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The elements of music in the blues
The structure of blues music is still heard today in lots of different genres of music. Call and response close call and responseWhere one melody is answered by another. is a feature of work songs ...
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Musical journeys: Jazz and blues music
Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace their roots back to the early 20th Century, in the southern United States. Jazz was very popular as it was a fresh, new sound. Different styles of ...
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The uDiscover Blues Music Quiz
Test your blues knowledge with the uDiscover Blues Music Quiz! Do you know your Muddy’s from your Wolf’s? Your B.B. from your John Lee? It’s hard but fun!
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Delta Blues Music
Most blues songs are about personal experiences and ... tend to be the most realistic in their descriptions, the most accurate in their details. Some of the others are inaccurate, based on hearsay ...
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Guitar legend T-Bone Walker, top, pioneered the jump blues style of the 1940s, and BB King, above, headed the blues revival in the 1960s Chattanooga-born Bessie Smith, nicknamed the Empress of the ...
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5 Most Influential Blues Musicians of All Time
Both directly, and indirectly, the impact on the blues on the modern history of Western music has been profound. Robert ...
THE WEEK8mon
8 genre-defining Black country, folk and blues musicians
She can wail about love gone sideways like few others. But the daughter of blues musician Johnny Copeland also applies the blues to a broad swath of topics, solidifying her musical prowess.
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Ma Rainey: The Mother Of The Blues
Ma Rainey was an unapologetic icon and, even decades after her passing, she continues to pave the way for Black expression. Although her recording career lasted just five years, blues singer Ma ...
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African American Music Jazz and Blues
African American music came to the attention of the white music industry and white music audiences. In 1912 W. C. Handy became the "Father of the Blues" with his composition, Memphis Blues. His ...
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Symposium in blues: A presentation album from Merck Sharp and Dohme.
by Walter Davis, 'I'm on My Last Go-round' by Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter), 'How Long, How Long Blues' by Wingy Manone ... The rear cover features an essay on jazz music by Leonard Feather, author of ...
Forbes7mon
‘The Blues Society’ Documentary Sheds Light On ‘60s Memphis Music Festival
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. A still from 'The Blues Society.' Mention the historic music festivals of the ...