music subgenre; early style of blues music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Delta blues is one of the earliest types of blues music. It started in the Mississippi Delta (a place in the US that goes from Memphis to Mississippi). Guitar and harmonica are usually used to play it.
Delta Blues | |
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Stylistic origins | Blues |
Typical instruments | Guitar, Harmonica |
Derivative forms | Chicago blues, Detroit blues |
Delta blues music was first played in the 1920s. Tommy Johnson and Ishman Bracey were recorded by Victor in 1928. Robert Wilkins was first recorded by Victor in Memphis in 1928, and Big Joe Williams and Garfield Akers were also recorded in Memphis in 1929 by Brunswick/Vocalion.
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