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The Blues: An Iconic Style of American Music
The blues is a genre of music that
originated
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in the southern United States in the late 1800s.
The blues came from African-American musical traditions including the songs from the time of
slavery. Originally, most blues music was sung by an individual performer, accompanied on a
guitar or
harmonica
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and focused on themes about sadness, difficulties, and bad luck. After
the end of slavery, many African Americans began migrating and
taking the blues all over the United States with them. Over time the
blues evolved and became an
iconic
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style of truly American
music. Despite the changes the music has undergone over time,
the themes of the blues have continued to focus on
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