1.) which mississippi blues singer could read music, was a great songwriter, and is considered to have written one of the most complete collections of blues music?

2.) what type of music is distinguished by a parallel style of voicing?

3.) in which style of music were sam cooke, gladys knight, james brown, and curtis mayfield important?

4.) why were motown songwriters successful?

5.) which group best represents the type of people that berry gordy jr. recruited to ensure the success of the motown sound?

1. W.C. Handy
2. I would need to see multiple choices for this one, but I think it is either harmonic parallelism, harmonic planing or parallel voice leading
3. It is either soul, funk, or rhythm and blues. They are all correct :).
4. Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music as an African American-owned record label that achieved significant crossover success.
5. Berry Gordy Jr. founded some of the most successful black artists of all time, including the Supremes, the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.