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cyna 04-Oct-09, 19:45	History of Blues Does anyone know the true origin of blues, when and where it first appeared? Just curious...
qiwi 10-Oct-09, 17:19	Cynthia.... I am not sure if anyone knows the exact origin but it seems that the earliest blues forms grew out of "field hollers" and "work songs" in the days of slavery in the U.S..... The very earliest "blues" recordings began around 1895 and up until 1920 they were commonly described as "race records" and were marketed and sold exclusively to blacks.... However in 1920 Mamie Smith released a recording entitled "Crazy Blues" that sold 75,000 copies in the first month at a dollar a copy..... This caught the attention of the bigger record company executives and of a sudden the blues crossed over so to speak...
cyna 10-Oct-09, 17:30	Thank you for the information, Louis... re: Blues' origins That is very interesting, and something I didn't know. I'm also not aware of where or when Jazz took root, though I believe it happened in New Orleans. I'm not sure when Jazz was actually born... I've read somewhere online that originally, Jazz really sprang from Mexican music, which was played in a concert or a parade (or some similar event) in New Orleans sometime during the nineteenth century... Thanks again, you've been very helpful!! -Cyna

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