Articles related to "Blues History"

A chance encounter at a train station led to the birth of that most American of music genres, the Blues.

Suite101 investigates the origins of one of the most important music genres of the 20th century, The Blues.

The use of cocaine by workers along the Mississippi River leads to its inclusion in Delta culture and in its music. Read on for the history of Cocaine in American Music.

"Delta blues" is historically used to describe the music originating in the Mississippi Delta. The delta sound migrated north evolving into R&B and rock and roll.