Genre: Delta Blues
The Delta Blues style comes from a region in the southern part of Mississippi, a place romantically referred to as "the land where the blues were born." In its earliest form, the style became the first black guitar-dominated music to make it onto phonograph records back in the late '20s. Although many original Delta blues performers worked in a string-band context for live appearances, very few of them recorded in this manner. (read more)
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Featured Albums (view all Delta Blues albums)
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Big Joe Williams: Complete Recorded Works-Vol.1 (1935-1941)
1991 Document -
Robert Johnson: King Of The Delta Blues Singers
1961 Columbia -
Various Artists: Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol.3: Early American R...
1999 Yazoo -
Various Artists: Charley Patton: Complete Recordings
2002 JSP -
Bo Carter: Complete Recorded Works Vol.5 (1938-1940)
2000 Document -
Various Artists: Blues Masters Vol.7 Blues Revival
1993 Rhino -
R.L. Burnside: Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down
2000 Fat Possum
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