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Slave Songs of the United States, the earliest collection of African-American spirituals, is published.
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Ragtime will become a main influence on different styles of blues.
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Victor Records issued the first known recording on black music "Camp Meeting Shouts."
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Then published onto sheet music
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U.S enters World War 1, Military and economic mobilization accelerates, the migration of African American is already in progress.
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Mamie Smith records for Okeh and Victor records, Her "Crazy Blues" becomes the 1st blues hit
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Ralph Peer, artist for Okeh and Victor records, makes his first field recordings in Atlanta. Making a new style that will later become Country music.
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The first male folk blues records,features singers ,Papa Charlie Jackson and Daddy stovepipe
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Electrical recording technology is introduced.
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Jefferson is 1st recorded, He will become the dominate blues figure of the late 1920's and the first star of the folk blues.
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Amis widespread economic ruin and no sales of records, ruining the recording industry.
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T-Bone plays electric guitar on the recording of "Call it Stormy Monday"
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Elvis Presley makes his recording debut on Sun Records
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The Supreme Court rules Brown v Board of Education, A unanimous judgement in favor of school desegregation
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Congress declares 2003 "Year of Blues."
