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8 mag 2024 · Blues, secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century, originally in the South. The simple but expressive forms of the blues became by the 1960s one of the most important influences on the development of popular music. Learn more about blues, including notable musicians.
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- The blues is a form of secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century, originally in the South. Although instrumental ac...
- In the 19th century the English phrase blue devils referred to the upsetting hallucinations brought on by severe alcohol withdrawal. This was later...
- The origins of the blues are poorly documented, but it is believed that after the American Civil War (1861–65), formerly enslaved African Americans...
- In the early 20th century the blues (among several other popular genres of music) was considered seductive and destructive by parents and clergy wh...
- The blues has a distinct melancholic and somber tone, which is achieved through vocal techniques such as melisma, rhythmic techniques such as synco...
17 mag 2024 · Blues standards are blues songs that have attained a high level of recognition due to having been widely performed and recorded. They represent the best known and most interpreted blues songs that are seen as standing the test of time.
3 giorni fa · Rhythm and blues, term used for several types of postwar African-American popular music, as well as for some white rock music derived from it. Perhaps the most commonly understood meaning of the term is as a description of the sophisticated urban music that had been developing since the 1930s.
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16 mag 2024 · This list of blues singers ranks the best blues music artists, singers, and musicians, and has been voted on and ranked by blues fans worldwide. These best blues singers are known for their great voices and music that will stand the test of time, and for spearheading legendary tracks with their good blues bands.
6 giorni fa · What was the first recorded blues song? We dig deep to find out the fascinating history of recorded blues. Published on. May 21, 2024. By. Richard Havers. Photo: BMI/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty...
6 mag 2024 · British blues, early to mid-1960s musical movement based in London clubs that was an important influence on the subsequent rock explosion. Its founding fathers include the guitarist Alexis Korner (b. April 19, 1928, Paris, France—d.
5 giorni fa · Expert Verified Editorial Guidelines. Source: Daily.bandcamp.com. The blues is a genre of music that has captivated audiences for generations, with its soul-stirring melodies and poignant lyrics.
