Origin & Form
The Blues originated in this region of the United States
What is southern?
Male singers frequently accompanied themselves with this instrument in the East Coast Blues
What is the guitar?
These relied less heavily on heartbreak and hard times in Texas Blues than in other styles
What are lyrics?
The 25,000 acre plantation where Delta Blues was developed
What is Dockery Farm?
This occurred between 1 920 and 1970 when over 6 million African Americans left the South to move to the more industrial cities of the north
What is The Great Migration?
The blues originated at the beginning of this century
What is the 20th century?
Features of the enunciation and vocal lines in the East Coast Blues
What is clear enunciations and melodic vocal lines?
Features of the pitch and vocal lines that singers used in Texas Blues
What is high pitched and clear vocal lines?
Feature of the vocal patterns most often sung by a solo singer in the Texas Blues
What is speech-like?
The Chicago Blues featured increased use of these two instruments
What is piano and drums?
Notes set slightly lower on the scale than expected
What are "blue notes"?
East Coast blues featured heavy use of this instrument, usually played by someone who also sang and played guitar
What is the harmonica?
Who is Charlie Patton?
A more _____ form of the Blues developed in Chicago that included microphones so that musicians could be heard over the noise of loud Chicago clubs
What is electric?
The number of bars in a standard Blues form
What is 12?
Another name for the East Coast blues, named for the region in which it developed
What is Piedmont Blues?
The rhythm of the Texas Blues might be described this way
What is relaxed and with a swinging feel?
Many Delta Blues musicians traveled to this city to record albums and further their careers
An example of a genre that was influenced by the blues (you only need to name one)
Rock, Jazz, Country, Soul, R & B, Hip Hop
The three letters used to indicate the lyrical form of the Blues
What is AAB?
The guitar accompaniments are intricate and involve heavy fingerpicking because the East Coast Blues were influenced by this other popular style
What is ragtime?
This artist originally performed Hound Dog, which was later recorded by Elvis Presley
The Delta Blues featured rhythmic guitar patterns often using this technique
What is slide?
An example of an artist that we discussed in class that was influenced by the Blues (you only need to name one)
Who are The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin?