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After seeing a man picking his guitar with a knife in a blues style, Handy was inspired to write this song. He has been given the name "the father of blues."
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Before the release of this song, blues music was only instrumental.
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The song became a hit.
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During the 30s and 40s, boogie woogie becomes a style of urban blues.
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Artists like T-Bone Walker develop a new style during the 1940s.
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Blues and jazz had very similar characteristics around this time.
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Musicians such as Muddy Waters travel to Chicago and begin using electric guitars.
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Initially "race record," the term for African-american music switches to "rhythm and blues," or "R&B."
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Sam Phillips creates the record company that will go on to record many well known musicians.
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UK bands and musicians such as Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones begin using the blues sound in new ways.
