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Negro Spirituals
By this year, many African Americans had come together every Sunday to worship God and do their sing-alongs and play their inspiring, or heart pouring blues. -
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Era of Blues
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W.C. Handy comes into town
Porclaimed "Father of the Blues", successful bandleader and songwriter comes into Beale Street from the Delta. Brought with him, the Blues, a style of music he discovered down South. -
First memphis blues song
W.C. Handy publishes composition "Memphis Blues" -
Beale's Street
Showcase for Jugs bands which played Ragtime, Blues, Humorous tunes, and popular among both Blacks and Whites. -
Mamie Smith records "Crazy Blues"
Mamie Smith records "Crazy Blues" in New York. It was supposedly the first blues song ever recorded. -
Job opportunities and their effect on blues
Many African Americans migrated to the northern states in search of guaranteed prosperous job opportunities. This led to the change in Blues that gave it a more non-upsetting feeling with a better jive. -
Lead Belly
Started making field recordings. -
West Coast Blues
Jump Blues and Jazz originated. -
Evolving
Pubs and clubs were being shot down with the Blues players and they were playing aroound different areas to make money. They started making the "Blues" sound more put together. -
Round out
Key Blues players were helping round out the real sound that Blues would ultimately take and contain throughout it's sustainment. -
J.L.H. Classic
"Boogie Chillen" was one of John Lee Hooker's hits of the year. -
Memphis first on air
All Black format and on-air staff. Big deal for the time. -
End of jump blues
Jump Blues gets a kick in the rear from it's popularity and place in attention and ear sensational reactions. later on it has a comeback but is left to cool off for a bit. -
British Blues
British Blues had a mainstream moment in the decade. -
Jump Blues Revival
Jump Blues hits a revival period in the 1980's by artists such as Joe Jackson and Brian Setzer.
