blues origins

Blues Music Timeline: African Roots to Today

Blues Music Timeline: 25 Moments That Built America’s Most Powerful Sound This blues music timeline tracks the key moments that forged one…

What Is Delta Blues? The Raw Sound That Started It All

What is delta blues? To answer that, picture a one-room juke joint near Dockery Farms, Mississippi, sometime around 1910. A man named…

Origins of Blues Music: From Field Hollers to Records

Origins of Blues Music: A Complete History On a sweltering night around 1903, a traveling bandleader named W.C. Handy fell asleep waiting…