Birth of the Blues
Born from
Work Songs and Field Hollers
what is the characteristic of the east coast blues
guitar fingerpicking,harmonica
what type of lyrics would the Texas blues use that are different from the others
happy,less sad
what farm did the delta blues mainly developed in
dockery farms
what was it called when 6 million african Americans left the south to move north
the great migration
how did the blues get their name
use of blue notes,blue notes
what is a nickname for the east coast blues
piedmont blues
how would the Texas blues singers sing
high pitched,clear vocal lines
who is considered the father of the delta blues
charlie Patton
what did the chicago blues have that the other blues did not have
microphones,electric guitars
what was the normal lyrics of the blues
sorrowful,heartbreak,hard times
melodic vocal lines
what was a characteristic of how they played
strum patterns,long short rhythm
what was the city that a lot of delta blue singers move to
memphis
what instrument did the Chicago blues use more of then the other blues
piano,drums
what century were the blues popular
20th century
what was one notable singer
willie Walker,rev Gary,blind boy,bobby
what started the Texas blues
rural workers moving to urban areas
how did the father of delta blues start the blues
learned from the other blue singers
who is the most well known chicago blue singer
muddy waters
what was the 3 area the blue developed in
east coast,delta,texas
what city's did rural workers start to move to
dallas,Galveston,San Antonio,houston
what was the characteristics of how the delta blues sing
solo singer,speech like vocal patterns
why did the Chicago blues use loud instrument
so the musicians would be heard over the noise from the club