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US Railroad construction
Black workers sing 'hollars' that contribute to blues.
Box cars offer transportation to poor musicians.
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The Irish (Great) Potato Famine
Mass exodus from Ireland to the United States brings Celtic music to the Blue Ridge mountains leading to the development of 'Bluegrass' music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nOAQAZqvsw
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Reconstruction post-Civil War south
South reintegrates with the Union and begin to restart their economy. Slaves are freed by 1873.
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Jim Crow laws- racial segregation
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Vaudeville- minstrel shows
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"St. Louis Blues" published by W. C. Handy
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Tommy Johnson 'sells his soul'
American Delta Blues musician with the falsetto voice -
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Prohibition in the U.S.
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"Guitar Rag" and "Guitar Blues"
First use of the slide by Sylvester Weaver. -
National Resonator Guitars
Dopyera leaves National in 1928 to team up with his brothers and create the newly named 'Dobro". -
Great Depression begins
Stock market crash -
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Robert Johnson's recording career
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Robert Johnson Records
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"Key to the Highway" by Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy is credited with bringing American Blues to Great Britain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN_f0WVsHuw