Blues Recordings

Blues Recordings Blues refers to a style of music marked by a melancholy mood (and lyrics) and—as it developed—a standard chord pattern typically occupying 12 measures. Blues singing emerged in the Black culture of the southern United States during the mid-19th century. The first instrumental blues record was Memphis Blues (Victor 17619; 25 Sep 1914). Memphis Blues was also the first vocal blues record, sung by Morton Harvey: (Victor 17657; January 1915—with accompaniment by the New York…