The blues were popularized by W.C. Handy, Ma Rainey, and Jelly Roll Morton’s embracing the music since the early 20th century.
Throughout the previous and now into the 21st centuries, the blues have been an evolving musical genre in its own right, or left and in the middle as well. It has been said that one can’t enjoy the blues unless they’ve paid their dues.
Ladies always go first. She was the “Empress of the Blues”, Bessie Smith recorded this song on 15 May 1929. A song about hardship, loss, and reflection. https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=kxTyV_cBz7o&embeds_referr…
Blues and soul Princess Etta James recorded this song in 1967 and it has subsequently become something of a classic. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u9sq3ME0JHQ&pp=ygUKRXR0YSBqYW1lcw%3D%3D
This blues standard was originally titled ‘I’m Your Hoochie Cooche Man’. When recorded by Muddy Waters in 1954 it made a huge impression with its unusual stop-time arrangement and references to hoodoo’s spiritual practices and beliefs. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h2JTKWAWN0A&pp=ygUMTXVkZHkgd2F0ZXJz
One of 17 children, he was born Lee Conley Bradley, there is some dispute about Broonzy’s birthdate. Some sources say 1893 while others claim 1903.
As a musician, he started out on fiddle playing spirituals and country music. In the 1920s he switched to the guitar. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HOoDT5cZWMU&embeds_referring_euri=https%3…;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEESfv-11ng Now, get back to what you were doing before #CityImages distracted you.