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Blues Era
Roughly when the Blues music began to start spreading, and now is highly integrated into todays music. -
Beginning of Juke Joints
Make shift buildings, barns or shacks used as social clubs where blues developed and spread. -
When Blues music's popularity rose
Starting taking off with people starting to publish their blues music -
First Blues song Published
The first song published on music sheets was by W.C Handy and the song was titled "Memphis Blues". -
Urban Blues
Urban blues really took off when Singers like Bessie Smith and Gertrude Rainey wrote about their struggles that almost everyone in america could relate to. -
Uncrowned Queen of Blues
Ida Cox performed at the Beale Street Palace in Memphis, TN which was aired on WMC and received positive reviews and wider exposure. -
Blues hit the midwest
When Blues hit the midwest it took a massive leap in popularity -
Jimi Hendrix
He was one of the first people to blow up from mixing Blues music with Rock music. -
B.B. King
B.B. King released his first recording which started a 12 year long relationship with Kent/ RPM/ Modern. -
Elvis Presley
Debuted his first recording on Sun Records with Arthurs Crudup's Song "That's All Right" -
Country Blues
Samuel Carter starts the revival of folk style music with the release of his record called "The Country Blues". -
Rolling Stones
First U.S. tour introducing British Blues Rock bands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhFbpUGteMQ -
transition from acoustic to electric blues
The transition wasn't made exactly clear when it happened but when it did people started mixing blues with rock music. -
Performance in East Village, New York
Muddy Waters and B.B. King performed in-front of a predominantly white crowd at the Fillmore East. -
Year of The Blues
Declared Year of the Blues since it is the 100th anniversary Of W.C. Handy Meeting a Business man at a train station in 1903
