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Blues was brought over along with slavery
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First appearance of the word blues in a piece of music
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Mamie Smith records "Crazy Blues" the first of the race records
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Charlie Patton records and influences blues guitarists and musicians
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Blind Lemon Jefferson dies and his legacy impacts blues music
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Huddie ledbetter was the first folk blues artist to introduce blues to a largre audiance outside of the south
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Charlie patton dies and concidered most influencial blues artist
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Blues evolved into Chicago Blues
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Alex RIce Miller begins proforming live on the radio
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Columbia records releases sections of Robert Jihnson's songs boosting popularity of blues in england