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The Mississippi Delta
The birth place of the blues is considered to be the Mississippi Delta around the 19th century.
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From the Past to Today
The blues have been around since the 1800's and are still around today. People are still listening and Playing. -
"Father of the Blues"
In 1903, W.C Handy "discovered" the blues on a train platform in Mississippi when listening to a passing traveler playing a guitar.
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The First Blues Published
The first published blues songs were "Baby Seals Blues" (Artie Matthews) and "Dallas Blues" (Hart Wand) in 1912.
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Moving up North
A huge number of African Americans moved up to the North from the South between 1915 and the 1940s and took the Blues with them to the roots of the urban centers of the North.
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The 1920s
In the 1920s with the recordings of the first great female classic blues singers and of the country folk blues singers of the Mississippi Delta along with the Piedmont of the Carolinas and Texas, the blues became an important part of the new popular culture.
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First Blues Guitar Recording
The first records featuring a blues guitar were Sylvester Weaver's instrumentals Guitar Blues/ Guitar Rag
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New Recording
New recording device were introduced in 1925. (Date not exact) -
The Mother of the Blues
Ma Rainey is one of the first professional blues singers and died in 1939. -
The New Electric Blues
In the 1950's, the electric blues became popular in big cities like Chicago and such. (Date not exact) -
The 60's
During the 1960's, the blues wave stopped when genres like rock and roll and soul became a big part of the popular music mainstream. (Date not exact) -
The King of Blues
In 1971, B.B King released his album "Endless Boogie" with a music store combining Blue with Rock elements and became the King of Blues. (Date not exact) -
Interest in Blues
There has been a spark of interest in the Blues again particularly in the deep Southern region since the 80's -
"Strong Persuader"
Robert Cray was announced as a major blues artist when he released his album "Strong Persuader" in 1986.
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Advanced Technology
In the 1990's, recording technology advanced the increased in costs.
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Today
Today with the advancement of the Internet, blues artists along with others have created YouTube channels and Facebook pages and have gained a much bigger cultural following.
