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14 paź 2011 · Women such as Bessie Smith carried music and the blues into the minds and hearts of popular culture years ago, and presents the contemporary music world with a solid blueprint for good things, both coming and already arrived.
16 maj 2024 · The blues, a genre birthed from the depths of African American hardships, resilience, and the unyielding spirit of expression, has been shaped significantly by the contributions of numerous women. These women not only defined the genre but also paved the way for future generations in music.
Classic blues were performed by female singers accompanied by pianists or small jazz ensembles and were the first blues to be recorded. Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, and the other singers in this genre were instrumental in spreading the popularity of the blues.
1 lip 2020 · Women Who Shaped The Blues. By Chris Wheatley. From the earliest days of blues as entertainment, women were at the forefront. Theirs were the first black voices to be heard on record, and therefore the first to disseminate the twelve-bar art form across the nation (and the world).
History can live through the modern blues woman. Listen to the original "At Last" as recorded by legend Etta James. Then, breathe in Teeny Tucker's rendition of the classic blues hit. Both interpretations are beautiful, and both reflect the spirit of the blues.
8 lis 2022 · Throughout history countless women have given the blues a unique stamp, and fought their way to the front of the testosterone-saturated genre, oftentimes with little praise. Here are 12 of those women.
As R&B shouters came to dominate the field, Classic Female Blues singers disappeared altogether, however the example of Bessie Smith is still felt strongly in the work of 1960s rock artist Janis Joplin.
