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May 8, 2024 · blues, secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century, originally in the South. The simple but expressive forms of the blues became by the 1960s one of the most important influences on the development of popular music—namely, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock, and country music—throughout the United States. Form
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- What is the blues?The blues is a form of secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century, originally in the South. Although instrumental ac...
- Where did the blues get its name?In the 19th century the English phrase blue devils referred to the upsetting hallucinations brought on by severe alcohol withdrawal. This was later...
- How did the blues begin as a musical genre?The origins of the blues are poorly documented, but it is believed that after the American Civil War (1861–65), formerly enslaved African Americans...
- Why is the blues considered the “Devil’s music”?In the early 20th century the blues (among several other popular genres of music) was considered seductive and destructive by parents and clergy wh...
- How does blues music sound?The blues has a distinct melancholic and somber tone, which is achieved through vocal techniques such as melisma, rhythmic techniques such as synco...
May 16, 2024 · Who are the greatest blues artists? The featured musicians below are the best blues musicians that the world has to offer: from the Mississippi Delta to the streets of Chicago, Detroit, and even London. Make sure to vote for the blues greats whom you consider to be the top blues artists of all time.
4 days ago · Blues Music - Best Slow Blues Hits - Relaxing Blues instrument [00:00:00] - 01 If I Ever Loved Another Woman - Big Wolf Band [00:06:02] - 02 Jimmy Dawkins...
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May 19, 2024 · 1. B.B. King. B. B. King - The Thrill Is Gone (Live at Montreux 1993) | Stages. Watch on. B.B. King: B.B. King’s influence on blues music is unparalleled. Known as the “King of the Blues,” his masterful guitar work and emotional expressiveness left an indelible mark on the genre, inspiring countless musicians to follow in his footsteps. 2.
Apr 29, 2024 · 31 Best Blues Songs You Really Ought to Know. 29th April 2024 by Ged Richardson. Blues music was born during the 19th century in the United States. In the 1860s, early bluesmen would sing songs cultivated from intertwining church music, folk hymns, and common “pop” music they’d hear from time to time.
6 days ago · Two Steps From the Blues. Bobby Bland. 3.83 869 23. May 1961. Rhythm & Blues Soul Blues. Soul Electric Blues. passionate. Folksongs and Instrumentals With Guitar. Elizabeth Cotten. 3.80 2,642 28. 1958. Piedmont Blues. Appalachian Folk Music. acoustic pastoral warm raw melodic mellow passionate technical. Today! Mississippi John Hurt. 3.81 1,232 17.
3 days ago · Rhythm and blues, term used for several types of postwar African-American popular music, as well as for some white rock music derived from it. Perhaps the most commonly understood meaning of the term is as a description of the sophisticated urban music that had been developing since the 1930s.
