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Delta Blues
- Genre family
- Blues
- 1920s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Delta Blues
Delta Blues is a branch of the Blues family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Delta Blues is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson and Mississippi John Hurt.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreBlues
Current genreDelta Blues
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1920s · North America · Delta Blues
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10 recordings1920s starting recordings
01It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine1928 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 02Black Horse Blues1926 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 03Dry Southern Blues1926 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 04That Black Snake Moan1927 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 05Rambler Blues1927 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 06Wartime Blues1927 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 07Easy Rider Blues1927 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 08Broke and Hungry1927 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 09Nobody’s Dirty Business1928 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 10Prison Cell Blues1928 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1920s artists
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