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Blues, aka the blues, aka El Big Grandaddy of Rock & Roll, is a term used to denote a musical genre, but it has become slightly genericized and it can also be used to describe musical works that don't belong to that genre but evoke aspects of it. To Make a Long Story Short: The blues was largely created by African-American communities in the Deep South, following emancipation. The blues evolved from musical styles specific to those communities, such as spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, and chants, by shifting the focus from the group to the individual. The first published blues song was "Dallas Blues" by Hart Wand, in 1912, although there are reportedly older songs. The genre then went on to split into many, many sub-genres according to location. Some of the most well-known sub-genres are: Delta blues: A rural style with prominent fingerpicking and slide-guitars; arguably the most influential sub-genres. Chicago blues: An urban delta blues-based style relying on harmonica, amplification and simple progressions. Piedmont blues: Relying on ragtime-based fingerpicking techniques. Memphis blues: Much more danceable, influenced by jug bands. Boogie-woogie: A piano-based style with a fast-paced tempo that originating from Texas. West coast blues: A more Jazz-infected urban style, typically with a horn section and jazzy guitar work. Swamp blues: Basically a rawer, more primitive variant of Chicago blues originating from Lousiana. While "blues" originally referred to any and all secular music made by black Americans, it eventually became a much more distinctive genre during the 20's and 30's, largely thanks to Trope Codifier Robert Johnson and others. Some elements which are commonly associated with blues are: The twelve-bar chord progression. The "eight-bar chord progression" is not as known but its easily the second most frequent progression. Licks and solos in the pentatonic scale, with heavy use of "blue notes" (the flattened third, fifth and seventh of the associated major scale)note Formally speaking blue notes are anywhere in between the natural note and the flat, but are usually simplified into accidentals when written down and in situations where microtonality isn't feasible. "Shuffle" or "swing" rhythm rather than "straight" rhythm (explained in this video), particularly on earlier records. Latin and "Funk" rhythms have subsequently become usual as well. Lines of lyrics that are repeated twice, then followed by another line which rhymes with it and isn't repeated Lyrics about lost love, poverty, and "hard times" in general, often full of Stock Phrases like 'woke up this morning' or 'wring my hands and cry'. The most important development in the genre was the appearance of electrified blues in The '50s, with its stronghold in Chicago. Electric blues, as represented by Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, and others, was one of the first genres to adopt electric guitars and the classic guitar-bass-drums lineup, paving the way for the future appearance of Rock & Roll. Jazz is another genre which developed out of the blues. In fact, most of popular music as we know it today — from Soul and Funk to Heavy Metal and Rap — ultimately derives from the blues. As Willie Dixon put it, "The blues is the roots, the rest is the fruits." Another form of the genre appeared in The '60s - Blues Rock. |
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John Mayer: A highly blues-influenced pop rock singer and guitarist who played by and is praised by classic blues guitarists such as B.B. King. | |
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Howlin' Wolf (one of the many fine artists contracted to Chess back in the day, notable for a voice you could sand with; also notable for being smart and avoiding the common pitfalls that afflicted blues artists, namely alcohol abuse, gambling, sketchy girlfriends, and bad business decisions) 1959 - Moanin' in the Moonlight 1969 - The Howlin' Wolf Album |
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Zeal & Ardor (mixed with numerous other styles, including Gospel Music and Black Metal... no, seriously) | |
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Sad Days, Lonely Nights | |
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Samantha Fish: Guitarist/singer from the 2010s who primarily plays blues, with occasional forays into roots rock, country, or R&B. | |
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2000 - The Anthology (1947–1972) | |
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1972 - Give It Up | |
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Nina Simone | |
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Marianne Faithfull: From the late 1970s and 1980s on she reinvented herself as a jazz and blues singer. | |
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Zucchero: The main resposible for bringing Blues music to the history of Italian music, being often credited as "the father of Italian blues" | |
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1959 - Moanin' in the Moonlight | |
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B.B. King (one of the finest blues guitarists ever) | |
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Muddy Waters (another Chess artist, had a massive influence on electric blues, perhaps most famous these days for the "Hoochie Coochie Man" riff) 2000 - The Anthology (1947–1972) |
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Hozier (rare modern example) | |
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1969 - The Howlin' Wolf Album | |
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1987 - Spillane | |
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"Stack O' Lee Blues" | |
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Bonnie Raitt 1972 - Give It Up |
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Lead Belly (Nirvana's favourite) | |
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Jimmy Reed (the most popular bluesman of the 50s, with one of the simplest and most easily approachable bodies of work in blues) | |
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John Zorn 1987 - Spillane |
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1990 - Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings | |
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Jimmie Rodgers: While generally remembered as one of the early country music stars, his style incorporated a number of Blues elements (hence why he was later inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame) | |
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John Lee Hooker (one of the few to smoothly transfer his Delta style to the electric guitar; notable for his one-chord songs and his "talking" vocal style) | |
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Johnny "Guitar" Watson: Best known for "Space Guitar", "Gangster of Love" and "A Real Mother for Ya". | |
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