Delta blues facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Delta Blues |
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| Stylistic origins | Blues |
| Typical instruments | Guitar, Harmonica |
| Derivative forms | Chicago blues, Detroit blues |
The Delta blues is one of the earliest types of blues music. It started in the Mississippi Delta (a place in the US that goes from Memphis to Mississippi). Guitar and harmonica are usually used to play it.
Beginning
Delta blues music was first played in the 1920s. Tommy Johnson and Ishman Bracey were recorded by Victor in 1928. Robert Wilkins was first recorded by Victor in Memphis in 1928, and Big Joe Williams and Garfield Akers were also recorded in Memphis in 1929 by Brunswick/Vocalion.
List of artists
- Robert Lockwood, Jr.
- Robert Lowery
- Tommy McClennan
- Mississippi Fred McDowell
- Blind Willie McTell
- Charley Patton
- Paul Pena
- Pinetop Perkins
- Snooky Pryor
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Charles David Sharp
- Johnny Shines
- Sunnyland Slim
- Henry Sloan
- Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
- Hound Dog Taylor
- Chaz Van Gogh
- Muddy Waters
- Bukka White
- Big Joe Williams
- Howlin' Wolf
See also
In Spanish: Delta blues para niños
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