The Roots of Blues Music

Blues is a very important type of music. Most music that you hear today has some form of blues in it. If it wasn't for the blues there wouldn't be any rock and roll, country, rap, pop, or jazz . Blues is also important for African American culture. African Americans were also the people who started the blues. The Blues started in the late 1800's in levee camps or plantations in places like Mississippi, Louisiana, and …

…Melon Jefferson who started recording in 1926. His records outsold every other male musician at the time. Other popular musicians were Robert Johnson, Son House, Ma Rainy, and the most famous Charlie Patton who is credited for being the founder of the Delta Blues.         In the end you can say that Blues came from many places, played an important part in African American culture, And was and still is a popular form of music for everybody.