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Minstrel Shows became popular in the early 1830's (no exact date) in the US. They consisted of acting, dancing, and music. Blackface performers were Americans dressed as African Americans.
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The Civil War was a war between the North and the South. African Americans were considered slaves . The slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Slave Songs of the United States was written by William Francis Allen in 1867 (no exact date). The African Americans wrote songs about their lives as slaves.
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In 1877 (no exact date), the Jim Crow laws were created based on the song "Jump Jim Crow". These laws made African Americans separate, but equal.
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Scott Joplin published this song in Missouri. The song was named after the Maple Leaf Club.
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Mamie Smith recorded this song. It was the first Blues song to be recorded.
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"Race Records" was created by OKeh Records in 1922 (no exact date). This allowed African AAmericans to perform their music.
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Blind Lemon Jefferson began his recording career in Chicago in 1925 (no exact date.) "Blind" is apart of his name because he was blind from birth.
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In 1929 (no exact date), Charley Patton recorded 14 songs for Paramount. Patton was one of the most inspiring Bluesmen.
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In 1931, (no exact date) the electric guitar was created by Rickenbacker and was nicknamed "the frying pan" because it looked like one.
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In 1941, (no exact date), Muddy Waters aka McKinley Morganfield was recorded by Alan Lomax outside of his cabin at Stovall's Plantation.
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The US enters WW2 because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Economic and military mobilization created opportunities for African Americans.
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"Rhythm and Blues "(R&B) is substituted for the term "Race Records."
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Elvis begins his career with a Blues song at Sun Studio.
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Muddy Waters performs at the Newport Jazz Festival.
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Congress declares 2003 as "Year of the Blues" because it is the hundredth anniversary of W.C. Handy's encounter with an unknown bluesman.
