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"The Original Blues"

           
                    Blues is perhaps the most treasured cultural gem of modern America. Born in the 19th century American "Deep South" community, it has influenced so many guitar legends and spawned different modern musical genres like: Bluegrass, Jazz, R&B, Rock and Roll among others. During the course of many years, different types of Blues have sprung-each has produced musical legends of their own.

    Delta Blues
Also known as "The Original Blues", it has an acoustic instrumentation and played by blues guitar legends like Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and Mose Allison. It has strong emphasis on rhythm and "bottleneck" slide. Listen to Robert Johnson's "Cross Road Blues". Delta blues is typically just the player and his guitar.

    Chicago Blues
It is a form of blues developed in Chicago, Illinois in the first half of the twentieth century by migrating southern black workers. It has its roots on the basic Delta Blues instrumentation of acoustic guitar and harmonica. A great distinction between Delta and Chicago Blues is the use of amplifiers, microphones, drums, bass and horned instruments like trumpets and saxophones. It has expanded from the six-note blues scale into a "jazzier"major and dominant 9th scales. The prominent artists of Chicago Blues includes: Bo Diddley, Magic Sam, Howlin' Wolf and Marty Sammon. Listen to Buddy Guys' "First Time I Met The Blues" for a great Chicago Blues experience.

    Texas Blues
It has a more upbeat swing compared to other blues subgenre. A typical instrument of Texas blues are: Electric Guitar, drums, piano and bass. It relies heavily on solos and slides. It began around 1900's among the workers in oilfields and ranches. The pioneers of this subgenre are: Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker and Big Mama Thornton. It is between the late 60's and early 70's when it became popular. Stevie Ray Vaughan is a modern-day icon of Texas Blues.

    Blues rock
This is perhaps the youngest blues subgenre. It is a hybrid of different blues technique coupled with rock n' roll tempo. Characterized by a distorted guitar, it was developed during the 1960's in the United Kingdom and the United States by popular bands like: The Rolling Stones, The Animals and Credence Clearwater Revival. The 1970's saw a shift on its style of music from the old 12 bar blues to heavier riff-based solos. It has faster tempos compared to typical shuffles of blues. Listen to Eric Clapton's guitar licks while he was still on Cream-like "Sunshine of Your Love".

    From Delta to Rock, blues will always be a part of rock n' roll history as one of its predecessors. If you want to bring a diverse character on your playing style, give yourself a favor and try a blues song today.

           
           
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