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    This document provides an overview of the origins and history of blues music. It discusses how blues originated from work songs and chants created by slaves on plantations in the American South in the late 1800s. Different regions developed distinct blues styles like Mississippi Delta blues, Texas blues, and Louisiana jazz blues. Some of the most famous early blues musicians mentioned include Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, John Lee Hooker, and Muddy Waters. The document also describes common blues instrumentation like guitar and harmonica and the ubiquitous 12-bar blues musical form that uses three chords. It provides an example of the 12-bar blues with the song "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles.

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    This document provides an overview of the origins and history of blues music. It discusses how blues originated from work songs and chants created by slaves on plantations in the American South in the late 1800s. Different regions developed distinct blues styles like Mississippi Delta blues, Texas blues, and Louisiana jazz blues. Some of the most famous early blues musicians mentioned include Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, John Lee Hooker, and Muddy Waters. The document also describes common blues instrumentation like guitar and harmonica and the ubiquitous 12-bar blues musical form that uses three chords. It provides an example of the 12-bar blues with the song "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles.

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    The Blues

    John Grealish

    Early Blues

    Discussion
    Where does Blues music
    come from?
    Who are some great blues
    musicians you know of?

    Origins of
    the Blues
    Blues music was born
    in the American South
    in the late 1800s. It
    was originally conceived as work songs
    and chants made up
    on plantations by
    slaves. Each different
    area had a specific
    style of blues music
    that was unique to it.
    Such styles include
    the Mississippi Delta
    blues, Texas blues,
    and Louisiana jazz
    blues.

    G ALLERY 1.1

    Some of the most famous blues


    musicians include:
    Robert Johnson: considered the
    father of blues music, came from
    Mississippi and took blues music
    into the mainstream.
    Blind Lemon Jefferson: Came
    from Texas and is a pioneer of
    Texas Blues
    John Lee Hooker: Mississippi
    Blues guitarist who moves to Detroit and achieved huge success.

    Robert Johnson

    Muddy Waters: Born in Mississippi and moved to Chicago and


    became a pioneer of Chicago
    Blues which was very similar to
    Delta Blues.

    Section 2

    Instrumentation

    would create a call and response between their singing and playing a line on the harmonica.

    One way that different styles of blues are defined is the various
    instruments that are unique to each style.

    Later blues styles such as the Boogie-Woogie and cool blues incorporated the piano into their songs, which is also a characteristic of Jazz music.

    The most important and most common part of all blues music is
    the vocals, as early styles didnt have any instrumentation at all
    mostly because there were no instruments available to them.
    Blues music is defined by the character and content of the
    words, and the emotions and stories told within them. Most
    blues songs tell stories of heartbreak and hard times, and quite
    literally having the blues.

    I NTERACTIVE 1.1 Guitar

    Sound Hole

    Neck

    Guitar is the most common instrument in blues music and is


    characteristic of blues in almost every style. Many blues musicians were actually solo artists that sang and accompanied
    themselves on guitar. Early Mississippi blues used the acoustic
    guitar exclusively, but later on in Chicago and Texas blues the
    electric guitar was introduced. This led to artists like Stevie Ray
    Vaughn to demonstrate solo technique and take the music to a
    different level.
    In Texas blues, a common thing to find was the incorporation of
    the harmonica to accompany the guitar and voice. Harmonica
    is a huge part of the characteristic blues sound, as singers

    Body

    Musical Form

    Discussion
    What does Blues music
    Sound like?
    What chords are used in
    blues music?

    Section 1

    12 Bar Blues

    G ALLERY 2.1

    The most common form used in blues music is the


    12 bar blues. This is a simple musical form that usually only uses 3 different chords, the I, IV and V.
    The majority of blues songs ever written, especially
    early blues music is created using this musical form.
    This form is ideal for the guitar, which makes a lot of
    sense because of the guitars status as the predominant instrument in the style. It allows guitarists to
    use open voicings, which is more accessible for
    less skilled guitarists.
    Whatd I Say by Ray Charles is a great example of a
    12 bar blues.

    The 12 Bar Blues form.

    A UDIO 2.1 Whatd I Say

    Stormy Monday
    T Bone Walker
    G ALLERY 2.2 T Bone Walker

    Click on the link and listen to the song, Stormy Monday by T-Bone Walker.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAPDJheC0Jk
    T-Bone Walkers song, Stormy Monday is one of the most well known
    blues songs ever written. It is a great example of blues music, as it is great
    example of 12 bar blues song form and blues lyrics.
    The lyrics have many components of a blues song such as repetition, love,
    and everyday troubles. Most blues songs like this are written about tough
    times and struggles with love.
    Lyrics:
    They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad
    They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad
    Wednesday's worse, and Thursday's also sad
    Yes the eagle flies on Friday, and Saturday I go out to play
    Eagle flies on Friday, and Saturday I go out to play
    Sunday I go to church, then I kneel down and pray

    Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me


    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
    tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

    Lord have mercy, my heart's in misery


    Crazy about my baby, yes, send her back to me
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    R EVIEW 2.1
    Question 1 of 4
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=99&v=VAPDJheC0Jk
    Which of the following musicians is considered the father of Blues Music?

    Listen to the Song, Stormy Monday by T-Bone Walker, and


    listen for things such as lyrics in the blues style and blues form.

    A. Robert Johnson
    B. Muddy Waters
    C. Blind Lemon Jeerson
    D. John Lee Hooker

    Check Answer

    Works Cited

    http://www.allaboutjazz.com/a-brief-history-of-the-blues-by-ed-kopp.php
    http://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/biography
    http://www.biography.com/people/blind-lemon-jefferson-41017#!
    http://www.johnleehooker.com/
    http://www.biography.com/people/muddy-waters-9525002#synopsis
    Whatd I Say - Ray Charles
    http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/t+bone+walker/call+it+stormy+monday_20169179.html

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