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Slave Songs Published
Slave Songs of the United States, the earliest collection of African-American spirituals, is published. -
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Events in Blues
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"Maple Leaf Rag" Published
Ragtime will become a main influence on different styles of blues. -
Black Music First Recorded
Victor Records issued the first known recording on black music "Camp Meeting Shouts." -
Blues Song 1st Recorded
Then published onto sheet music -
The Migration
U.S enters World War 1, Military and economic mobilization accelerates, the migration of African American is already in progress. -
Mamie Smith
Mamie Smith records for Okeh and Victor records, Her "Crazy Blues" becomes the 1st blues hit -
Folk Blues Debuts
Ralph Peer, artist for Okeh and Victor records, makes his first field recordings in Atlanta. Making a new style that will later become Country music. -
First Folk Blues Records
The first male folk blues records,features singers ,Papa Charlie Jackson and Daddy stovepipe -
New Recording Technology
Electrical recording technology is introduced. -
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Jefferson is 1st recorded, He will become the dominate blues figure of the late 1920's and the first star of the folk blues. -
The Great Depression
Amis widespread economic ruin and no sales of records, ruining the recording industry. -
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone plays electric guitar on the recording of "Call it Stormy Monday" -
Elvis Debuts
Elvis Presley makes his recording debut on Sun Records -
Brown vs Board of Education
The Supreme Court rules Brown v Board of Education, A unanimous judgement in favor of school desegregation -
Year of Blues
Congress declares 2003 "Year of Blues."
