Birth of blues
Where did the blues originate?
Southern United States
What states were part of the East coast Blues
The Carolina's and Georgia.
Where did the Texas Blues originate from?
The centers of Texas such as Dallas, Galveston, San Antonio, and Houston
Where did the Delta Blues develop in?
Dockery Farms
How did the Chicago Blues start?
When Chicago Blues musicians moved from the south to Chicago
What kind of music influenced the blues.
Work songs and field hollers.
What were the East Blues sometimes called?
"Piedmont Blues"
What did singers use in Texas Blues?
High Pitched, clear vocal lines.
Who is considered the father of The Delta Blues
Charlie Patton
What event in USA history helped the Chicago Blues spark?
The Great Migration.
How were the lyrics in field hollers?
Sorrow and melechany or centered on heart break.
What are some characteristics of East Coast Blues.
The Ragtime guitar accompaniments are intricate, heavy finger picking, and harmonica.
What are some characteristics of Texas Blues?
The rhythm has a more relaxed, swinging
How did the creator of Delta Blues learn about the blues?
From another resident.
Blues musicians from the south often brought their what?
Music with them to the north.
Where did the name blues come from?
From the use of "Blue notes".
Name one notable East Coast Blues Singers.
Willie Walker, Rev "blind" Guy, "Blind Boy" Fuller, and Bobby "Blue" Band.
What were the lyrics usually in songs?
Less heavily on heart break and hard times.
What is a characteristic of the Delta Blues?
Rhythmic guitar patterns, often using a slide.
What else developed along with the Chicago Blues?
A more electric form of the blues including microphones and electric guitars so they could be heard over the noise of Chicago clubs.
What are Blue notes?
They are a set of notes set slightly lower on the scale.
What were some singing characteristics?
The singing exhibitions clear enunciation and melodic vocal lines.
Name one notable singer of the Texas Blues.
Blind Lemon Jefferson, Black Boy Shine, Lightning Hopkins, Big Mama Thornton, and T-Bone Walker.
How is the Delta Blues often sung?
By a solo singer using speech-like vocal patterns.
What instruments increased in use in the Chicago Blues.
The piano and the drums.