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Delta Blues
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- Blues
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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, Muddy Waters and Little Walter.
GENRE FAMILY
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Parent genreBlues
Current genreDelta Blues
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2010s · United States · Delta Blues
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2010s starting recordings
0161 Highway2011 · Delta Blues · delta bluesOpen in new tab 02Love in Vain Blues2018 · Delta Blues · delta bluesOpen in new tab 03The Soul of a Man2011 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 04When the Levee Breaks2011 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 05The Waterfront2011 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 06Shake It Baby2011 · blues · blues rockOpen in new tab 07Nobody Cares for Me2012 · blues · country bluesOpen in new tab 08I Got to Go2016 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab 09I Want You to Love Me2017 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 10Has Anyone Seen My Man?2018 · blues · chicago bluesOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2010s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2010s albums
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