Origin- The Blues was born in the South, the Mississippi Delta, by Afrian Americans and was birthed from folk music in the early 1900’s. Blues was a secular genre of music which opened up a space for African Americans to express their hardships. The narratives from African American artist about their troubles after enslavement and trying to find a better life came out when listening to the Blues. Many of the early Blues artist would be found along the railroad, sharecropping, or in jails.