History
History Links
- Blues & Race Relations Excellent website about the history of the Blues and how it affected the race relations in the USA.
- Maxwell Street: A Blues Street Article about the history and decline of this street where blues musicians such as Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, once infused Chicago's electricity into their Delta guitars.
- It's A Girl Thang A celebration of women and their vast contributions to blues music. The site includes historical profiles as well as features of contemporary female artists.
- Alan and John Lomax: An Historical Tour Take a tour through the life of these folklorists who played a major part in recording and preserving the blues from the 1930's through 1960's.
- A Brief History Of The Blues An essay by Robert M. Baker presented by the BluesWeb. Besides historical facts this essay offers an explanation of what makes a song a blues song.
- Prewar blues and gospel on microgroove In this discography are detailed all known issues on microgroove (LPs, EPs, 45 rpm singles) of blues and gospel recordings made prior to 1943. CD and cassette issues are shown only for titles that has never appeared on microgroove.
- Deep Ellum: A Blues Street A historical view on the history of the Deep Ellum, the blues street of Dallas, Texas.
- The History of Chess Records An article on the history of the famous Chicago blues label that launched the careers of such famous artists as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Rogers, and Buddy Guy.
- Blue Flame Cafe An interactive biographical encyclopedia of the great blues singers and singers of the blues, from Charley Patton to Stevie Ray Vaughan.
- History of the Blues Presenting the history of blues music in a tree, maps, essays and links.
- Down Home Music Archives DHMA is a documentary project founded in 1989 by Carolle Uithoven with a primary focus on blues music and musicians in Chicago and the Midwestern United States.
- Early Blues Web Site To broaden the awareness and understanding of early blues music.
- This Week In Blues History The title says it all. Facts and stories about the blues of decades past.
- The Blues: An Historical Tour Let the Memphis Guide take you on an tour through the history of the blues in words and pictures while listening to the music.
- Bluesroots.de The story of the blues (in German)
- Jump Blues History A short introduction to the history of this energetic style of blues.
- Delta Blues Museum The Museum houses thousands of books, recordings, tapes, CDs, videos, rare photographs and memorabilia tracing the roots of this unique American phenomenon.
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