Blues Music Genre Overview

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selected="selected" data-url="/genre/blues-ma0000002467">Overview </option> <option value="artists" data-url="/genre/blues-ma0000002467/artists">Artists </option> <option value="albums" data-url="/genre/blues-ma0000002467/albums">Albums </option> <option value="songs" data-url="/genre/blues-ma0000002467/songs">Songs </option> </select> </div> <div id="descriptorDescription">Blues is about tradition and personal expression. At its core, the blues has remained the same since its inception. Most blues feature simple, usually three-chord, progressions and have simple structures that are open to endless improvisations, both lyrical and musical. The blues grew out of African spirituals and worksongs. In the late 1800s, southern African-Americans passed the songs down orally, and they collided with American folk and country from the Appalachians. New hybrids appeared by each region, but all of the recorded blues from the early 1900s are distinguished by simple, rural acoustic guitars and pianos. After World War II, the blues began to fragment, with some musicians holding on to acoustic traditions and others taking it to jazzier territory. However, most bluesmen followed Muddy Waters' lead and played the blues on electric instruments. From that point on, the blues continued to develop in new directions -- particularly on electric instruments -- or it has been preserved as an acoustic tradition.</div> <div id="descriptorArtistHighlights"> <div class="descriptorSubHeadline"> <h2>Blues Artist Highlights</h2> <a href="/genre/blues-ma0000002467/artists" title="More Blues Artists">More Blues Artists</a> </div> <div class="descriptorSubGrid"> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/bessie-smith-mn0000054707" title="Bessie Smith"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000054707/220/ezrofAFWjCyLm9kfbi4-KFWnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Bessie Smith" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/bessie-smith-mn0000054707" title="Bessie Smith">Bessie Smith</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/muddy-waters-mn0000608701" title="Muddy Waters"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000608701/220/uA5Did329XA8Ktlnl1l41FWnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Muddy Waters" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/muddy-waters-mn0000608701" title="Muddy Waters">Muddy Waters</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/etta-james-mn0000806542" title="Etta James"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000806542/400/A0z_86QETUk3jj07V9I8R1WnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Etta James" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/etta-james-mn0000806542" title="Etta James">Etta James</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/bb-king-mn0000059156" title="B.B. King"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000059156/220/WMaTK7GG9ca9ef04R8EIhd_M69_UI9rrJSVvWL2-yAg=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="B.B. King" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/bb-king-mn0000059156" title="B.B. King">B.B. King</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/bobby-blue-bland-mn0000081194" title="Bobby "Blue" Bland"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000081194/220/DfMeaXK0n4E38ZwBlwFCkJhUoDg0hsvx4F4sL4oO-nA=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Bobby "Blue" Bland" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/bobby-blue-bland-mn0000081194" title="Bobby "Blue" Bland">Bobby "Blue" Bland</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/robert-johnson-mn0000832288" title="Robert Johnson"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000832288/220/E8ZWMRQ_YPGhtz5H2rfT15hUoDg0hsvx4F4sL4oO-nA=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Robert Johnson" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/robert-johnson-mn0000832288" title="Robert Johnson">Robert Johnson</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/jimmy-reed-mn0000076881" title="Jimmy Reed"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000076881/220/7HwVN3HR7margipCv1YWHd_M69_UI9rrJSVvWL2-yAg=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Jimmy Reed" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/jimmy-reed-mn0000076881" title="Jimmy Reed">Jimmy Reed</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/john-lee-hooker-mn0000815039" title="John Lee Hooker"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000815039/220/Ou7ciNL1NPLlo1jO_gOJkphUoDg0hsvx4F4sL4oO-nA=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="John Lee Hooker" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/john-lee-hooker-mn0000815039" title="John Lee Hooker">John Lee Hooker</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/buddy-guy-mn0000942529" title="Buddy Guy"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000942529/220/-MCFuYHxKlDeoe878uleEVWnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Buddy Guy" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/buddy-guy-mn0000942529" title="Buddy Guy">Buddy Guy</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/albert-king-mn0000617844" title="Albert King"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000617844/400/uuf78iDE4yw4h2bx84GxWlWnbEN5fCjifro6xhIBuB4=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Albert King" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/albert-king-mn0000617844" title="Albert King">Albert King</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/lightnin-hopkins-mn0000825208" title="Lightnin' Hopkins"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000825208/220/PKAkvvH9TQ6nMcSdC6V6iB_TZlp6n_cq-Emr2zx15tU=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Lightnin' Hopkins" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/lightnin-hopkins-mn0000825208" title="Lightnin' Hopkins">Lightnin' Hopkins</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/otis-rush-mn0000894956" title="Otis Rush"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000894956/220/NwT6fJ3vPWSQDO9pv6Fm-R_TZlp6n_cq-Emr2zx15tU=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Otis Rush" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/otis-rush-mn0000894956" title="Otis Rush">Otis Rush</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/clarence-gatemouth-brown-mn0000129547" title="Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000129547/220/hHEiWxuKt_dPelcJrmJiSoAf7E_1E-2MlBBPmPAXRBU=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/clarence-gatemouth-brown-mn0000129547" title="Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown">Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/lonnie-johnson-mn0000275401" title="Lonnie Johnson"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000275401/400/B3kw_3P3TsOQE--xBFhRsASijaXJlYnq0St31qpAJWo=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Lonnie Johnson" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/lonnie-johnson-mn0000275401" title="Lonnie Johnson">Lonnie Johnson</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="moreArtistsMobile"><a href="/genre/blues-ma0000002467/artists" title="More Blues Artists">More Blues Artists</a></div> </div> <div id="descriptorAlbumHighlights"> <div class="descriptorSubHeadline"> <h2>Blues Album Highlights</h2> <a href="/genre/blues-ma0000002467/albums" title="More Blues Albums">More 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Jones">Booker T. 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href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/robert-johnson-mn0000832288" title="Robert Johnson">Robert Johnson</a> </span> </div> <div class="songRight"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/magic-sam-mn0000191429" title="Magic Sam">Magic Sam</a> </div> </div> <div class="songRow"> <div class="songLeft"> <span class="songTitle"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/i-just-want-to-make-love-to-you-mt0031778633">I Just Want to Make Love to You</a> <a href="/song/i-just-want-to-make-love-to-you-mt0031778633" title="I Just Want to Make Love to You"> <span class="song-review" title="Read song review"></span> </a> </span> <span class="songComposer"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/willie-dixon-mn0000959770" title="Willie Dixon">Willie Dixon</a> </span> </div> <div class="songRight"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/muddy-waters-mn0000608701" title="Muddy Waters">Muddy Waters</a> </div> </div> <div class="songRow"> <div class="songLeft"> <span class="songTitle"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/good-rockin-tonight-mt0011726103">Good Rockin' Tonight</a> </span> <span class="songComposer"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/roy-brown-mn0000343396" title="Roy Brown">Roy Brown</a> </span> </div> <div class="songRight"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/roy-brown-mn0000343396" title="Roy Brown">Roy Brown</a> </div> </div> <div class="songRow"> <div class="songLeft"> <span class="songTitle"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/hound-dog-mt0001703802">Hound Dog</a> <a href="/song/hound-dog-mt0001703802" title="Hound Dog"> <span class="song-review" title="Read song review"></span> </a> </span> <span class="songComposer"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jerry-leiber-mn0000334296" title="Jerry Leiber">Jerry Leiber</a> / <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-stoller-mn0000487288" title="Jerry Leiber" title="Mike Stoller">Mike Stoller</a> </span> </div> <div class="songRight"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-mama-thornton-mn0000762288" title="Big Mama Thornton">Big Mama Thornton</a> </div> </div> <div class="songRow"> <div class="songLeft"> <span class="songTitle"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/mystery-train-mt0012089917">Mystery Train</a> </span> <span class="songComposer"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/junior-parker-mn0000486305" title="Junior Parker">Junior Parker</a> / <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sam-phillips-mn0001197138" title="Junior Parker" title="Sam Phillips">Sam Phillips</a> </span> </div> <div class="songRight"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/junior-parker-mn0000486305" title="Junior Parker">Junior Parker</a> </div> </div> <div class="songRow"> <div class="songLeft"> <span class="songTitle"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/song/cry-cry-cry-mt0003979128">Cry, Cry, Cry</a> </span> <span class="songComposer"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/johnny-cash-mn0000816890" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a> </span> </div> <div class="songRight"> <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bobby-blue-bland-mn0000081194" title="Bobby "Blue" Bland">Bobby "Blue" Bland</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="moreSongsMobile"><a href="/genre/blues-ma0000002467/songs" title="More Blues Songs">More Blues Songs</a></div> </div> <section class="insticator_ct">  <div id="insticator-container" class="embedid-68073c06-4a0a-4d0d-87f9-2ddd27b57e67"> <script> if (scroll_v7 === "no-scroll") { document.write("<div id='div-insticator-ad-1'></div>"); document.write("<div id='insticator-embed'></div>"); document.write("<div id='div-insticator-ad-2'></div>"); } </script> </div>  </section> <div id="descriptorTree"> <div class="descriptorSubHeadline"> <h2>Blues Subgenres & Styles</h2> <button id="toggleAllDescriptors" class="uiBtn">Expand All</button> </div> <div id="descriptorTreeOuterGrid"> <div class="desktopOnly"> <div id="col1" class="descriptorColumnGrid"> <div class="subgenreTreeItem 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Blues">Pre-War Gospel Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/songster-ma0000012093" title="Songster">Songster</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/vaudeville-blues-ma0000011921" title="Vaudeville Blues">Vaudeville Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/work-songs-ma0000012293" title="Work Songs">Work Songs</a> </div> </div> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top"> <span class="genreParent">Delta Blues</span> <svg class="toggleArrow" width="7" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 25" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M-5.46392e-07 12.5L12.2951 -1.18236e-07L15 2.75L5.40984 12.5L15 22.25L12.2951 25L-5.46392e-07 12.5Z" fill="black"/> </svg> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/delta-blues-ma0000002549" title="Delta Blues">Delta Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/electric-delta-blues-ma0000011900" title="Electric Delta Blues">Electric Delta Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/finger-picked-guitar-ma0000011975" title="Finger-Picked Guitar">Finger-Picked Guitar</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/modern-delta-blues-ma0000011988" title="Modern Delta Blues">Modern Delta Blues</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="col2" class="descriptorColumnGrid"> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top"> <span class="genreParent">Early Acoustic Blues</span> <svg class="toggleArrow" width="7" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 25" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M-5.46392e-07 12.5L12.2951 -1.18236e-07L15 2.75L5.40984 12.5L15 22.25L12.2951 25L-5.46392e-07 12.5Z" fill="black"/> </svg> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/acoustic-blues-ma0000012058" title="Acoustic Blues">Acoustic Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/acoustic-memphis-blues-ma0000012060" title="Acoustic Memphis Blues">Acoustic Memphis Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/classic-blues-vocals-ma0000002517" title="Classic Blues Vocals">Classic Blues Vocals</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/classic-female-blues-ma0000004403" title="Classic Female Blues">Classic Female Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/dirty-blues-ma0000012302" title="Dirty Blues">Dirty Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/early-american-blues-ma0000011898" title="Early American Blues">Early American Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/piedmont-blues-ma0000011990" title="Piedmont Blues">Piedmont Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/pre-war-blues-ma0000002794" title="Pre-War Blues">Pre-War Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/regional-blues-ma0000002821" title="Regional Blues">Regional Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/traditional-blues-ma0000004995" title="Traditional Blues">Traditional Blues</a> </div> </div> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top"> <span class="genreParent">East Coast Blues</span> <svg class="toggleArrow" width="7" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 25" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M-5.46392e-07 12.5L12.2951 -1.18236e-07L15 2.75L5.40984 12.5L15 22.25L12.2951 25L-5.46392e-07 12.5Z" fill="black"/> </svg> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/east-coast-blues-ma0000011899" title="East Coast Blues">East Coast Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/new-york-blues-ma0000012219" title="New York Blues">New York Blues</a> </div> </div> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top"> <span class="genreParent">Electric Blues</span> <svg class="toggleArrow" width="7" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 25" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M-5.46392e-07 12.5L12.2951 -1.18236e-07L15 2.75L5.40984 12.5L15 22.25L12.2951 25L-5.46392e-07 12.5Z" fill="black"/> </svg> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/detroit-blues-ma0000012039" title="Detroit Blues">Detroit Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/electric-blues-ma0000004405" title="Electric Blues">Electric Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/electric-country-blues-ma0000012304" title="Electric Country Blues">Electric Country Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/electric-harmonica-blues-ma0000011822" title="Electric Harmonica Blues">Electric Harmonica Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/electric-memphis-blues-ma0000012173" title="Electric Memphis Blues">Electric Memphis Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/juke-joint-blues-ma0000011940" title="Juke Joint Blues">Juke Joint Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/slide-guitar-blues-ma0000004404" title="Slide Guitar Blues">Slide Guitar Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/soul-blues-ma0000004996" title="Soul-Blues">Soul-Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/swamp-blues-ma0000002884" title="Swamp Blues">Swamp Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/urban-blues-ma0000012096" title="Urban Blues">Urban Blues</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="col3" class="descriptorColumnGrid"> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top"> <span class="genreParent">Harmonica Blues</span> <svg class="toggleArrow" width="7" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 25" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M-5.46392e-07 12.5L12.2951 -1.18236e-07L15 2.75L5.40984 12.5L15 22.25L12.2951 25L-5.46392e-07 12.5Z" fill="black"/> </svg> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/harmonica-blues-ma0000002404" title="Harmonica Blues">Harmonica Blues</a> </div> </div> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top"> <span class="genreParent">Jump Blues/Piano Blues</span> <svg class="toggleArrow" width="7" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 25" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M-5.46392e-07 12.5L12.2951 -1.18236e-07L15 2.75L5.40984 12.5L15 22.25L12.2951 25L-5.46392e-07 12.5Z" fill="black"/> </svg> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/jazz-blues-ma0000011827" title="Jazz Blues">Jazz Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/piano-blues-ma0000002405" title="Piano Blues">Piano Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/st-louis-blues-ma0000012094" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/west-coast-blues-ma0000012030" title="West Coast Blues">West Coast Blues</a> </div> </div> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top"> <span class="genreParent">Louisiana Blues</span> <svg class="toggleArrow" width="7" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 25" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M-5.46392e-07 12.5L12.2951 -1.18236e-07L15 2.75L5.40984 12.5L15 22.25L12.2951 25L-5.46392e-07 12.5Z" fill="black"/> </svg> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/acoustic-louisiana-blues-ma0000011879" title="Acoustic Louisiana Blues">Acoustic Louisiana Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/acoustic-new-orleans-blues-ma0000011966" title="Acoustic New Orleans Blues">Acoustic New 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viewBox="0 0 15 25" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M-5.46392e-07 12.5L12.2951 -1.18236e-07L15 2.75L5.40984 12.5L15 22.25L12.2951 25L-5.46392e-07 12.5Z" fill="black"/> </svg> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/contemporary-blues-ma0000002960" title="Contemporary Blues">Contemporary Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/modern-blues-ma0000002730" title="Modern Blues">Modern Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/modern-electric-blues-ma0000011944" title="Modern Electric Blues">Modern Electric Blues</a> </div> </div> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top"> <span class="genreParent">Texas Blues</span> <svg class="toggleArrow" width="7" height="15" viewBox="0 0 15 25" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M-5.46392e-07 12.5L12.2951 -1.18236e-07L15 2.75L5.40984 12.5L15 22.25L12.2951 25L-5.46392e-07 12.5Z" fill="black"/> </svg> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/acoustic-texas-blues-ma0000011999" title="Acoustic Texas Blues">Acoustic Texas Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/electric-texas-blues-ma0000012340" title="Electric Texas Blues">Electric Texas Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/modern-electric-texas-blues-ma0000012354" title="Modern Electric Texas Blues">Modern Electric Texas Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/texas-blues-ma0000002899" title="Texas Blues">Texas Blues</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mobileOnly"> <div id="col1m" class="descriptorColumnGrid"> <div class="subgenres"> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top full"> <span class="genre-parent">Chicago Blues</span> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/acoustic-chicago-blues-ma0000012059" title="Acoustic Chicago Blues">Acoustic Chicago Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/chicago-blues-ma0000002504" title="Chicago Blues">Chicago Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/electric-chicago-blues-ma0000012241" title="Electric Chicago Blues">Electric Chicago Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/modern-electric-chicago-blues-ma0000012316" title="Modern Electric Chicago Blues">Modern Electric Chicago Blues</a> </div> </div> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top full"> <span class="genre-parent">Country Blues</span> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/blues-gospel-ma0000011814" title="Blues Gospel">Blues Gospel</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/blues-revival-ma0000012232" title="Blues Revival">Blues Revival</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/country-blues-ma0000002533" title="Country Blues">Country Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/folk-blues-ma0000012042" title="Folk-Blues">Folk-Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/memphis-blues-ma0000012183" title="Memphis Blues">Memphis Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/pre-war-country-blues-ma0000011871" title="Pre-War Country Blues">Pre-War Country Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/pre-war-gospel-blues-ma0000012359" title="Pre-War Gospel Blues">Pre-War Gospel Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/songster-ma0000012093" title="Songster">Songster</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/vaudeville-blues-ma0000011921" title="Vaudeville Blues">Vaudeville Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/work-songs-ma0000012293" title="Work Songs">Work Songs</a> </div> </div> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top full"> <span class="genre-parent">Delta Blues</span> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/delta-blues-ma0000002549" title="Delta Blues">Delta Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/electric-delta-blues-ma0000011900" title="Electric Delta Blues">Electric Delta Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/finger-picked-guitar-ma0000011975" title="Finger-Picked Guitar">Finger-Picked Guitar</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/modern-delta-blues-ma0000011988" title="Modern Delta Blues">Modern Delta Blues</a> </div> </div> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top full"> <span class="genre-parent">Early Acoustic Blues</span> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/acoustic-blues-ma0000012058" title="Acoustic Blues">Acoustic Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/acoustic-memphis-blues-ma0000012060" title="Acoustic Memphis Blues">Acoustic Memphis Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/classic-blues-vocals-ma0000002517" title="Classic Blues Vocals">Classic Blues Vocals</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/classic-female-blues-ma0000004403" title="Classic Female Blues">Classic Female Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/dirty-blues-ma0000012302" title="Dirty Blues">Dirty Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/early-american-blues-ma0000011898" title="Early American Blues">Early American Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/piedmont-blues-ma0000011990" title="Piedmont Blues">Piedmont Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/pre-war-blues-ma0000002794" title="Pre-War Blues">Pre-War Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/regional-blues-ma0000002821" title="Regional Blues">Regional Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/traditional-blues-ma0000004995" title="Traditional Blues">Traditional Blues</a> </div> </div> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top full"> <span class="genre-parent">East Coast Blues</span> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/east-coast-blues-ma0000011899" title="East Coast Blues">East Coast Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/new-york-blues-ma0000012219" title="New York Blues">New York Blues</a> </div> </div> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top full"> <span class="genre-parent">Electric Blues</span> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/detroit-blues-ma0000012039" title="Detroit Blues">Detroit Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/electric-blues-ma0000004405" title="Electric Blues">Electric Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/electric-country-blues-ma0000012304" title="Electric Country Blues">Electric Country Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/electric-harmonica-blues-ma0000011822" title="Electric Harmonica Blues">Electric Harmonica Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/electric-memphis-blues-ma0000012173" title="Electric Memphis Blues">Electric Memphis Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/juke-joint-blues-ma0000011940" title="Juke Joint Blues">Juke Joint Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/slide-guitar-blues-ma0000004404" title="Slide Guitar Blues">Slide Guitar Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/soul-blues-ma0000004996" title="Soul-Blues">Soul-Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/swamp-blues-ma0000002884" title="Swamp Blues">Swamp Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/urban-blues-ma0000012096" title="Urban Blues">Urban Blues</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="col2m" class="descriptorColumnGrid"> <div class="subgenres"> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top full"> <span class="genre-parent">Harmonica Blues</span> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/harmonica-blues-ma0000002404" title="Harmonica Blues">Harmonica Blues</a> </div> </div> <div class="subgenreTreeItem closed"> <div class="top full"> <span class="genre-parent">Jump Blues/Piano Blues</span> </div> <div class="styles"> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/jazz-blues-ma0000011827" title="Jazz Blues">Jazz Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/piano-blues-ma0000002405" title="Piano Blues">Piano Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/st-louis-blues-ma0000012094" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a> <a class="genre-links" href="/style/west-coast-blues-ma0000012030" title="West Coast Blues">West Coast Blues</a> 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