Birth of the Blues
Where did the Blues originate?
southern united states
What is another name for East Coast Blues?
Piedmont blues
what do the lyrics give off?
a more happy feel
where did they develop?
at dockery farms
how many African Americans moved to the south?
over 6 million
When did the Blues originate?
1880-1920
What was something that they used with the guitar?
Finger Picking
what is the strum pattern?
long-short rhythm
who was the so called father of delta blues?
Charlie Patton
what new Blues type was created in Chicago
electric form
How did the Blues come to life?
Through field hollers
what instrument was used the most in the East Coast Blues?
The Harmonica
what does the rhythm give off?
calming/relaxed
what did they do to there gutair?
they used a slider
what increase followed with the Chicago Blues?
piano and drums
How where the lyrics described in there songs?
heartbreak
what are the characteristic of the East Coast Blues?
clear enunciation and melodic vocal lines
what kind of vocal lines did people use in Texas Blues?
High pitched clear vocal lines
how many singer would sing?
One
who was one of the biggest Chicago Blues singers?
muddy waters or howlin' wolf or sonny boy Williamson
what did each region of the Blues have that was unique?
distinct sound
why was the nickname for East Cost Blues Piedmont Blues?
for the region in which it developed
where did people move to in Texas?
urban
what were there vocal patterns?
speech like
what other things developed along with the electric form?
microphones and electric gutairs