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In 1816 slaves came to America. Without slaves the Blues would have never been created.
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This was a show with African American performers that showed how they felt. They sang Jump Jim Crow which began to show how music was a outlet for them.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation which frees all of the slaves.
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All of the song that slaves had made became published.
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Maple Lead Rag was published and became a huge influence on Blues music.
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In 1902 black music was first recorded.
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In 1912 the Memphis Blues published first sheet music.
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Mamie Smith had the first Blues hit called Crazy Blues.
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Ralph Peer makes his first record in Georgia. Making the debut for folk blues.
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The Great Depression starts, the stock market crashes. Many people loose jobs and their houses and no one really has money.
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Robert Johnson starts his career in Blues music and becomes one of the most remembered.
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Muddy Waters is recorded by Alan Lomax and becomes one of the most popular Blues songs known.
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Muddy Waters made his first Chicago Blues recording making himself a dominant figure in Chicago Blues.
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The term "race" gets substituted for "rhythm and blues".
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In 2003 the year of Blues is declared.
