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blues
Blues is a genre of music that originated in 19th-century America.
The term "blue" is associated with a sad, often even depressive mood. This melancholic mood can be traced back to the origin of the blues, among the black slaves who had to work in the fields of the whites under extreme deprivation and suffering. The songs they sang in this work were the basis of spirituals, gospels and eventually the blues.
By the 1890s, the blues were being sung in the south, especially in rural areas. From 1910 onwards, the term blues was part of everyday usage in music. From 1911, the black composer W.C. Handy (1873-1958) brought blues music to great popularity. In those days, blues music was still pure instrumental music. The first blues song to be recorded was Mamie Smith's "Crazy Blues" in 1920. It was during this period that blues music made its breakthrough nationally. The blues also had a strong influence on the jazz music that was emerging around this time.
In North America, the blues became more widespread with the influx of many black people from the South in the 1930s and 40s. With the development of the electrically amplified guitar, the blues became "electrified". This was the time of many blues giants like Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James and many others. Starting from the metropolises of the north, they spread further developments of the Mississippi Delta Blues, which, reinforced by bass, drums and piano, helped the artists to great success.
From the 1960s, the blues found its way into and spread among white and European musicians. Bands like the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Canned Heat and Fleetwood Mac introduced the blues to a huge new target group, the young white audience. Musicians like Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix integrated the blues perfectly into rock music. This created completely new styles, which, combined with traditional blues music, produced fantastic hits. In conclusion, it can be stated that the blues had a decisive influence on all subsequent music styles.
Blues is a genre of music that originated in 19th-century America.
The term "blue" is associated with a sad, often even depressive mood. This melancholic mood can be traced back to the origin of the blues, among the black slaves who had to work in the fields of the whites under extreme deprivation and suffering. The songs they sang in this work were the basis of spirituals, gospels and eventually the blues.
By the 1890s, the blues were being sung in the south, especially in rural areas. From 1910 onwards, the term blues was part of everyday usage in music. From 1911, the black composer W.C. Handy (1873-1958) brought blues music to great popularity. In those days, blues music was still pure instrumental music. The first blues song to be recorded was Mamie Smith's "Crazy Blues" in 1920. It was during this period that blues music made its breakthrough nationally. The blues also had a strong influence on the jazz music that was emerging around this time.
In North America, the blues became more widespread with the influx of many black people from the South in the 1930s and 40s. With the development of the electrically amplified guitar, the blues became "electrified". This was the time of many blues giants like Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James and many others. Starting from the metropolises of the north, they spread further developments of the Mississippi Delta Blues, which, reinforced by bass, drums and piano, helped the artists to great success.
From the 1960s, the blues found its way into and spread among white and European musicians. Bands like the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Canned Heat and Fleetwood Mac introduced the blues to a huge new target group, the young white audience. Musicians like Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix integrated the blues perfectly into rock music. This created completely new styles, which, combined with traditional blues music, produced fantastic hits. In conclusion, it can be stated that the blues had a decisive influence on all subsequent music styles.
