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By this year, many African Americans had come together every Sunday to worship God and do their sing-alongs and play their inspiring, or heart pouring blues.
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Porclaimed "Father of the Blues", successful bandleader and songwriter comes into Beale Street from the Delta. Brought with him, the Blues, a style of music he discovered down South.
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W.C. Handy publishes composition "Memphis Blues"
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Showcase for Jugs bands which played Ragtime, Blues, Humorous tunes, and popular among both Blacks and Whites.
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Mamie Smith records "Crazy Blues" in New York. It was supposedly the first blues song ever recorded.
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Many African Americans migrated to the northern states in search of guaranteed prosperous job opportunities. This led to the change in Blues that gave it a more non-upsetting feeling with a better jive.
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Started making field recordings.
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Jump Blues and Jazz originated.
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Pubs and clubs were being shot down with the Blues players and they were playing aroound different areas to make money. They started making the "Blues" sound more put together.
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Key Blues players were helping round out the real sound that Blues would ultimately take and contain throughout it's sustainment.
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"Boogie Chillen" was one of John Lee Hooker's hits of the year.
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All Black format and on-air staff. Big deal for the time.
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Jump Blues gets a kick in the rear from it's popularity and place in attention and ear sensational reactions. later on it has a comeback but is left to cool off for a bit.
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British Blues had a mainstream moment in the decade.
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Jump Blues hits a revival period in the 1980's by artists such as Joe Jackson and Brian Setzer.
