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We bring you news about the blues. It's the real deal -
men who grew up picking cotton, playing in the juke joints -
places with dirt floors and dancing people. The place is
hot and there's no room to move, but people do. They have no
choice but to feel the blues because it comes from our souls.
America created the
blues in African American people. It's a music form that was
borne from the pain and suffering of a people. Africans
sing and play music as a way of life. The African slaves
in America carried their culture with them and though denied the
use of the drums and traditional instruments, their souls
continued to sing.
 They
sang work songs in the fields. They did shouts, chants, rhymes
and created instruments from whatever was on hand. In
fact, tap dance originated as a form of communication because
they could no longer do so with the drum. They would put
rocks between their toes and let the rhythms speak.
So, the blues
developed from this spirit of pain and oppression and it is an
art form that can't be duplicated or replicated anywhere else by
anyone else. There are Blues Masters, people who have
developed the style of picking and the use of the notes to the
utmost. We thank those who came before us and developed
this art and carry on the tradition the best we can.
Blues music has
influenced the development of all of the music in America and is
the basis of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, blue grass - all of
it.
Bobbie Oliver's
Blues News tells you about the events and the artists of real
blues. We continue to spread the word about it to keep it
alive. As the Blues Masters continue to age, we seek to keep the
legacy and to keep the knowledge and music flowing.
Thank you for your
support.
Bobbie
http://BobbieMercyOliver.com
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