Blues: A musical genre a country folk like solo song that existed in black communities of the Deep SouthMississippi Delta to east Texas around the end o
Blues: A musical genre—a country folk like solo song that existed in black communities of the Deep South—Mississippi Delta to east Texas around the end of the 19th century. Its lyrics addressed every aspect of life—accompanied themselves on guitar or banjo. Emancipated Blacks found their lives difficult in the first wave of freedom. Poor, seeking … Read more