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Welcome to American Blues Musicians, a free music resource guide. We offer free music information in the form of music news, music blog discussion and links to editor reviewed music web sites.
The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that typically follows a twelve-bar structure. It evolved in the United States in the communities of former African slaves, from spirituals, praise songs, field hollers, shouts, and chants. The use of blue notes and the prominence of call-and-response patterns in the music and lyrics are indicative of the blues West African pedigree. The blues influenced later American and Western popular music, as it became part of the genres of ragtime, jazz, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, hip-hop, country music and pop songs.
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Music News
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71.) Mimir festival's opener could have used more rehearsal - Dallas Morning News
6 hours, 15 minutes ago | Fri Jul 4 0:42:00 PDT 2008
Mimir festival's opener could have used more rehearsal Dallas Morning News, TX - By SCOTT CANTRELL / The Dallas Morning News FORT WORTH ? Some of the area's best chamber music performances come from the Mimir Chamber Music Festival, ... Mimir festival opens season with Beethoven |
72.) The music labels can take a punch - Financial Times
12 hours, 58 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 17:59:00 PDT 2008
 Financial Times | The music labels can take a punch Financial Times, UK - By John Gapper It was a sparky Glastonbury Festival this year. Not only did Jay-Z defy the indie-anthem-loving crowd but Amy Winehouse waded into the ... Column: Modern music blurs classic genres Jay-Z a Smash Hit in Glastonbury, Boosts Sales for Oasis |
73.) Music & Entertainment - Opelousas Daily World
6 hours, 21 minutes ago | Fri Jul 4 0:36:00 PDT 2008
Music & Entertainment Opelousas Daily World, LA - The city of Opelousas revives its Music & Market series with Horace Trahan and Huval-Doucet from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm July 11 at the St. Landry Parish ... |
74.) Local music man updates ?America the Beautiful? - Scotts Valley/San Lorenzo Valley Press-Banner
16 hours, 9 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 14:48:00 PDT 2008
Local music man updates ?America the Beautiful? Scotts Valley/San Lorenzo Valley Press-Banner, CA - Lee has always had music in his life. His friends will call him up and say, "I heard your song, ?Let?s Dance,? on the JC Penney commercial. ... |
75.) Music listings - Vancouver Sun
19 hours, 55 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 11:02:00 PDT 2008
Music listings Vancouver Sun, Canada - Merritt Mountain Music Fest Country music festival features Sugarland with Jessie Farrell, July 10; Hank Williams Jr., Aaron Pritchett and Dierks Bentley ... GOING OUT: LIVE MUSIC |
76.) David Gray warns on torture music - BBC News
19 hours, 44 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 11:13:00 PDT 2008
 BBC News | David Gray warns on torture music BBC News, UK - Singer David Gray has warned that US interrogators playing loud music as a form of torture - including his own song Babylon - is no laughing matter. ... |
77.) Former teen prodigies the Music maturing into their 20s - The Daily Yomiuri
19 hours, 21 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 11:36:00 PDT 2008
Former teen prodigies the Music maturing into their 20s The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - For a music so intrinsically entrenched in youth culture, thriving teenaged rock 'n' rollers are still a rarity. Most rock acts break out in their 20s and ... |
78.) Music's biggest names discuss their origins as support acts - Independent
14 hours, 49 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 16:08:00 PDT 2008
Music's biggest names discuss their origins as support acts Independent, UK - I really believe that Louis recognised the music from the tour, and when I gave birth to him at home I played Ray's record as something that he would ... |
79.) Music festival time is here again and for a country where ... - The Daily Yomiuri
19 hours, 21 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 11:36:00 PDT 2008
Music festival time is here again and for a country where ... The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - Compared to Europe's raucous music festivals, Japan's are far more civilized, with the audiences well-behaved and the grounds virtually trash-free. ... |
80.) Essence Festival is About Music and More - WGNO
15 hours, 18 minutes ago | Thu Jul 3 15:39:00 PDT 2008
Essence Festival is About Music and More WGNO, LA - The Essence Music Festival is three full days of speakers, like Bill Cosby, at the Convention Center, and entertainers like Pattie Labelle and Chris Rock at ... Essence Brings Music, Fun For Kids |