Birth of Blues
Where did the Blues originate at?
Southern US
What instrument did the East Coast Blues use?
Harmonica
Where are the Texas blues from?
Texas
What instruments do they use?
Piano, drums, electric guitar, and microphones
Where did the Delta blues originate?
Dockery Farms
What were the blues born out of?
Work songs and Field hollers
What is another instrument they use?
Guitar
What is a characteristic of the Texas blues?
Singers used high-pitched, clear vocal lines
How did they bring the Chicago blues North to South or South to North?
South to North
What type of speech do they use?
Speech like vocal patterns
What year did blues start?
20th century
What do they involve heavily?
Heavy finger picking
What are Texas blues developed as?
rural workers
How much Africans moved to industrial areas?
6 Million
What are some characteristics of the Delta blues?
Rhythmic guitar patterns, often using a slide
What were the blues lyrics like?
sorrowful and melancholy, centered on heartbreak
What are some characteristics of the East Coast Blues?
Influenced by Ragtime the guitar accompaniments
What do the lyrics heavily involve?
Heartbreak
When did the Chicago Blues start?
1920 and 1970
Where did Delta musicians travel to?
Memphis, Tennessee
What year did the Blues start?
1880s-1920s
What is another name for the East Coast Blues?
Piedmont Blues
Where did the Texas blues move to?
Dallas, Galveston, San Antonio, and Houston.
What Chicago Blues musicians moved north?
Howlin’ Wolf, and Sonny Boy Williamson
Who is the father of the blues?
Charlie Patton