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The Urban Conversion
The Great Migration Chicago Style Blues Intro: Instrumental      In 1850, some 300 Black people lived in Chicago. However, during...
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The Piedmont Region
The Alternating Bassline played by the thumb Intro: Old Papa The Piedmont region was settled early in American history. The Piedmont...
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William Christopher Handy
The Father of the Blues W. C. Handy, also known as the "Father of the Blues," was crucial in bringing structure, form, and...
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The Mississippi Delta Region
The Land Where The Blues Began The Mississippi Delta stretches from Memphis in the North to 200 miles south of Vicksburg,...
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East Texas, Piedmont and the Mississippi Delta
"Work songs had three primary functions:
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Exploring The Southern Legacy
The Emergence of Rural Blues in America The Africans that survived the middle passages experienced culture shock. Most African tribes...
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THE WEST AFRICAN ROOTS OF AMERICAN BLUES MUSIC
African American history begins with the slave trade. Many of the enslaved Africans were from the West African Coastal region.
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The "All About the Blues Series"
Blues music emerged as folk music on the cotton plantations in the South.
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