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4. Blues
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- 1Instrumentation - Early AcousticVocals (predominantly male), acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica, some backing vocals
- 2Instrumentation - Electric bluesVocals (usually male), electric guitar, electric or acoustic bass, drums, piano, harmonica, backing vocals
many ensembles were small, with either electric or piano featured as the main harmony and solo instrument - 3PerformanceWidespread use of 12-bar structure, though not exclusively.
Extensive use of soloing and improvisation particularly on electric guitar and piano
Call and response between vocals and solo instruments
'Stops' where instruments play only on beat 1
Blue scale/blue notes
Harmony provided by major chords with addition of 6th and 7th extensives
Shuffle rhythms - swung quavers in majority of blues pieces; emphasis on backbeat (b2 and 4)
Bass plays walking lines or shuffle rhythm
Harmonica playing is distinctive, bent notes and wah wah - 4Technlogy and ProductionChicago and New Orleans had such studios, recording with primitive microphones into various types of cylinders
In post war era, the move over to tape recording and better quality microphones and mixing desks led to better recordings, still recorded live
Blues guitarists in early part of 20th century developed the slide or bottleneck technique of playing - 5Early acoustic Blues artistsBessie Smith
Robert Johnson
John Lee Hooker - 6Early electric blues artistsMuddy Waters
B.B King - 7Key facts and terminologyOrigins in late 1800s/early 1900s in rural southern states of USA, particularly arounfd the Mississippi Delta
Acoustic blues - various names for different regional styles e.g. Delta blues, jug bands and country blues
Migrations to cities led to evolution of electric blues in 1950s and 1950s - Chicago, New Orleans
Electric blues various styles e.g. Chicago blues, jump blues, swamp blues
Little commercial success in early years, classed as race music by record labels e.g. Sun Records, Chess
Blues guitarists had massive influence o emerging rock sound in 1960s
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