Diagram of the history of the Blues

[MAJackson]

Saw this pic of John Lee Hooker and thought the diagram on the chalkboard behind him might be of interest to some here on this forum.

[339 in june]

Cool ! But that doesn't explain when and how pentatonics were invented

[MarkRhodes]

Interesting diagram.

I'm reading "Bayou Underground", which focuses on music in Louisiana. I'm glad I got to live there for several years. It's a curious blend of cultures----Spanish, Cajun, French, Caribbean, American---and the music reflects disparate influences: gospel, marches, folk, ragtime, jazz, zydeco, funk, rock, country, blues....

[steve burchfield]

Cool ! But that doesn't explain when and how pentatonics were invented

My guess would be Chinese music but Im not an ethnomusicologist we may have some though. Rock fusion fans might say Eric Johnson!

[ragman1]

Pentatonics -

'The Pentatonic scale we now know predates Pythagoras, the Babylonians and virtually every other culture all the way back to these early bird bone flutes that have been discovered in various parts of the world.'

The Mystical Pentatonic Scale and Ancient Instruments, Part I: Bone Flutes | Ancient Origins.

[steve burchfield]

Interesting diagram.

I'm reading "Bayou Underground", which focuses on music in Louisiana. I'm glad I got to live there for several years. It's a curious blend of cultures----Spanish, Cajun, French, Caribbean, American---and the music reflects disparate influences: gospel, marches, folk, ragtime, jazz, zydeco, funk, rock, country, blues....

I like The Neville Brothers and Dr John for the Lousiana sound. There is a very good jazz guitarist named Warren Battiste with some material on YT. I got to live there a while and still miss the special food!

[TOMMO]

"Oh boy - what's that? It's giving me a headache and all I ever wanted to do is boogie...."

[MarkRhodes]

I like The Neville Brothers and Dr John for the Lousiana sound. There is a very good jazz guitarist named Warren Battiste with some material on YT. I got to live there a while and still miss the special food!

You'll love this: Dr. John, Professor Longhair, Earl King, and The Meters.

[Doctor Jeff]

What would be more interesting would be a chart with seminal blues musicians, perhaps drawn by Robert Crumb. (Maybe it exists somewhere? Haven’t seen it yet...)

JLH would be right in the middle, right after Robert Johnson, Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, and alongside Muddy Waters. I Can’t Be Satisfied by Muddy Waters came out in ‘48, the same year as Boogie Chillen. These recordings seem to have had a pivotal effect on “race music” going into the ‘50’s—Chess Records, Howling Wolf and BB King, etc.