The birth of the blues began in the United States around 1920. A melding of many types of music such as ragtime, spirituals, jug bands and other influences came together in what we now call the Blues. Arranged by region of the United States, this volume traces the history of jazz from each region, identifying the unique sounds and performers of that area. Biographical sketches of musicians such as B.B. King and T-Bone Walker, and appendices of important record labels, a discography, and copyright information regarding blues songs, round out this title for students and music fans.
Chapters take an in-depth look at blues styles from the following regions: Virginia and the tidewater area, Carolinas and the Piedmont area, the Appalachians and Alabama, the Mississippi Delta, Greater Texas, the Lower Midwest, the Midwest, the Northeast, and California and the West.
