Delta Blues
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Bukka White was a Country
Blues guitarist and singer
with a distinctive style. He
is best known for
"Parchman Farm Blues." B...
The Delta's first true star,
Charley Patton's tortured
growl and explosive guitar
playing were a major draw
in 1930s South. Patton is o...
Delta-born guitarist/harpist
who made the exodus to
Detroit, plying his rhythmic,
grooving trade in juke joints
in the city. Ross originally...
Hooker's resonant voice
and sprawling, snake-like
guitar style inspired blues
aficionados to name him the
King of Boogie. The King o...
Junior Kimbrough was a
Delta blues sorcerer who
played most of his life in
obscurity. Kimbrough was a
local star in Mississippi blu...
Churning, treadmill slide
guitar work and somber
vocals are the trademarks
of this Delta Blues elder
statesman. Fred McDowell...
An elder statesman of
Acoustic Blues, Hurt
worked a lot of folk into his
Delta-heavy music and sang
with a refined voice. Rev...
R.L. Burnside plays Delta
juke joint blues, heavy on
rhythm and punctuated
with a mean slide.
Burnside's family band, w...
Lockwood was one of the
first blues guitarists to get
an electric guitar; in 1938
he moved to Chicago to put
it to work. Well into his '8...
Myths of the blues include
Satanism, crimes of passion,
and superstition. Most of
these can be attributed to
Robert Johnson. Robert J...
Skip James' keening vocal
style and unique
three-finger picking style
were among the first Delta
blues recorded. Nehemia...
A major influence on the
formation of Delta Blues,
Son House's music is
bare-boned and haunting.
After not playing guitar fo...
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