Rooted in African American antebellum music, Blues music encompasses a wide range of emotions, styles, and sensibilities. Chicago, Country, Delta, Piedmont, Electric, and Memphis are some of the different styles within the genre. See www.pbs.org/theblues/index.html to explore this true American musical form.
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Few vernacular art forms have made as impressive a mark on American culture as the Blues. From the expressive experiences of African-American life, skilled musicians fashioned a distinctive idiom that...
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Growing up in Buffalo, SC, Vanderford first learned to play the mouth harp, or harmonica, from his grandfather, who played “old mountain songs” on the instrument. Initially, Vanderford blended the...
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From the album, "Nothin' to Prove" by Mac Arnold & Plate Full o' Blues.
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From the album, "Nothin' to Prove" by Mac Arnold & Plate Full o' Blues.
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A cover of the Hank Williams' song on the album "Greasy Greens".
