As it has on every aspect of Charleston culture, the Gullah community has had a tremendous influence on music in Charleston, especially when it comes to the early development of jazz music. In turn, the music of Charleston has had an influence on that of the rest of the country. The geechee dances that accompanied the music of the dock workers in Charleston followed a rhythm that inspired Eubie Blake's "Charleston Rag" and later James P. Johnson's "The Charleston", as well as the dance craze that defined a nation in the 1920s. "Ballin' the Jack", which was a popular dance in the years before "The Charleston", was written by native Charlestonian Chris Smith. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who wrote the "Charleston"? ANS1 Chris Smith QSN2 What decade was the Charleston dance popular nationally? ANS2 1920s QSN3 Who created the song "Charleston Rag"? ANS3 Eubie Blake QSN4 Which Charleston community had a large influence on jazz music? ANS4 the Gullah community QSN5 Geechee dances are associated with the music of what type of worker? ANS5 dock workers