The document provides an overview of the blues genre. It describes blues as originating from African Americans in the 19th century and discusses its influence on jazz, R&B, and rock and roll. The document also outlines different blues genres such as traditional country blues, jump blues, boogie-woogie, and Chicago blues. Additionally, it summarizes the origins and popularity of The Blues Brothers musical act.

1. THE BLUES

2. ABOUT THE BLUES
 Blues is the name given to both a musical form and
a music genre that originated in African-American.
 From the 19th Century.
 The blues form is mainly in jazz, rhythm and blues,
and rock and roll, its characterized by specific
chord progressions.
 The blues is a well known genre in America and has
spread to a lot of European country's in the 60s and
70s.
 The Blues lyrics has meaning and about up lifting
peoples spirits.

3. BLUES GENRE’S
 Traditional county blues - A general term that describes the rural blues of the Mississippi
Delta, the Piedmont and other rural locales;
 Jump blues - A danceable amalgam of swing and blues and a precursor to R&B. Jump blues was pioneered by Louis
Jordan;
 Boogie-woogie - A piano-based blues popularized by Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson, and
derived from barrelhouse and ragtime;
 Chicago blues - Delta blues electrified;
 Cool blues- A sophisticated piano-based form that owes much to jazz;
 West Coast blues - Popularized mainly by Texas musicians who moved to California. West Coast blues is
heavily influenced by the swing beat.

4. THE BLUES BOTHERS
 The Blues Bothers started on January 17, 1976, Saturday Night Live sketch.
 They became a well known band in America and started to leak their music and
sketches to others country's like England.
 Their Film came out in the 80s and from they have came to be known as the main
blues players.
 John Belushi And Dan Aykroyd are the names that play the blues brothers in the film.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHV0zs0kVGg

5. Ray Charles