History Blues Styles

History Blues Styles

History

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- Excellent website about the history of the Blues and how it affected the race relations in the USA.

- Home of the PRI radio series "The Blues" on the web. Each episode of this chronicle includes a visit to a celebrated blues location. The complete series is available here, as well as special bonus interviews and performances that weren't fea
- A short introduction to the history of this energetic style of blues.
- Presenting the history of blues music in a tree, maps, essays and links.
- An article on the history of the famous Chicago blues label that launched the careers of such famous artists as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Rogers, and Buddy Guy.
- An essay by Robert M. Baker presented by the BluesWeb. Besides historical facts this essay offers an explanation of what makes a song a blues song.
- Facts and stories about the blues of decades past.
- A celebration of women and their vast contributions to blues music. Includes historical profiles as well as features of contemporary female artists.
- Article about the history and decline of this street where blues musicians such as Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, once infused Chicago's electricity into their Delta guitars.
- The Museum houses thousands of books, recordings, tapes, CDs, videos, rare photographs and memorabilia tracing the roots of this unique American phenomenon.

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