1. History of Blues timeline – This is just an example. For your
timeline aim to include between 10-15 events
Late 19th Century:
Spiritual songs and
Ballads become popular
in African-American
communities of the
‘Deep South’ of
American
Early 1900s: Spiritual
songs and ballads
develop into early blues
songs
1912: One of the first
blues songs releases: W.
C. Handy’s ‘The
Memphis Blues’
1960s: The invention of
the Electric guitar leads
to the popularity of
electric blues artists like
John Lee Hooker and
Muddy Waters
21st Century: Blues is a
globally popular genre,
influencing many other
modern genres such as
jazz, rock, and soul