Delta Blues | |
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Stylistic origins | Blues |
Typical instruments | Guitar, Harmonica |
Derivative forms | Chicago blues, Detroit blues |
The Delta blues is one of the earliest types of blues music. It started in the Mississippi Delta (a place in the US that goes from Memphis to Mississippi). Guitar and harmonica are usually used to play it.
Delta blues music was first played in the 1920s. Tommy Johnson and Ishman Bracey were recorded by Victor in 1928. Robert Wilkins was first recorded by Victor in Memphis in 1928, and Big Joe Williams and Garfield Akers were also recorded in Memphis in 1929 by Brunswick/Vocalion.
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Fusion genres | |
Regional genres | British blues - Canadian blues - Chicago blues - Detroit blues - East Coast blues - Kansas City blues - Louisiana blues - Memphis blues - New Orleans blues - Piedmont blues - St. Louis blues - Swamp blues - Texas blues - West Coast blues |
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Related topics | Blues genres - Blues musicians - Blues scale - Distortion - Guitar amplifier - Jug band - Power chord - Origins |