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Scott Joplin publishes "Maple Leaf Rag" This made ragtime the main influence on the Piedmont style of Blues
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Memphis Blues LyricsThe first Blues songs were published as sheet music. This included W.C. Handy's song titled "Memphis Blues"
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The United States enters the first World War. This kickstarts the migration of African Americans throughout the U.S. spreading Blues across the country.
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Mamie Smith records "Crazy Blues" this was the first song of Race Records, the name Race Records is the term used by recording companies in the United States for music written by blacks, to target blacks.
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This marked the year for a new recording technology. Electrical recordings is introduced which will change the way music is recorded forever.
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Blind Lemon Jefferson records his first song later becoming the dominant blues figure during the latter 1920s
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The Marked the Beginning of the Great Depression, causing another migration of Black Americans heading North. This created a new type of Blues that was different than the rest called "Chicago Blues"
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The Slingerland Company had commercially introduced a Spanish solid-body Electric Guitar. This kickstared other manufacturers such as Les Paul to create their own Electric Guitars. This started a craze and led to the popularity of Electric Guitars
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When U.S. involvement in World War 2 began. This opened a new oppotunity for African Americans to again migrate. This time to more Urban Centers in the Northern United Staes, helping even further with the spread of Blues Music
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Muddy Waters makes his first Chicago Blues recording after he moves to Chicago in hopes of having a music career. He later became known as "The Father of Chicago Blues"
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Eric Clapton and the Yardbirds record "Boom Boom" by John Lee Hooker. This begins the rise of Blues within England and Europe
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The Rolling Stones begin their first U.S. tour bringing British Blues Rock into America
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Muddy Waters and B.B. King perform at Fillmore East to a mostly white audience. This was at a concert venue in East Village, New York City
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Columbia Records released the complete recording of Robert Johnson on CD selling over 400,000 Album copies in only six months!
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100th Anniversary of W.C. Handy's encounter with a early bluesman is commemorated by congress, This encounter in 1903 is a big part in the upbringing of Blue music.
