blues moves to chicago and gets electrified. 1940’s and 50’s mississippi river to chicago -the...
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Blues Moves to Chicago and gets Electrified
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1940’s and 50’s Mississippi River to Chicago-the industrial revolution hits the northern
cities of the United States, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, but especially Chicago become filled with factories needing workers
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The Train….Chariot to the Promised Land-the train now begins to come down into the
deep south…
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Chicago…the promised land!…bringing word that these cities are in demand of labour. The money the opportunities to be had are far beyond any in the cotton fields of the deep south
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The migration of 20 million blacks to the northern cities of the US begins.
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-by World War II millions of blacks have made the move. Other cities between the Delta and the Great Lakes, like Memphis and St. Louis would also flourish and become blues hotbeds but Chicago would grow the largest blues scene of any of the Midwestern cities.
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Blues music is transported to the cities also
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“Chicago Bound”By Jimmy Rogers
(press play on old school tape)
“Chess” recording artist, backed up Muddy Waters
Traces the journey blues would take
Notice what the back beat rhythm sounds like?
Blues musicians often pay tribute to the train.
Remind me, and I’ll play you mine.
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BB KingRiley “Blues Boy”
KingMemphis Blues More horns, due to
the riverboats dropping off all those Jazz players
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BB King is now considered “King of the Blues” and is probably blues music’s most recognized face.
He and his guitar “Lucille” used to play over 300 shows a year, now in his 80’s he’s slowed down but still touring
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Muddy WatersGiven name was McKinley MorganfieldMoved to Chicago from Mississippi.Born in Rolling Fork Mississippi
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-the electric guitar is invented by Les Paul and adopted by Muddy Watters
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Big Sound for Big Audiences
Big Sound for Big Audiences
Thousands of folks want to hear their kind of musicAmplification could allow guitars and harmonicas to fill up a room
This is the “Hoochie Coochie” Man
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Chicago’s blues seen would develop in it’s black community on the south side
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Chess Records would beginSpecializing in Chicago’s black musiciansSome did well, some were taken advantage of
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Little Walter
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Bo Diddley
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Chuck Berry
Notice the colour of the audience?
What do you think happens to blues next?