blues By lkingery1 Jan 1, 1863 jan 1 start of the blues Period: Jan 1, 1863 to Feb 10, 2003 blues 1899 1899 maple leaf published 1912 blues song first recorded 1920 mamie smith records crazy blues 1921 crazy blues by mamie smith 1924 first folk blues record 1926 standardization of blues into 8 or 12 bar chorus 1931 invention of the microphone 1939 eddie durham records first music with electric guitar 1941 first bebop session 1947 muddy waters makes his first recording 1952 3 oclock blues top selling song 1952 B.B king has his first hit recording 1959 dave brubeck take five 1964 rolling stones starts the british invasion of blues 1990 acid jazz
