Delta blues
The Delta blues is one of the earliest styles of blues music. Born in southern Mississippi, Delta blues was first recorded in the late-1920s. String instruments (such as the slide guitar) and harmonicas dominated the music, while the vocals were passionate and fiery. Recorded delta blues is mostly one person singing and playing instruments, though bands were more common in performances. Delta blues spread out across the country, giving rise to a host of regional variations, including Chicago and Detroit blues.
List of artists
| Blues | Blues genres |
|---|
| Classic female blues - Country blues - Delta blues - Jazz blues - Jump blues - Piano blues |
| Blues-rock - Soul blues |
| African blues - British blues - Chicago blues - Detroit blues - Kansas City blues - Louisiana blues - Memphis blues - Piedmont blues - St. Louis blues - Swamp blues - Texas blues - West Coast blues |
| Musicians |
| Styles of American folk music |
| Appalachian | Blues (Ragtime) | Cajun and Creole (Zydeco) | Country (Honky tonk and Bluegrass) | Jazz | Native American | Spiritualss and Gospel | Tejano |