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The Blues. Roots of the Blues  Distinct African-American art form  work songs  Folk  Spirituals and Gospel  Popular music  Grew from slave culture.

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1 The Blues

2 Roots of the Blues  Distinct African-American art form  work songs  Folk  Spirituals and Gospel  Popular music  Grew from slave culture

3 Artists to know  Robert Johnson  Bessie Smith  Howlin’ Wolf  Muddy Waters  John Lee Hooker

4 Blues Quotes

5 The Blues and its influence on Popular Music

6 Famous bands influenced by The Blues  Elvis Presley  Led Zeppelin  Black Sabbath  White Stripes  The Clash  The Ramones

7 Robert Johnson  Born in 1911  King of the Delta Blues  Famous songs: “Cross roads Blues”, “Sweet Home Chicago”, “Hellhound on My Trail”  Took the pain of living during The Depression, abject poverty, life as a traveling musician and transformed his pain through music

8 Robert Johnson’s life  Not much is known about his life  Folklore has grown around his legend  One famous story: Cross roads

9 Musicology  12 Bars, 6 bar blues  Blues Scale (scale with third and seventh notes flattened)  Mississippi Delta Blues  Chicago Blues  Electric Blues

10 Lyrics  Narritive  Pain, everyday life  Simple relatable lyrics to connect with the listener  Catharsis

11 Famous Blues Artists  Early County Blues  Robert Johnson  Lead Belly  Ma Rainey  Bessie Smith  Mississippi John Hurt  Sonny Boy Williamson II

12 More Artists  Early Urban Blues  Mamie Smith  Chicago/Detroit Blues  Muddy Waters  Buddy Guy  Paul Butterfield  John Lee Hooker  Howlin’ Wolf

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