Blues Music History

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Blues is probably the purest American music ever produced - and along with his fellow jazz - is the only true form of American music. Rooted in the work songs of slaves in West Africa, to the south. If they have worked hard in the fields of Southern plantation owners, slaves as a "call and response" style of singing so that the loan rate of fatigue in their lives. This has been called the "yell" and formed the basis of all blues music to follow. AfterCivil War, blacks were able to work both as field work or traveling for musicians. Thus a whole series ended with the second - its implementation at all-night audience, Fish Frys and juke joints, based on their stamina and the mental repertoire of many blues songs.

Powerful Blues Music is officially born

While the lyrics of the blues seem soulful and sad, the music itself is very powerful and emotional - full of rhythm and celebrates the lives of American blacks. What makesI believe that this kind of music through its reflection of everyday life, talking about sex, drinking, poverty, lost love, hard work - all they have lived.

Among the first documented blues is WC Handy's "Memphis Blues" in 1909. The music has grown in popularity and when the 78-RPM phonograph came in late 1920 Paramount, Aristocrat and other record labels recorded some of the famous country blues artists. Around 1941-1943, field recordings of blues men were out of theirArea famous blues folklore Alan Lomax. This is significant because that is how the white man introduced the blues. Budding artists have exposure to some national companies record.

Blues Traveling North

The blacks migrated North during the Great Depression along the route of the Illinois Central Railroad toward Chicago, bringing with them blues. With huge crowds gathering to enjoy it, turned artists like Muddy Waters and Howlin 'Wolf, electricalGuitars and drum kits contain, at their bands. This is made even more powerful blues original. There was a pause until the end of 1950, as chart toppers The Kingston Trio, Tom Dooley was added, and gave birth to the folk revival of the 1958 Newport Folk Festival and then shown the white American folk and blues since 1966.

What later followed by a fusion of blues with rock - forming the blues-rock of the years 1960 and 1970. Some artistsfor a change were the Rolling Stones, John Mayall, Led Zeppelin.

Types of Blues Music

There are four types of blues music. The Delta Blues is said that the original - by men blacks from the delta region of Mississippi played the piano and harmonica. The style is an invitation and the lyrical form response. Then we have the blues in Chicago, who used electronic amplification of voice using microphones, drums and electric guitars. Texas Blues are similarthe blues of Chicago. In early 1960, the blues-rock emerged, which was directly influenced by the blues of the Delta and Chicago.