Blues

Blues Based on a traditional African-American folk form, commercial blues were first published in Memphis in 1912, when W. C. Handy began to write and issue his compositions. He was by far the most successful blues writer, and his 1914 “St. Louis Blues ” became the most famous blues written and the most recorded blues tune ever. The word “blues” became a fad (1919–1924) and was used in the titles of many compositions, whether they were true blues or not. Many of these were syncopated fox-trots…