Blues

By mshee
  • African American slaves arrive

    African American slaves arrive

    African American slaves arrive to Virginia
  • Civil War Begins

    Civil War Begins

    Civil war begins at Fort Sumter in South Carolina
  • Civil War Ends

    Civil War Ends

    Confederate Army surrenders
  • African music first recorded

    African music first recorded

    Victor Records issues the first African American music.
  • First Blues song

    First Blues song

    First Blues song published as sheet music
  • Great Migration

    Great Migration

    WW1 starts and African Americans are issued to migrate
  • Folk Blues

    Folk Blues

    The First folk Blues records are issued
  • Great depression

    Great depression

    Wall street crash of 1929 starts on a black Thursday.
  • Country Blues

    Country Blues

    The Country Blues are published as an element to folk music
  • Year of the blues

    Year of the blues

    Congress declares 2003 as the year of the blues.