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Blues standards come from different eras and styles, such as ragtime - vaudeville, Delta and other early acoustic styles, and urban blues from Chicago and the West Coast. [3] Many blues songs were developed in American folk music traditions and individual songwriters are sometimes unidentified. [1] Blues historian Gerard Herzhaft noted:
The "Great American Songbook" is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century that have stood the test of time in their life and legacy. Often referred to as "American Standards", the songs published during the Golden Age of this genre include those popular and enduring ...
"St. James Infirmary" on tenor sax "St. James Infirmary" is an American blues and jazz standard that emerged, like many others, from folk traditions. Louis Armstrong brought the song to lasting fame through his 1928 recording, on which Don Redman is named as composer; later releases credit "Joe Primrose", a pseudonym used by musician manager, music promoter and publisher Irving Mills. [1]
The selection criteria is stated near the end of the lead: "Each song listed has been identified by five or more music writers as a blues standard." The citations in the "Refs" column show the sources used. Hope this helps. —Ojorojo 18:25, 17 September 2021 (UTC)
This list is incomplete[edit] We should work on adding some more blues standards here. For instance Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) is debatably a blues standard. But I was thinking Come On by Earl King is definitely missing here. 208.87.236.180 ( talk) 14:49, 28 July 2023 (UTC) [ reply] The list selection criteria is five or more reliable sources ...
The twelve-bar blues (or blues changes) is one of the most prominent chord progressions in popular music. The blues progression has a distinctive form in lyrics, phrase, chord structure, and duration. In its basic form, it is predominantly based on the I, IV, and V chords of a key. Mastery of the blues and rhythm changes are "critical elements ...
Muddy Waters discography. Muddy Waters (1913–1983) was an American blues artist who is considered a pioneer of the electric Chicago blues and a major influence on the development of blues and rock music. [ 1 ][ 2 ] He popularized several early Delta blues songs, such as " Rollin' and Tumblin' ", " Walkin' Blues ", and " Baby, Please Don't Go ...
In music, an eight-bar blues is a common blues chord progression. Music writers have described it as "the second most common blues form" [1] being "common to folk, rock, and jazz forms of the blues". [2] It is often notated in 4. 8 time with eight bars to the verse.