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What are facts about blue music?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 10/14/2021

1. Blues Music originated sometime around 1890, in the southern United States.

2. It started with an African-American community who were influenced by many things like spirituals, field hollers, church.

3. Blues Music as a genre was born along the North Mississippi Delta after the Civil War.

4. Blues music is often played with a Saxophone in it as the style is quite jazzy, however the 3 main instruments are said to be the guitar, the banjo and the harmonica.

5. Blues music is usually slow and sad due to the fact it is about real life stories.

6. The most popular piece of blues music is called 12 bar blues.

7. The Blues music as a major influence over the music today.

8. The terms 'The Blues' refers to the 'Blue Devils,' which means sadness.

9. There are several variations on the blues style, Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Texas Blues and Blues Rock are the four main kinds.

10. Some notable blue musicians in the early time include Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith and Bukka White.

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Nasir Nader

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3y ago

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