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Delta blues. Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues. It originated in the Mississippi Delta and is regarded as a regional variant of country blues. Guitar and harmonica are its dominant instruments; slide guitar is a hallmark of the style. Vocal styles in Delta blues range from introspective and soulful to passionate and fiery.
- List of Delta Blues Musicians
Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911, Hazlehurst, Mississippi –...
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robertjohnsonbluesfoundation .org. Robert Leroy Johnson (May...
- King of the Delta Blues Singers
King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. II. (1970) King of the...
- List of Delta Blues Musicians
Mississippi Delta blues, regional style of early 20th-century American folk music, centred in the Delta region of northwestern Mississippi.The pioneers of the style played a key role in developing the market for traditional blues recordings in the 1920s and ’30s, while the subsequent generation of Delta-born guitarists contributed to the rise of Chicago blues, electric blues, and the folk ...
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Sep 14, 2023 · The term ‘Delta Blues’ takes its name from the region of Mississippi known as the Delta, a flat alluvial plain between the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers. It was in this rich soil that the seeds of the blues were sown, cultivated by African-American communities whose ancestors were slaves. The music of the Delta Blues is deeply entwined with ...
Son House, Minneapolis, May, 1971. Edward James "Son" House Jr. (March 21, 1902 – October 19, 1988) was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing.
