Blues

Blues is a type of music that emerged among the African American communities.It used the used the blues scales.The phrase “the blues” is a reference to the the Blue Devils, meaning “down” spirits, melancholy, and sadness.Blues is associated with the newly acquired freedom of the enslaved people. The first appearance of the blues is often dated between 1870 and 1900.

The blues chords associated to a twelve bar blues are typically a set of three different chords played over a twelve-bar scheme.The themes are lyrical themes that frequently appeared in blues involve economic depression, farming, devils, gambling, magic, floods and dry periods were less common post war blues.After world war blues developes evolved into electric blues.Notable artists include Robert Johnson,Reverend Gary Davis,Blind Willie Johnson.

Blues has influenced many other genres of music, such as rock and roll, heavy metal,jazz, and popular music.Prominent jazz, folk or rock performers, such as Louis Amstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles David, Bob Dylan and the White Stripes have performed significant blues recordings.