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The first appearance of the blues is often dated to after the ending of slavery, with the development of juke joints occurring later. It is associated with the newly acquired freedom of the former slaves. Chroniclers began to report about blues music at the dawn of the 20th century. The first publication of blues sheet music was in 1908.
The band's releases, live shows, and work schedule have resulted in the group being called the "Hardest Working Band in Northern Ohio." [citation needed] Their tag line is "Our Music is better than it sounds." [2] Formed in 1989 in Cleveland, Ohio, Colin Dussault's Blues Project is a harmonica-driven, blues-based rock 'n' soul band. [3]
Acoustic blues [9] Barbecue Bob: 1902 1931 Georgia Acoustic blues [10] Ed Bell: 1905 1960s Alabama Piedmont blues [11] Gladys Bentley: 1907 1960 Pennsylvania Vaudeville blues [12] Black Ace: 1905 1972 Texas Country blues [13] Scrapper Blackwell: 1903 1962 North Carolina Urban blues [14] Blind Blake: 1896 1934 Florida Piedmont blues [15] Lucille ...
Blues is a genre [1] and musical form that originated in African-American communities in the Southern United States around the end of the 19th century. It has elements of traditional African music , American folk music , spirituals , work songs , field hollers , shouts and chants , and rhymed simple narrative ballads . [ 2 ]
A well-known big band blues tune is Glenn Miller's "In the Mood". In the 1940s, the jump blues style developed. Jump blues grew up from the boogie-woogie wave and was strongly influenced by big band music. It uses saxophone or other brass instruments and the guitar in the rhythm section to create a jazzy, up-tempo sound with declamatory vocals.
The festival features a large selection of blues and roots performers from Australia and around the world and is one of the world's leading contemporary music festivals. The festival was founded by Dan Doeppel and Kevin Oxford in 1990 and is run by Peter Noble who joined Oxford for the 1994 event.