Blues
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For other uses, see Blues (disambiguation).
The blues is a form of music that started in the United States in the first half of the 20th century. It was started by former African slaves from spirituals, praise songs, and chants.
The blues have made a difference in newer American and Western popular music, such as jazz, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, hip-hop, and country music, as well as common pop songs.
[edit] Some blues musicians
- Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
- Blind Blake (c. 1893-c. 1933)
- Blues Brothers
- Big Bill Broonzy (1893/1898-1958)
- Ray Charles (1930-2004)
- Robert Cray (born 1953)
- Bo Diddley (born 1928)
- Buddy Guy (born 1936)
- John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)
- Etta James (born 1938)
- Robert Johnson (1909/1912-1938)
- B. B. King (born 1925)
- Leadbelly (1885-1949)
- Taj Mahal (musician) (born 1942)
- Memphis Slim (1915-1988)
- Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941)
- Ma Rainey (1886-1939)
- Bessie Smith (1894-1937)
- Mamie Smith (1883-1946)
- Big Joe Turner (1911-1985)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990)
- T-bone Walker (1910-1975)
- Muddy Waters (1915-1983)
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- Blues Foundation
- Blues Classroom from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
