Birth of the Blues
Where did the Blues originate?
Southern United States
What small instrument was heavily used in music in this region of the U.S?
The harmonica
What type of workers developed the Texas Blues
Rural workers
What farm did the Delta Blues develop primarily at?
Dockery Farms
Where did the Delta Blues musicians move from and to?
South to North
What three distinct areas of the United States were the Blues developed?
East Coast, "Delta" Blues of Mississippi, and Texas Blues
What's another name for the East Coast Blues?
Piedmont Blues
What rhythm did the strum patterns use?
Long-short
Who was considered the "father" of Delta Blues?
Charlie Patton
Blues musicians brought what with them to the North?
Music
In each distinct area of the southern United States, did all forms of Blues in these regions have the same distinct sound?
All regions had their very own distinct sound.
What were the guitar accompaniments influenced by?
Ragtime
What type of voice did singers use in Texas Blues?
High-pitched and clear vocal lines
Who was the Delta Blues mostly sung by?
Solo singers, using speech-like vocal patterns
What instruments were primarily used?
Piano and drums
In the Southern U.S, where did the Blues SPECIFICALLY come from?
Black agricultural workers, miners, and loggers singing (Field hollers and work songs).
The guitar accompaniments were very ___ and included heavy ___
Intricate, fingerpicking
What type of urban centers of Texas were the Blues developed?
Dallas, Galveston, San Antonio and Houston
Where did many Delta Blue Musicians travel to?
Memphis Tennessee
What type of Blues form was used in Chicago Blues?
Electric guitars and using microphones.
In Blues songs, what did most of them have in common between the lyrics and what they meant?
Most lyrics were often centered on heartbreak or hard times (Sorrowful and melancholy).
Due to Ragtime influence, the guitar accompaniments are ___ and involve ____
Enunciation, vocal lines
The rhythm has more of a what feel?
relaxed, swinging feel.
What way did the Delta Blues make use of the guitar?
Using a slide on the guitar.
What years did 6 million African Americans leave the South to move to the more industrial cities of the North?
Between 1920 and 1970