Blues

:For other uses, see blues (disambiguation)

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Blues is a vocal and instrumental music form which emerged in the African-American community of the United States. Blues evolved from West African spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants and has its earliest stylistic roots in West Africa. The form has been a major influence on later American and Western popular music, finding expression in ragtime, jazz, big bands, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and country music, as well as conventional pop songs and even modern classical music {{ref|blueseffect}}.

Related Topics:
African-American - United States - West African - Spirituals - Work song - Chant - West Africa - Popular music - Ragtime - Jazz - Big band - Rhythm and blues - Rock and roll - Country music - Pop song - Classical music

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