Delta Folk-Blues
tagStarted 1900sPeak 1928–1937Last big hit still activeFrom Mississippi Delta, United States
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Delta folk-blues is spare, hard, and physically present: bottleneck slide, stomping pulse, droning bass figures, and vocals that can sound moaned, barked, or half-preached.
History
The style developed in the Mississippi Delta and surrounding regions, then became one of the central myths and realities of blues history through records and later revival.
Defining artists
Essential listening
Sources
- Britannica
- Library of Congress
- Smithsonian Folkways
- regional blues sources. citeturn1search5turn9search2turn3search2