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Country blues ran parallel to urban blues, which was popular in cities. [2] Historian Elijah Wald notes many similarities between blues, bluegrass, and country & western styles with roots in the American south. [3] Record labels in the 1920s and 1930s carefully segregated musicians and defined styles for racially targeted audiences. [4]
Country blues (also folk blues, rural blues, backwoods blues, or downhome blues) refers to all the acoustic, guitar-driven forms of the blues.Originating in the southern United States, country blues quickly spread throughout the country resulting in many regional styles, Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, Texas, Piedmont, Louisiana, Western, Atlanta, St. Louis, East Coast, Swamp, New Orleans, Delta ...
Anderson first performed in his home town of Weston-super-Mare as a member of the Backwater Jook Band [2] and came to prominence as a member of the Bristol based country blues scene of the mid to late 1960s, performing live and on record, both solo, with Al Jones and Elliott Jackson as the trio "Anderson Jones Jackson", [1] and as a duo with Mike Cooper.
Hill country blues (also known as North Mississippi hill country blues or North Mississippi blues) is a regional style of country blues.It is characterized by a strong emphasis on rhythm and percussion, steady guitar riffs, few chord changes, unconventional song structures, and heavy emphasis on the "groove", which has been characterized as the "hypnotic boogie".
Lottie Kimbrough (born 1893 [3] or 1900; [4] date of death unknown) was an American country blues singer, who was also billed as Lottie Beaman (her married name), Lottie Kimborough, and Lena Kimbrough (among several other names).
R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 – September 1, 2005) was an American Hill country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played music for most of his life but received little recognition until 1995 when Burnside recorded and toured with Jon Spencer, garnering crossover appeal and introducing his music to a new fan base, particularly in the punk and garage rock scenes.
The Country Blues is a seminal album released on Folkways Records in 1959, catalogue RF 1. Compiled by Samuel Charters from 78-rpm recordings , it accompanied his book of the same name to provide examples of the music discussed.
Robert Timothy Wilkins (Reverend Robert Wilkins, January 16, 1896 – May 26, 1987) [1] was an American country blues guitarist and vocalist, [2] of African-American and Cherokee descent. [3] His distinction was his versatility: he could play ragtime , blues, minstrel songs, and gospel music with equal facility.