Is Blues the Mother of All Modern Music?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYy-6ltraVQ

Gritty guitar solos, wailing harmonicas, and soulful lyrics about life’s hardship are all part of what makes people love the blues. But how did this music start?

And why is it so important to American music?

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Blues music musicians

Rhythm play to Blues/Jazz music.

Lower grade

Let’s listen to the basic 12 bar boogie-woogie blues…

Twelve bar boogie-woogie blues

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Listen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twelve_bar_boogie-woogie_blues_in_C.mid

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Twelve bar boogie-woogie blues - Ukulele Tabs

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Upper grade