INTRODUCTION
The blues ain’t nothing but a good man feeling bad.
Another clever blues man said blues is what a blues doctor prescribes for the people who have the blues. Which is less crazy then it sounds
Blues stands out to be a great music genre when compared to others as blues music often express worry or depression melancholic music of black American folk origin, typically in a twelve-bar sequence. It developed in the rural southern US towards the end of the 19th century, finding a wider audience in the 1940s, as blacks migrated to the cities. This urban blues gave rise to rhythm and blues and rock and roll.
Why blues you say?
Well blues, I have heard music like this my entire life except when I was in school, sleeping or until …show more content…
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STORIE OF A FOLK LEGEND WHO MADE BLUES MORE INTRGUING
It was not only the music that kept me in touch the with blues the stories of some famous blues guitar players like Robert Leroy Johnson can make it intriguing for any common man even if when one is not so fond of music .Robert Leroy Johnson an American blues singer songwriter and a legendary blues guitar player who is said to have sold his soul to the devil at crossroads to achieve success .
According to legend, as a young man living on a plantation in rural Mississippi, Robert Johnson had a tremendous desire to become a great blues musician. He was instructed to take his guitar to a crossroad near dockery plantation at midnight. There he was met by a large black man (actually the Devil) who took the guitar and tuned it. The Devil played a few songs and then returned the guitar to Johnson, giving him mastery of the instrument. This was in effect, a deal with the Devil mirroring the legend of Faust. In exchange for his soul, Robert Johnson was able to create the blues for which he became
The blues ain’t nothing but a good man feeling bad.
Another clever blues man said blues is what a blues doctor prescribes for the people who have the blues. Which is less crazy then it sounds
Blues stands out to be a great music genre when compared to others as blues music often express worry or depression melancholic music of black American folk origin, typically in a twelve-bar sequence. It developed in the rural southern US towards the end of the 19th century, finding a wider audience in the 1940s, as blacks migrated to the cities. This urban blues gave rise to rhythm and blues and rock and roll.
Why blues you say?
Well blues, I have heard music like this my entire life except when I was in school, sleeping or until …show more content…
Avery less
STORIE OF A FOLK LEGEND WHO MADE BLUES MORE INTRGUING
It was not only the music that kept me in touch the with blues the stories of some famous blues guitar players like Robert Leroy Johnson can make it intriguing for any common man even if when one is not so fond of music .Robert Leroy Johnson an American blues singer songwriter and a legendary blues guitar player who is said to have sold his soul to the devil at crossroads to achieve success .
According to legend, as a young man living on a plantation in rural Mississippi, Robert Johnson had a tremendous desire to become a great blues musician. He was instructed to take his guitar to a crossroad near dockery plantation at midnight. There he was met by a large black man (actually the Devil) who took the guitar and tuned it. The Devil played a few songs and then returned the guitar to Johnson, giving him mastery of the instrument. This was in effect, a deal with the Devil mirroring the legend of Faust. In exchange for his soul, Robert Johnson was able to create the blues for which he became