Greatest Moments In Blues

The 6 greatest moments of
Blues

Josué Dagach

What is Blues?
• It’s a vocal and instrumental musical genre
• It means melancholy or sadness
• It has a twelve compass structure and theguitars have a lot of “expressive techniques”
(bend, vibrato, slide)
• Originated in african-american communities
of primarily the “deep south” of the United
States
• It’s the genre that gave birthto almost all the
contemporary music we love these days

N° 1
The foundation of Chess
Records
• Founded in Chicago by the
Chess brothers (Leonard
and Phil) in 1950
• Inactive since 1975
•Chess records recorded and
published many Blues,
Rock ‘n Roll, R’nB, Soul
and Jazz music
• Believed to be the most
important record’s house of
Blues
• Believed to be the place where
Blues becamefamous
• All the artist that I’m going
to show now started here
• In short terms: is because of
this record label that music
is what it is today

N° 2
Muddy Waters
• 1913 – 1983
• Singer,guitarist and
songwriter
• Considered the “father of
modern Chicago Blues”
• Helped Chuck Berry get his
first record contract
• His music has been used in
movies like Casino,
Goodfellas andThe Color of

Money
• The Rolling Stones named
themselves after his 1950’s
song “Rolling Stone”
• Ranked N°17 in Rolling
Stone magazine’s list of
the 100 Greatest Artists of
All Time

N° 3Chuck Berry
• 1926 – Present
• Singer, guitarist and
songwriter
• One of the most
important guitarist,
composer, showman
and singer of all
history
• The principal influence
of rock music
•Ranked N°5 in Rolling
Stone magazine’s list
of the 100 Greatest
Artists of All Time

N° 4
Etta James
• 1954 – 2012
• Singer and songwriter
• Began her career as an
R’nB singer, then sheused jazz and pop
standards, and in her
later years she turned
into soul music
• Believed to be the
influence of Janis Joplin,
Adele, Amy Winehouse
and Christina Aguilera
(between others)
•...