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Blues and Black Musicians: An Overview (Abi)

Blues music originated from slaves in the American Deep South - they often sung in time to the rhythm
of their working speed, and sometimes in call and response. This, along with spiritual or religious songs,
was combined with the folk song style from white settlers to make a new style of music. The genre of
Blues itself became definitive during the late 19 th century and became more prominent within the US as,
at the end of the Civil War and when the Emancipation Proclamation was declared, former slaves from
the South, who sang and played the genre, moved to Northern towns and cities. Blues in black clubs and
bars became very popular during the 1940s and 50s. By the 1960s, news of the Blues had reached the
UK and Western Europe, and soon left its mark on all areas of popular music, especially rock.

Who Were the Influencers:

Charlie: Gary B.B Colemen started booking acts into nightclubs across three states: Texas, Oklahoma,
and Colorado. This lifestyle affected all these states as his music started there but traveled all over. In
the Southwest continued for nearly twenty years in 1985, he created his own independent record. He
also issued a single, One Eyed Woman, and his album, Nothin' but the Blues, the following year. He
affected music as he was started as a guitarist, then became a producer and learnt from many other
musicians and producers on how to create music.
Katie: B.B. King was an American singer-songwriter, record producer and guitarist who was a principal
figure in the development of blues music and from whose style leading popular musicians drew
inspiration. By the 1980s King was recognized as a blues legend. He won a 1984 Grammy for best
traditional blues recording for Blues n Jazz. He was also the owner of B.B. King's Blues Club and
Restaurant on Beale Street in Memphis.
Abi: Mamie Smith, though she technically didn’t perform Blues professionally, is an American vaudeville
performer (singing, dancing, acting and playing the piano) who made Blues history when she was the
first female black singer to be recorded. Her biggest hit was the second set of songs she recorded in
1920, which included the song Crazy Blues, selling a million copies in less than a year. Her success drove
the start of the classic female Blues era, as more recording companies sought out other female Blues
singers.

Who Were Influenced? 1 (Charlie)

Anyone who listened to blues soul in 1964 which is his prime where He influenced so many lives from
Chicago To all over the rest of the world

Who Were Influenced? 2 ( Katie)

Who Were Influenced? 3 (Abi)

The band with the animated cast Gorillaz has been famous for their genre-breaking music and many
diverse collaborations, including many black artists and rappers (Del the Funky Homosapien, Fatoumata
Diawara, De La Soul and even Snoop Dogg, to name a few). You’re probably thinking, ‘what has Gorillaz
have anything to do with the Blues though?’
Well, in some of their earlier albums, Gorillaz, Demon Days, and G-Sides, they use samples from the
songs of famous Blues artists. Allen Toussaint’s Get Out of My Life Woman; Bo Riddley’s Hit or Miss;
Muddy Waters’ Mannish Boy and Eddie Bo and the Soul Finders’ Were Doing It were all sampled from.

Blues and The British: How Were We Influenced? (?)

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