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1 Blues Styles

2 Country Blues a.k.a Delta Blues

3 Country Blues a.k.a Delta Blues
Most traditional form of blues Started in the early 1900’s Guitar, Harmonica, Banjo, Piano

4 Country Blues a.k.a Delta Blues
Charley Patton Robert Johnson Son House

5 Country Blues Let’s Listen ... Son House Downhearted Blues
Instrumentation? Texture?

6 Classic Blues 1900 - 1920 Mix of Jazz and Blues Featured Women Singers
Trumpet, Banjo, Clarinet, Piano

7 Classic Blues Bessie Smith Ma Rainey Sippie Wallace

8 Classic Blues Let’s Listen ... Bessie Smith Black Mountain Blues
Instrumentation? Texture?

9 Chicago Blues a.k.a City or Urban Blues
Most common form today Chicago blues started the use of electric instruments Full band with drum set, bass guitar, harmonica, sometimes horns, and electric guitar

10 Chicago Blues B. B. King Howlin’ Wolf Muddy Waters

11 Chicago Blues Let’s Listen ... B.B. King How Blue Can You Get?
Instrumentation? Texture ?

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