Erskine Hawkins Music Quiz

Select the correct answer for each question.

Erskine Hawkins was born in 1914 in ____________.
1. New Orleans, LA
2. Memphis, TN
3. Birmingham, AL
4. Atlanta, GA
Erskine Hawkins was well-known for his compositions, leading bands and playing the _________.
1. Flute
2. Trumpet
3. Drums
4. French Horn
Hawkins attended Industrial High School in Birmingham, where one of his instructors was __________.
1. J.T. “Fess” Whatley
2. Louis Armstrong
3. Duke Ellington
While attending Alabama State Teachers College in Montgomery, Hawkins became the leader and trumpeter for a band called the __________.
1. Tuxedo Band
2. Bama Band Boosters
3. Bama State Collegians
One of Hawkins' most famous compositions was _____________, referring to a dance hall and street car stop in Ensley, near Birmingham.
1. Sing, Sing, Sing
2. What a Wonderful World
3. Tuxedo Junction
Hawkins became one of the principal influences on a young rhythm and blues piano player named _____.
1. Ray Charles
2. Louis Armstrong
3. Count Basie
The Bama State Collegians later became the _____________ when Hawkins and the band traveled to New York to perform.
1. Bama Nation Orchestra
2. Erskine Hawkins Orchestra
3. The Hot Five and Hot Seven Bands
Erskine Hawkins was nicknamed ___________ because of his popularity as a band leader and high-note trumpet playing skills.
1. The 20th Century Gabriel
2. Satchmo
3. Jelly Roll
The biggest influence on Erskine Hawkins and his music was records by ____________.
1. Duke Ellington
2. Louis Armstrong
3. Benny Goodman
Erskine Hawkins died in ________ in New Jersey.
1. 1993
2. 1953
3. 2003
Erskine Hawkins was one of the first artists inducted into the _____________.
1. Jazz Education Association
2. Country Music Association
3. Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame