History 2132A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Brown Eyed Handsome Man, B.B. King, Alan Freed
25 Mar 2017
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Emerged in the mississippi delta (200-mile stretch of farm land) Some of highest rates of poverty and illiteracy in the united states (perfect for blues) Early blues documented blacks encounter with the new world. First stage: deals with their experiences going from being captives to slaves. Second stage: from african slaves to a new identity of being born american. Originates from many of the same musical traditions of jazz. Emerged from the slave cultures in the 18th and 19th centuries. Drew upon a whole range of african musical traditions (wide variety of styles) Workers on the plantations mixed traditions (produced a new american hybrid) A mix of african and european traditions. Call and response songs while working (field hollers) The end of slavery led to a change in work patterns (music became more individualistic) Smaller number of african-american freedmen working on land. Sharecroppers songs more personalized, different than the slaves had to talked about.
