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Genre Blues by Nia Webb “The Blues are the true facts of life expressed in words and song, inspiration, feeling, and understanding.” (Willie Dixon) Blues

Play Play Play Play Previous Next Names such as Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Eta James,and Ma Rainey aren’t just random names, these are women who

Bessie Smith was a widely known Blues singer whose music was about the sexual love between men and women. There was an importance of allowing

Rhythm and Blues is the New Blues by Assata Gui’Chard R& B is the the new blues because my generation grew up on R&B. The

The Ideologies of the Blues That Formed the Black Man By: Kamiya Watkins The Blues was a popular genre in the 1900s; a view from

Women in Blues ………..In history, women never got the credit they deserve for the impacts they had on everything. However, without women, somethings would not

From around the 1920’s and 1930’s, both Blues and Negro Spirituals were popular in the African American community. But what made some Black people sing

The Blues as Therapy in the Black Community The Blues were very significant in the black community. The lyrics usually explaining hard times, it can

Originally blues came from the genre of folk music. The blues revival came during the 1960’s when popular African American musicians became more relevant in

The blue Behind the Blues Blues was so popular because it was relatable to all people, because everyone experienced sadness in one form or another.