While early genres like Delta blues and Chicago blues solidified to form the core of the traditional blues repertoire, musicians still continue to bring their own experiences and spirit to blues music. New blues genres developed in the ’70s and ’80s, such “Latin Blues,” which added Latin American rhythms and interpretations Let’s end the week by reveling at Latin blues guitarist Carlos Santana shring his Latin jazz spirit with blues icon Buddy Guy. Enjoy!
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Screamin’ and Hollerin’ de Blues
One of the earliest styles of the blues, “Delta Blues” originated in the Mississippi River delta, a region of the United States that has long been known for its inhabitants’ poverty. Delta blues is a stripped down and straightforward yet powerful variant of country blues. Many Delta Blues guitarists played “slide guitar,” which involves a guitar player using a broken bottleneck or steel cylinder and sliding it up and down the length of a guitar’s strings to create a smooth sound. Hear Charley Patton “Scremin an Hollerin’ de Blues,” channeling the power of the Delta into his voice and guitar.
