List of blues genres

Acid Blues Blues-rock Blues shouter Boogie-woogie British blues Canadian blues Chicago blues Classic female blues Delta blues

New Rhythm and Blues Country blues Detroit blues Gospel blues Hokum blues Jazz blues Jump blues Kansas City blues Louisiana blues

Memphis blues Piano blues Piedmont blues Punk blues Rhythm and Blues Soul blues St. Louis blues Swamp blues Texas blues West Coast blues

List Of Blues Genres Media

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  American blues singer Ma Rainey (1886–1939), the "Mother of the Blues"

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  A minor pentatonic scale;  play (info • help)

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  Musicologist John Lomax (left) shaking hands with musician "Uncle" Rich Brown in Sumterville, Alabama

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  Sheet music from "Saint Louis Blues" (1914)

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  Bessie Smith, an early blues singer, known for her powerful voice

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  A typical boogie-woogie bass line  Play (info • help)

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  John Lee Hooker at the Long Beach Blues Festival

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  Blues legend B.B. King with his guitar, "Lucille"

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  Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1983

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  Italian singer Zucchero is credited as the "Father of Italian Blues", and is among the few European blues artists who still enjoy international success.