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THE BLUES. THE BLUES A BRIEF HISTORY Origin: Spirituals…African roots – abolished slavery (Southern) Slaves were allowed to go to church and.

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2 THE BLUES

3 A BRIEF HISTORY Origin: Spirituals…African roots – abolished slavery (Southern) Slaves were allowed to go to church and sing, but couldn’t at their slave master’s homes Lyrics: gospel/real life Follow the Drinking Gourd Description 1925 – Black Renaissance

4 A BRIEF HISTORY…Continued
Mississippi Delta / New Orleans Beale St. Memphis (WC Handy Started trend) Spread outward 30’s-40’s Evolution of Gospel Praise the Lord Moved to Chicago/Detroit in the 50’s Evolved into Rhythm & Blues in the 60’s Influenced American Rock and Roll

5 Progressions…and Star Players
1912 – W.C. Handy (First recording) The St. Louis Blues Ma Rainey (Did she name the blues?) Mamie Smith – Crazy Blues Muddy Waters/Howlin’ Wolf - Electric Slide Guitar – Blind Willie Johnson Robert Johnson …BB King (King of the blues – guitar technique), Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker (60’s) 70’s – Influenced Rockers – Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top 80’s – Present Day – Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Joe Bonamassa From Mississippi to Chicago (Great Migration)

6 SONG STRUCTURE Verse - Chorus – Bridge –

7 SONG STRUCTURE Verse – A group of lines that constitute a unit (like a verse in poetry). Typically a song has several verses with a repeated rhyme scheme Chorus – song’s refrain – repeats throughout the song. The part that is memorable Bridge – Transitional passage connecting two sections of a song

8 Love Story Lyrics

9 Lyrical Structure of a Blues Song
Lost Your Head Blues – Bessie Smith I was with you, baby, when you didn't have a dime I was with you, baby, when you didn't have a dime Now since you got a lot of money, you have thrown a good gal down Once ain't for always and two ain't for twice Once ain't for always and two ain't for twice When you get a good gal, you'd better treat her nice When you were lonesome, I treated you kind When you were lonesome, I treated you kind But since you've got money, it has changed your mind I'm goin' to leave you, baby, and I ain't goin' to say goodbye I'm goin' to leave you, baby, and I ain't goin' to say goodbye But I'll write you a letter and tell you the reason why Days are lonesome, nights are so long Days are lonesome, nights are so long I'm a good gal, but I just been treated wrong

10 Lyrical Structure of a Blues Song
AAB Format Rhyme scheme (usually AAB) Problem/Resolution Crossroads – Eric Clapton

11 3 O’Clock Blues Well now it's three o'clock in the morning And I can't even close my eyes Three o'clock in the morning baby And I can't even close my eyes Can't find my baby And I can't be satisfied I've looked around me And my baby she can't be found I've looked all around me, people And my baby she can't be found You know if I don't find my baby I'm going down to the Golden Ground (That's where the men hang out) Goodbye, everybody I believe this is the end Oh goodbye everybody I believe this is the end I want you to tell my baby Tell her please, please forgive me (Forgive me for my sins)

12 Got a call from my neighbor this morning Told me that my baby was gone Got a call from my neighbor this morning Told me that my baby was gone Took the keys to my Cadillac Left my clothes out all alone

13 Musical Structure 12 Bar Blues: I, IV, I, V, IV, I (Do, mi, so; fa, la, do: so, ti, re) Ray Charles, Johnny B. Goode Lynyrd Skynyrd (With Improvisation)

14 Floating Verses Dust My Broom
A floating verse is a line or lines from a song that musicians “borrow” from each other. This is very common in blues music “….lines that have circulated so long in folk communities that tradition-steeped singers call them instantly to mind and rearrange them constantly, and often unconsciously, to suit their personal and community aesthetics” Dust My Broom

15 Floating verse, rip-offs, or samples?
Michael Jackson / Rhianna Imogen Heap / Jason Derulo Queen/ Vanilla Ice Jay Z / Alphaville Paula Abdul / J-Cole Kid Rock / Lynyrd Skynyrd Brad Paisley / Alabama

16 NOTHING IS EXCLUSIVE! Stack o-Lee Manish Boy
Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused Everlast John Mayer Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

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