The blues has been one of the oldest and most influential genres of music and its scope of difference has spurred widespread differential scopes. Because of this, music has been able to reach out to zones it was unexpected, taking different forms and incorporating different aspects to make each piece of work produced a masterpiece worth memorable for generations. This essay will look into some of the famous artists of the twentieth century who composed songs that were considered a foundation for the blues music. Robert Johnson ‘Crossroads Blues’ and Woody Guthrie ‘Dustbowl Blues’ are some of the musical pieces that will be looked into in detail with much comparison between them citing the influences they have had on music.
Listening to Robert Johnson ‘Crossroads Blues’, a soothing appeal may be heard. This is a character trait of the musical blues that described the blues made in beginning of the twentieth century. Alike to Woody Guthrie …show more content…
According to Atkins, the Crossroads blues is a song that is said to have deeper meaning, with many saying it is a description of the place where the artist happened to sell his soul to the devil so as to have musical talents (Atkins, 2009). However, there is no lyric that describes the artist was selling his soul but rather was in distress for not being able to get a ride at a place where he was at crossroads.
As one listens to Woody Guthrie song ‘Dustbowl Blues’, one aspect that can come about is the low note of the song that gives the song a folky ballad appeal. Alike to Robert Johnson, the song has the country like sound. However, what is distinct is the guitar play. Woody Guthrie unlike Johnson incorporates the continuous guitar play in this song. Because the song does not involve reaching high notes like ‘Crossroads,’ he uses the guitar play to give the song balance in annotations in his
Listening to Robert Johnson ‘Crossroads Blues’, a soothing appeal may be heard. This is a character trait of the musical blues that described the blues made in beginning of the twentieth century. Alike to Woody Guthrie …show more content…
According to Atkins, the Crossroads blues is a song that is said to have deeper meaning, with many saying it is a description of the place where the artist happened to sell his soul to the devil so as to have musical talents (Atkins, 2009). However, there is no lyric that describes the artist was selling his soul but rather was in distress for not being able to get a ride at a place where he was at crossroads.
As one listens to Woody Guthrie song ‘Dustbowl Blues’, one aspect that can come about is the low note of the song that gives the song a folky ballad appeal. Alike to Robert Johnson, the song has the country like sound. However, what is distinct is the guitar play. Woody Guthrie unlike Johnson incorporates the continuous guitar play in this song. Because the song does not involve reaching high notes like ‘Crossroads,’ he uses the guitar play to give the song balance in annotations in his