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Mississippi Delta Blues

Mississippi Delta Blues. Emotional, percussive, raw Work songs, field hollers Juke Joints, Vaudeville, Medicine Shows KKK/racism, Jim Crow, sharecropping, disenfranchisement Very little recorded – John and Alan Lomax field recordings in early 1940s

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Mississippi Delta Blues

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  1. Mississippi Delta Blues Emotional, percussive, raw • Work songs, field hollers • Juke Joints, Vaudeville, Medicine Shows • KKK/racism, Jim Crow, sharecropping, disenfranchisement • Very little recorded – John and Alan Lomax field recordings in early 1940s • Some record in 1920s and 1930s – Skip James and Charley Patton • Brief history • Delta Blues style with audio examples • Important Delta Blues Musicians BLUES MAP (not just Delta Blues) Understanding and hearing the 12 bar blues

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