East Coast blues facts for kids

East Coast blues is a cool type of blues music. It's known for its fast fingerpicking guitar style. It also often sounds a bit like ragtime music. This style of blues came from the eastern parts of the United States.

Meet the East Coast Blues Artists

Some very important musicians helped create and popularize East Coast blues. They are famous for their unique sounds and playing styles.

• Louis Jordan
• Blind Boy Fuller
• Sonny Terry

Images for kids

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  American blues singer Ma Rainey (1886–1939), known as the "Mother of the Blues"

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  Music expert John Lomax (left) with musician "Uncle" Rich Brown in Sumterville, Alabama

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  Sheet music from "Saint Louis Blues" (1914)

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  Bessie Smith, an early blues singer, famous for her powerful voice

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  John Lee Hooker

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  Blues legend B.B. King with his guitar, "Lucille"

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  Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1983

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  Italian singer Zucchero is called the "Father of Italian Blues". He is one of the few European blues artists who are still famous around the world.

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  Eric Clapton performing in Hyde Park, London, in June 2008

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  Duke Ellington played both big band and bebop music. He often used the blues style in his songs.

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  The music of Taj Mahal for the 1972 movie Sounder helped people get interested in acoustic blues again.

See also

In Spanish: Blues para niños