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"...the blues won't die because spirituals won't die. Blues--a steal from spirituals. And rock is a steal from the blues...Blues singers start out singing spirituals."
Blues Influence
Beatles
Blues Samples
Muddy Waters
John Lee Hooker
Shining Moon
Eric Clapton with Derek and the Dominos
Jimi Hendrix
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The Blues
Originally from Africa, the blues were brought to America by slaves. The Blues evolved from their field hollers and gospel songs to the 12 bar call-and-response music known in the 30's and 40's. The 12 bars (measures of music) are the standard of the types of chords played in a blues song:
The "12 Bar Blues" chord progression (which we got during an online chat with Kalle and which the team uses in their online jam session) is as follows:
The call-and-response refers to the lyric pattern. One line was said, repeated, then answered.
The blues moved north as blacks migrated to cities like Chicago and Detroit where people like Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf and Elmore James made them famous. T-Bone Walker of Houston and B.B. King of Memphis used a jazz style in their blues guitar solos.
The blues is what started it all. Rock and roll was based on the blues and from there everything followed. Many artists like Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix have a little blues mixed into their music. Blues also influenced rock bands like the Rolling Stones and VanHalen.
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