MUS 109 Lecture 4: Delta Blues and Its Transformation
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Lecture 4 - delta blues and its transformation. Blues music that originated from the mississippi delta. This style of music began to move north to cities like new york and chicago. This became known as urban blues or r&b. A style of blues that originated in the. This style of blues soon spread to major cities which influenced the development of urban blues or r&b. People did not like r&b given its provocative lyrics and suggestive dances. Song about the blues with a looser blues form. Instruments used in the song include his guitar and a thump box. A resonator was used in the guitar (similar to a metal plate) which was quite common in southern blues music. Voice is deep with a singing style closer to talking but not as clear. Voice also makes him have some african american qualities. One of the few recording companies that published music from african.
