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Spreading the Joy
Blues Journey
English - March 07, 2007 21:00 - 5 minutes - 6.17 KB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsCourses Education Arts Performing Arts k-12 arts education artsedge arts education theater blues blues journey melody rhythm Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The blues sound was captured by Alan Lomax, who was among the first to record folk songs in the 1930s. Because of Lomax's recordings, people across the country could hear the unique music of blues artists like Huddie Ledbetter ("Leadbelly") and Muddy Waters for the first time. In addition to Lomax's work, the rise of the commercial recording industry (particularly Chess Records) and advances in recording technologies allowed blues to have a wider distribution and as a result, gain a larger audience.