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The first slave song was published in 1867 which came from African Americans.
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The starting point for Ragtime by Scott Joplin (Maple Leaf Rag) will have heavy influence on the future of blues. -
The first ever Black Record was published in 1902. -
In 1903 a musician of the name of W.C. Handy saw a bluesman playing a guitar with a knife in a Mississippi train station. -
Ralph Peer, a renowned artists who worked for Okeh and Victor Records, recorded his first field workin in Atlanta, the debut for Folk Blues (Country Music). -
The first blues record produced by a male group was published, produced by Papa Charlie Jackson and Daddy Stovepipe. -
The first wall street crash hit spiraling America into a Great Depression which allowed for blues music to thrive and spread throughout the nation. -
Pioneered by Louis Jordan, a swing and blues style music that was the starting point for R&B. -
The electric guitar, the new modernized item created in the early 30s by artist George Beauchamp and engineer Adolph Rickenbacher. Was first used in blues by Eddie Durham -
Chicago Blues pioneer, Muddy Waters, recorded his first Chicago style Blues a mix between Mississippi Blues and more modernized instruments. -
Arguably the most recognized name in all of music in the 20th century, Elvis debuted his take of "Big Boy" on Sun Records. -
I new take on the old folk blues emerged called country blues refueling the flame to this forgotten style by artist Samuel Charters.
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While Muddy Waters was performing in East New York the crowd was primarily a white audience a change to the early fans of blues who saw it as a lower level music only for slaves.
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The day the King of Rock and blues leader passed away
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The U.S. congress declared that 2003 is the year of blues coinciding with the 100th anniversary since W.C. Handy found the first "bluesman".