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Delta Blues
- Genre family
- Blues
- 1980s 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 John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreBlues
Current genreDelta Blues
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1980s · North America · Delta Blues
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
5 recordings1980s starting recordings
01You're Gonna Need My Help, I Said1987 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 02Feel Like Going Home1987 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 03Hobo1989 · Delta Blues · delta bluesOpen in new tab 04Feel Good1989 · Delta Blues · delta bluesOpen in new tab 05T.B.1989 · Delta Blues · delta bluesOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1980s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1980s albums
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