For the racehorse, see Delta Blues (horse). For the 2000 film, see Delta Blues (film).
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Delta blues
Stylistic origins
Blues
Cultural origins
Early twentieth century Mississippi, U.S.
Derivative forms
Chicago blues
Detroit blues
electric blues
Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues. It originated in the Mississippi Delta and is regarded as a regional variant of country blues. Guitar and harmonica are its dominant instruments; slide guitar is a hallmark of the style. Vocal styles in Delta blues range from introspective and soulful to passionate and fiery.
Deltablues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues. It originated in the Mississippi Delta and is regarded as a regional variant of country blues...
The Deltablues is one of the earliest styles of blues music. It originated in the Mississippi Delta, a region of the United States that stretches from...
The DeltaBlues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States, is a museum dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing public access to and...
"Son" House Jr. (March 21, 1902 – October 19, 1988) was an American Deltablues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing...
King of the DeltaBlues Singers is a compilation album by American Deltablues musician Robert Johnson, released in 1961 by Columbia Records. It is considered...
of the Mississippi DeltaBlues. Mexican immigrants to the Mississippi Delta greatly influenced the cuisine of the Mississippi Delta, leading to the development...
subgenres. Blues subgenres include country blues, Deltablues and Piedmont blues, as well as urban blues styles such as Chicago blues and West Coast blues. World...
Delta Momma Blues is the fourth album by the country singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt, released in 1971. Unlike his previous albums, which were influenced...
Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois. It is based on earlier blues idioms, such as Deltablues, but is performed...
He performed it solo with his vocal and acoustic slide guitar in the Deltablues style. The song has become part of the Robert Johnson mythology as referring...
spanned only seven months, he is recognized as a master of the blues, particularly the Deltablues style, and as one of the most influential musicians of the...
ragtime-vaudeville, Delta and country blues, and urban styles from Chicago and the West Coast. In the last several decades, blues music has developed...
Country blues (also folk blues, rural blues, backwoods blues, or downhome blues) is one of the earliest forms of blues music. The mainly solo vocal with...
name is inspired by the Deltablues, an early style of blues music that originated in the Mississippi Delta. The DeltaBlues 210 is a member of the Classic...
The Peavey DeltaBlues 115 is a guitar amplifier produced by Peavey Electronics. It is a tube amplifier designed for Blues musicians. The name is inspired...
availability for the Delta Kream sessions. In a statement, Auerbach said: "We made this record to honor the Mississippi hill country blues tradition that influenced...
"Pony Blues" is a Deltablues song recorded by blues musician Charley Patton. Patton recorded the song in June 1929 during his first session. The song...
of the blues which developed among the freed African Americans in the latter half of the 19th century and beginning 20th century. The Deltablues is the...
Mississippi River, New Orleans blues, with its Afro-Caribbean rhythmic traits, is distinct from the sound of the Mississippi Deltablues. In the late 1940s, New...
album King of the DeltaBlues Singers. Johnson's song has a typical twelve-bar blues structure (though as is common in downhome blues of this era, the...
Charley Patton, was an American Deltablues musician and songwriter. Considered by many to be the "Father of the DeltaBlues", he created an enduring body...
DeltaBlues and Spirituals is a live album by the American blues musician Son House, released in 1995. It was part of the Capitol Blues Collection, a...