MUSIC 0711 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Country Blues, Miles Davis, Ma Rainey
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African-american in nature since the early african slaves didn"t have harmony as one of their working musical tools . In the u. s. the blues was always taken for granted by most and hidden by the rest. In the 1940s most so called-intellectual blacks were ashamed to admit that they liked the blues: attitude prevailed until the beginning of the 1960s when young whites adopted the blues as the official revolutionary music of their time. The acceptance of african-american blues by young whites in america and eventually in. Europe signaled interest in identifying with the struggles of their oppressed black brothers and sisters: prompted the people in the music industry to take a serious look at what was then called r&b or rhythm and blues. During this period, the blues again proved capable of bringing together thousands of people from various cultural backgrounds. The blues physically brought thousands of young americans together: also gave insight into the african-american lifestyle.
