The history of Blues

By big_boy_wyatt

  • Blues was brought over along with slavery

  • First appearance of the word blues in a piece of music

  • Mamie Smith records "Crazy Blues" the first of the race records

  • Charlie Patton records and influences blues guitarists and musicians

  • Blind Lemon Jefferson dies and his legacy impacts blues music

  • Huddie ledbetter was the first folk blues artist to introduce blues to a largre audiance outside of the south

  • Charlie patton dies and concidered most influencial blues artist

  • Blues evolved into Chicago Blues

  • Alex RIce Miller begins proforming live on the radio

  • Columbia records releases sections of Robert Jihnson's songs boosting popularity of blues in england