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Blues Revival. During the '60s, the blues were rediscovered by a new generation of young listeners. A number of older country-blues artists, like Son House and Furry Lewis, experienced a dramatic upsurge in popularity, as their older records became popular and they became in-demand performers. Many of these artists recorded prolifically during ...
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Blues Revival Album Highlights. Big Bill Broonzy Good Time Tonight. Muddy Waters His Best, 1947 to 1955. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers / Eric Clapton / John Mayall Blues Breakers. Big Bill Broonzy The Young Big Bill Broonzy (1928-1935) John Lee Hooker The Definitive Collection. Mississippi John Hurt Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh ...
A number of older country-blues artists, like Son House and Furry Lewis, experienced a dramatic upsurge in popularity, as their older records became popular and they became in-demand performers. Many of these artists recorded prolifically during the Blues Revival of the '60s, and these records became quite popular.
Today, the legacy of the Blues Revival lives on, with the genre continuing to evolve and inspire new generations of musicians and music lovers. From the gritty, raw sound of contemporary blues-rock acts like Gary Clark Jr. and Janiva Magness, to the soulful, R&B-infused stylings of artists like Keb’ Mo’ and Susan Tedeschi, the blues remains a vital and ever-changing musical force.
If the blues as a musical form is around a century old, then the blues revival has been going on for at least half that time. During the latter half of the 20th century the blues moved from being a vital form that had given voice to the lives of impoverished sharecroppers and those huddled in the back streets of poor black city neighbourhoods, to become a globally recognised 'brand'.
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The blues revival was a white, middle-class love affair with the music and lifestyle of marginal blacks. The romantic strain projected a kind of primitivism on the blues singer and located him in a culture of natural license. On the other hand, the blues revival was remarkably oriented to records and the record-listening experience.
