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Slave Songs
"Slave Songs of the United States" was released. -
Ma Rainey Born
Gertrude Pridgett, later known as Ma Rainey in Ma and Pa Rainey-the Assassinators of the Blues, was the first know blues singer. -
First Black Song Published
"Camp Meeting Shouts" was the first known publish of black music. Published by Victor Records. -
Father of the Blues
William Christopher Handy, the bandleader of the Knights of Pythius Orchestra, would create a whole new type of music known as the blues. -
Blues First Recorded
Early blues recorded as sheet music. -
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Muddy Waters
Mckinley Morganfeild, also known as Muddy Waters, was considered the king of blues after he revolutionized the Chicago blues with his electric guitars. -
First Blues Hit
"Crazy Blues" By Mamie Smith was recorded -
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson's career. He influenced man artists and was a great pioneer of early blues music. Died 1929 -
New Type of Blues
With the great depression, blacks were drive towards Chicago. A whole new type of blues was crated, Chicago Blues. -
The First Electric Guitar
The first electric guitar was created, and will be used for playing many blues melodies. -
Leadbelly
Huddie leadbetter became the first black man to perform to a white audience outside of the south. -
European Blues
Eric Clapton and the Yardbirds song "Boom Boom," began a rise of blues across Europe. -
British Blues
Rolling Stones has first United States tour marking the rise of British Blues Rock -
Satchmo
Louis Armstrong invented skat, a type of singing jazz improvisations. -
Festivities
The SF blues festival began
