THE BLUES

ABOUT THE BLUES

Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre

that originated in African-American.

From the 19th Century.

The blues form is mainly in jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and

roll, its characterized by specific chord progressions.

The blues is a well known genre in America and has spread to a

lot of European country's in the 60s and 70s.

The Blues lyrics has meaning and about up lifting peoples spirits.

BLUES GENRE’S

Traditional county blues - A general term that describes the rural blues of the Mississippi Delta, the Piedmont and other rural locales;

Jump blues - A danceable amalgam of swing and blues and a precursor to R&B. Jump blues was pioneered by Louis Jordan;

Boogie-woogie - A piano-based blues popularized by Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson, and derived from barrelhouse and

ragtime;

Chicago blues - Delta blues electrified;

Cool blues- A sophisticated piano-based form that owes much to jazz;

West Coast blues - Popularized mainly by Texas musicians who moved to California. West Coast blues is heavily influenced by the swing

beat.

THE BLUES BOTHERS

The Blues Bothers started on January 17, 1976, Saturday Night

Live sketch.

They became a well known band in America and started to leak

their music and sketches to others country's like England.

Their Film came out in the 80s and from they have came to be

known as the main blues players.

John Belushi And Dan Aykroyd are the names that play the blues

brothers in the film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHV0zs0kVGg

Robert Johnson is

the top blues

legend !!Ray Charles

Albert King