1 / 9

Chicago Blues

Chicago Blues. The Chicago blues. Developed in Chicago, Ill By taking the basic acoustic guitar of the Delta blues, they microphone the harmonica and amplified the guitar and bass, added drums, and sometimes saxophone and created a new sound

wyatt
Download Presentation

Chicago Blues

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Chicago Blues

  2. The Chicago blues • Developed in Chicago, Ill • By taking the basic acoustic guitar of the Delta blues, they microphone the harmonica and amplified the guitar and bass, added drums, and sometimes saxophone and created a new sound • The music developed in the first half of the 20th century due to the Great Migration (African American) when ex-slave Black workers moved from the South into the industrial cities of the North.

  3. Originally, the Chicago Blues was street-corner based music. But the music quickly gained popularity. • At first, the Blues clubs in Chicago were filled with Black performers, and the music itself was aimed for Black audiences. • Most of the Blues clubs were on the far south side of Chicago, so White people did not visit them

  4. Later, however, more and more White audiences visited the clubs and listened to the music. • Soon the new style of music reached out and touched Europe, which led to many famous English rock n' roll bands to get their inspiration from the Chicago Blues.

  5. The Players • Well-known Chicago blues players include singer/songwriters such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Willie Dixon • Guitar players - Freddie King, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy and Bo Diddley • Harmonica players - Big Walter Horton, Little Walter, Paul Butterfield

  6. Chess Records • Run by brothers Leonard and Phil Chess, was probably the most famous of the Chicago record labels to feature or promote the blues. • Musician and critics described Chess Records as "America's greatest blues label.” • It was active from 1950–1969 when the brothers sold the company. • Most solo artists also did double duty as session musicians on the records of others

  7. Create a record label • Name of company • Title of song • Date • Artist • Song writer • City (location) • Art design (Logo) • Side ( A or B)

More Related