Blues 블루스

An emotional genre originating from African American music

📖 Genre History

Blues developed from work songs and spirituals of African Americans in the American South in the late 19th century. Through Delta Blues in the 1920s and Chicago Blues in the 1940s, it became the root of modern popular music including rock, R&B, and jazz.

✨ Key Characteristics

  • 12-bar blues chord progression
  • Blue notes (slightly lowered pitches)
  • Call and response structure
  • Lyrics about sorrow and hardship

🎤 Notable Artists

B.B. King

USA · 1948-2015

The Thrill Is Gone Sweet Little Angel Every Day I Have the Blues

Robert Johnson

USA · 1936-1938

Cross Road Blues Sweet Home Chicago Love in Vain

Muddy Waters

USA · 1941-1983

Hoochie Coochie Man Mannish Boy Got My Mojo Working

Eric Clapton

UK · 1963-Present

Tears in Heaven Layla Crossroads

🎵 Recommended Tracks

1

The Thrill Is Gone

B.B. King

1969
2

Cross Road Blues

Robert Johnson

1937
3

Sweet Home Chicago

Robert Johnson

1937
4

Born Under a Bad Sign

Albert King

1967

🎭 Related Subgenres

Delta Blues Chicago Blues Electric Blues Blues Rock Soul Blues
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