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1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 ends ends WWI WWII for the north phonograph alan lomax born the U.S. enters WWI U.S. U.S. enters WWII U.S. radio : peck curtis tractor introduced; field recordings end electric pickup stock market crashes phonograph recording thomas edison invents john lomax born (1867) ms and opens up sawmill regional US destroying cotton fields from to 50,000 blacks arrive in chicago mechanized spiritual to swing concert in nyc becomes broadcast over sears/roebuck catalog service; national gramophone company 50,000 blacks leave mississippi reducing the need for field labor will dockery moves to cleveland, illinios central rail expands south gibson develops first commercial introduces affordable instruments accessible Paramount implements mail-order Paramount contextboll weevil moves from mexico into ma rainey r&b charts kansas city oliver's band band to 1935 electric guitar and count basie born born jazz recording begins with kc and nyc jazz takes form big bands become popular count basie's band records charlie christian popularizes big bands become outdated; Original Dixie Land Jass Band pushing new orleans-style out count basie performs in blues- standards are introduced; louis based swing band blue devils in count basie joins bennie moten's louis armstrong records with king armstrong performs with b. smith "everyday i have the blues" ; #2 on music-unknown outside the south jazz is a loose regionally collective and jazz style changes as instrumental solos georgia tom transitions to gospel

louis armstrong performs with spirituals/gospelma rainey and bessie smith race recording europe company ida cox born ma rainey born "jump-up" blues in apollo theatre "st. louis blues"- blues popularized & bessie smith born mamie smith born "crazy blues"; over of begins performing alberta hunter born signs with columbia musicians anywhere 1 million copies sold signs with paramount in minstrel performance blues" at moser stokes company considered earliest example b. smith records for columbia- up" blues that he hears in 1901 wc handy hears st. louis blues; wc handy publishes "memphis blues- guitarist sylvester mamie smith - ma rainey first appears onstage classic blues dies; race records henry sloan heard playing blues emerge as recording alternaitve ma rainey coaches bessie smith alberta hunter moves to nyc and mamie smith performs as singer

making him one of the first blues alberta hunter moves to chicago; hunter performs at apollo theatre; with paramount: "cc rider"; alberta alberta hunter performs in UK and charles peabody publishes "jump- records over 160 songs until 1933 mamie smith performs with dance alberta hunter rediscovered in nyc; weaver records; ma rainey records

blues talent scout h.c. speir locates and records several blues revival classic blues distinguished bluesman plantation hc speir born skip james born born; howlin' wolf born library of congress charlie patton born born newport folk festival muddy waters born; born born while waiting for train robert lockwood born memphis minnie born 1st blues million-seller patton and "terraplane blues" is a hit freddie- 1st delta recording tommy johnson arrives near 1st recordings by son house tommy johnson learns guitar j. jackson "kansas city blues" farms; howlin' wolf plays with patton dockery farms; influenced by rice miller & robert lockwood; Okeh Company records papa rooster blues" sells thousands t. johnson records for hc speir wc handy hears KFFA's "king biscuit time" airs; KFFA's son house befriends r. johnson son house befriends r. skip james rediscovered; plays muddy waters moves to stovall howlin' wofl arrives at dockery's patton family moves to dockery c. patton studies under h. sloan lomax records muddy waters for 1st recordings by robert johnson: skip james records for paramount charlie patton- "pony blues" & "banty born "statesboro blues" blind boy fuller born blind willie mctell born lomax-'library of congress lomax-'library blind willie mctell records for country blues columbia; blind willie mctell records for blind boy fuller signs with ARC; records for over 135 songs until 1940 east coast blues blind boy fuller plays street corners together columbia leadbelly born guitar in blues t-bone walker born t-bone european following newport folk festival lightnin' hopkins born t-bone walker in prison; t-bone lemon jefferson as child blind willie johnson born blind lemon jefferson born american folk blues festival t-bone walker records using t-bone lightnin' hopkins performs at lightnin' hopkins first records performs with chalrie christian john lomax discover & record lomax' moves leadbelly to nyc blind willie johnson records for leadbelly and blind lemon work lightnin' hopkins plays with blind leadbelly travels to paris build leadbelly blind lemon jefferson records for Paramount-extremely successful Paramount-extremely electric guitar; introduces lightnin' hopkins tours europe with lightnin' hopkins performs requently east texas blues boogie-woogie craze joe turner in chicago magic sam + memphis boogie-woogie boogie woogie first recordings blues standard jack 1st records and pete johnson born "walking the blues" born r. sykes tours europe r. roosevelt sykes born; meade lux lewis born ittle montgomery born l ammons travels regularly to chicago barrelhouse little montgomery moves to champion jack dupree born concert; reignites interest in memphis minnie ; c hampion considered great example of champion jack returns to US chicago; plays with otis rush, pete johnson, albert ammons, blues"; meade lux lewis' "honky pete johnson partners with big meade lux lewis play spiritual to meade lux lewis befriends albert champion jack moves to europe with little brother montgomery records r. sykes moves to chicago; works r. "vicksburg blues #2" for bluebird; champion jack records 26 songs; roosevelt sykes releases "forty four tonk train" released by paramount; champion jack plays blues festival roosevelt sykes moves to st. louis; swing + boogie albert ammons joins rhythm kings; produces and is responsiblefor many top new piano orleans r&b hits including those pre-war blues by dave again" "i hear you r&b charts dr. john born dr. in military band born fats domino born bartholomew born becomes producer smiley lewis born; professor longhair born befriends prof. longhair befriends prof. new orleans jazz festival and records debut album time"; #9 hit on r&b chart professor longhair records bartholomew; bartholomew smiley lewis befriends dave smiley lewis' first recordings; plays "baldhead" ; #5 on r&b charts; major pop star with 'i'm in love little walter plays street corners dr. john establishes solo career dr. smiley lewis' records fats domino "the fat man" #2 on professor longhair rediscovered; dave bartholomew learns trumpet dr. john works at recording studio; dr. professor longhair first recordings; knocking" ; #5 r&b hit; fats domino dr. john records "right place, wrong dr. dave bartholomew's first recordings new orleans post-war urban blues memphis sun records b.b. king born sam philips born memphis streets forms bee"; successful hit makes 1st recording philips forms alliance with chess; memphis minnie moves to sam philips starts memphis howlin' wolf records for philips

memphis minnie discovered by recording servie/philips records memphis minnie plays music on philips sam philips broadcasts on WREC howlin' wolf arrives in w.memphis; memphis minnie records "bumble secures radio position with KWEM; broonzy, memphis minnie, tampa red, sonny boy williamson II record hundreds memphis of songs-transition blues from country to urban setting 1st time musician ecordings for huge success r introduces blues aristocrat record s little walter arrives and philip chess join records for aristocrat; hoochie coochie man" little walter tours europe howlin' wolf tours europe & jazz venues in chicago folk festival; huge success plays the spiritual to swing chess records sold to GRT muddy waters uses electric family emigrates to chicago bill broonzy tours europe and waters leonard guitar; defines chicago blues tampa red arrives in chicago; howlin' wolf arrives in chicago bill broonzy records for victor; tampa red records final album; muddy waters tours for muddy waters plays the newport muddy waters releases "i'm your "it's tight like that" is a hit; chess columbia; not released until '71; muddy waters arrives in chicago muddy waters 1st partners with georgia tom dorsey becomes premiere chicago blues chess brothers own several blues big bill broonzy arrives in chicago aristocrat becomes chess records little walter joins m. waters; muddy memphis minnie arrives in chicago concert in nyc; represents chicago broonzy chicago tampa red 1st records for Vocalion: album is a hit europe little walter first records little richard born "crossroads" forms; robert johnson's tours with rolling stones #1 on r&b charts; howlin' the beatles form and record records for sun; rock'n'roll album; little richard muddy water's biggest r&b hit joins cream records for chess; little richard records "tutti frutti" ; 1st single; starts blues craze in b.b. king records "three o'clock forms; release first 1st howlin' wolf appears on TV show blues"; r&b hit; philips records j.brenston with ; little richard tours on chitlin' circuit the rolling stones form and release "rocket 88," top r&b hit considered wolf r&b top ten; muddy waters 1st major r&b and pop hit; little wlater's soul/r+b/rock+roll "my babe" reaches #1 on r&b chart

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