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Detroit blues

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Detroit blues is blues played by musicians residing in and around Detroit, Michigan, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s. [1]

15 relations: Bass guitar, Black Bottom, Detroit, Blues, Chicago blues, Delta blues, Detroit, Drum kit, Electric guitar, Harmonica, John Lee Hooker, List of Detroit blues musicians, Memphis, Tennessee, Mississippi Delta, Piano, Saxophone.

Bass guitar

The bass guitar (also known as electric bass, or bass) is a stringed instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

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Black Bottom, Detroit

Black Bottom was a predominantly black neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan.

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Blues

Blues is a music genre and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century.

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Chicago blues

The Chicago blues is a form of blues music indigenous to Chicago, Illinois.

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Delta blues

Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues music.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.

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Drum kit

A drum kit — also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums — is a collection of drums and other percussion instruments, typically cymbals, which are set up on stands to be played by a single player, with drumsticks held in both hands, and the feet operating pedals that control the hi-hat cymbal and the beater for the bass drum.

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Electric guitar

An electric guitar is a guitar that uses one or more pickups to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals.

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Harmonica

The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock and roll.

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John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917; retrieved August 22, 2017. – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

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List of Detroit blues musicians

The following is a list of Detroit blues musicians.

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Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Mississippi Delta

The Mississippi Delta, also known as the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, is the distinctive northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi (and small portions of Arkansas and Louisiana) which lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers.

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Piano

The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers.

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Saxophone

The saxophone (also referred to as the sax) is a family of woodwind instruments.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_blues

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