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.