Delta blues
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music subgenre; early style of blues music
Key facts
- Stylistic origins
- Blues
- Cultural origins
- Early twentieth century, Mississippi , U.S.
- Derivative forms
- Chicago blues Detroit blues Memphis blues electric blues
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Mississippi Delta (not to be confused with the Mississippi River Delta in Louisiana)
Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues. It originated in the Mississippi Delta and is regarded as a regional variant of country blues. Guitar and harmonica are its dominant instruments; slide guitar is a hallmark of the style. Vocal styles in Delta blues range from introspective and soulful to passionate and fiery.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Delta blues” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.