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"The Birth of the Blues" is a popular 1926 song composed by Ray Henderson, with lyrics by Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown. It was used in the Broadway revue George White's Scandals of 1926. It was recorded in its debut year by Paul Whiteman (with vocals by Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord and Austin "Skin" Young), Harry Richman, and The Revelers.
Jun 2, 2015 · At the center of the Dockery Farms story is Charley Patton, considered the father of the Delta Blues. His father, Bill, and mother, Annie, moved to Dockery with their 12 children when he was...
Jun 17, 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.
Birth of the Blues is a 1941 American musical film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Mary Martin and Brian Donlevy. The plot loosely follows the origins and breakthrough success of the Original Dixieland Jass Band in New Orleans. It was well-received by critics on its release.
The belief that blues is historically derived from the West African music including from Mali is reflected in Martin Scorsese’s often quoted characterization of Ali Farka Touré’s tradition as constituting "the DNA of the blues".
This gestation period birthed forms of American music that would take the national stage in the first decades of the twentieth century, including blues and country. African American musicians played fiddle, banjo, mandolin, quills, pianos, and increasingly in the 1890s, the guitar.
Nov 27, 2023 · Louis Armstrong was a legendary jazz musician who made an indelible mark on the history of music. One of his most famous performances is the song Birth of the Blues. The song’s title might seem self-explanatory, but there’s more to it than meets the ear.
