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The history of blues music from 1867 to 2003
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Slaves songs were published after the civil war ended and inspired many blues songs.
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Souther states use the the "Jim Crowe System" which is legal segregation. The opression inspired many blues artists.
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W.C. Handy saw blues player playing at train station and inspiration struck and blues took off.
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W.C. Handy wrote "Memphis Blues" and was the first blues song ever recorded.
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Mamie Smith recorded "Crazy Blues" and it became the first big hit of blues music.
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The new eletrical recording system is introduced and is used from then on.
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The electric gutair was introduced and had a great impact on blues music.
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America joins World War two gave blues artists inspiration because of the heart ache of losing loved ones in the war.
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B.B. King has his first major blues hit. He ended up being one of the biggest influences in American blues music.
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Elvis Presley makes his debut. He was great musician and had an influence around the world.
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Shools become desegregated in this court case but discrimination continues. Many black blues artists made songs about the continued discrimination.
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Samuel Charters publishes Country Blues which inspires a bluesy element to folk music.
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Eric Clapton records John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" and blues catches on in the UK.
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When the rolling stones first toured America marks the start of the invasion of British Blues rock.
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Congress declares the year 2003 the year of blues. It was 100 years earlier that W.C. saw the unknown bluesman who inspired him,
