Fred McDowell was discovered Como, MS
5%
Where Roomful of Blues was founded Providence (actually Westerly, RI)
5%
Home of the King Biscuit Time radio show on KFFA Helena, AR
3%
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