Blues Origins
This U.S. region is considered the birthplace of the Blues
Mississippi Delta
This "King of the Blues" was famous for his guitar named Lucille.
B.B. King
The most commonly used instrument in Blues music, often associated with slide techniques.
Guitar
This Blues style features a singer with a guitar or harmonica accompaniment
Country Blues
Blues Lyrics often follow this three line structure, with a repeated first line
AAB (statement-statement-response)
This person became the most successful publisher of the blues
W.C. Handy
The singer, known as the "Empress of the Blues," was a prominent figure in the 1920's, often getting paid $2 - 3 thousand a week.
Bessie Smith
This instrument, often played using a "bottleneck" slide, adds a distinctive sound to the Blues.
Resonator Guitar
This city is know for a more electrified style of Blues that became popular in the 1940's
Chicago
This term describes the Blues technique of bending notes for emotional expression
Note Bending
The Blues evolved from African-American work songs and this type of music.
Spirituals (or Gospels)
This guitarist is famous for the song "Cross Road Blues."
Robert Johnson
A "harp" in Blues music refers to this instrument
Harmonica
This Blues style developed in Texas and is known for a more swing-based rhythm
Texas Blues
This term is often used to refer to a difficult situation or hardship "Everyday I have the ...."
The Blues
This type of bar, often with live music, became synonymous with Blues in the cities like Chicago
Juke Joint
This musician was discovered by the Lomax family while he was in prison.
Lead Belly
This type of guitar, often made of metal, is played with a slide to produce a resonator sound
Resonator Guitar
This style of Blues became popular in the Southern U.S. and often incorporates spirituals and folk music
Delta Blues
If the first line of lyrics in a blues song is "The Thrill is Gone," then what is the 2nd line of lyrics.
The Thrill is Gone
Blues Music heavily influenced this genre that emerged in the 1950's
Rock and Roll
This influential Blues guitarist died in a helicopter crash following a concert
Stevie Ray Vaughan
This percussion instrument provides the backbeat in most blues music.
Drums
What is the most important chord progression in blues music
12 Bar Blues
Finish the Lyric, "I went to the crossroads and _____ _____ __ __ ______"
fell down on my knees