Birth of blues
The Blues originated in the __ around the turn of the 20th century
southern
Sometimes called the __ and __ for the region in which it developed.
Piedmont and east coast
Developed as__ workers began moving to the __ centers of Texas,
rural and urban
Developed primarily at __, a 25,000 acre plantation where employees both worked and lived.
dockery farms
Between 1920 and 1970, over __ African Americans left the South to move to the more __ cities of the north, including__
6 million,industrial,chicago
The Blues were born out of the__ and __ of black agricultural workers, miners, and loggers of the South.
work songs and field hollers
Influenced by __ so the guitar accompaniments are __ and involve __
ragtime,intricate,heavy finger picking
Singers used high pitched,clear__
vocal lines
who was considered the father of delta blues?
charlie patton
Blues musicians from the South brought their __ with them to the north.
music
The lyrics were often sorrowful and melancholy, centered on __ or __
heartbreak and hard times
The Blues has a Heavy use of the __
harmonica
Texas rhythm has more of a relaxed __ feel
swinging
charlie patton was considered the __ of the delta blues
father
In Chicago, a more electric form of Blues developed, including __and __ so musicians could be heard over the noise of the loud Chicago clubs.
microphones,electric guitars,
The Blues developed in 3 distinct areas of the United States:__,__ and __
eats coast,delta,Texas
Singing exhibits clear__ and melodic__
enunciation and vocal lines
Strum patters use a __ rhythm
long-short
most often sung by a solo singer using __ vocal patterns
speech-like
There was also an increased use of the __ and__
piano and drums
Each region of blues had its own __ sound
distinct
What instrument involves heavy finger picking in the Blues?
guitar
lyrics lean less heavily on __ and hard times
heartbreak
the delta blues has __ guitar patterns
rhymic
Many __ singers moved north, such as (blank), Howlin’ Wolf, and Sonny Boy Williamson.
delta blues