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2 days ago · The "talkin' blues" was a style of improvised songwriting that Woody Guthrie had developed to a high plane. (A Minneapolis domestic recording that Dylan made in September 1960 includes his performances of Guthrie's "Talking Columbia" and "Talking Merchant Marine".)
- April 24–25, July 9, October 16, November 1 and 15, December 6, 1962, and April 24, 1963
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2 days ago · Billie Holiday. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed " Lady Day " by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a ...
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. Learn more about blues, including notable musicians.
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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 7, 2024 · One of his oft-overlooked songs, ‘Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues,’ was released in 1963 as part of his second album, ‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan’. Despite the satirical undertones, the song presents a thought-provoking commentary on American society during the time.
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2 days ago · Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic Records. [3] [4] [5] He contributed to the integration of country music , rhythm and blues, and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records , notably with his two ...
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May 8, 2024 · Willie Dixon (born July 1, 1915, Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.—died January 29, 1992, Burbank, California) was an American blues musician who, as a record producer, bassist, and prolific songwriter, exerted a major influence on the post- World War II Chicago style.
