Events
Mamie Smith Releases “Crazy Blues"“Maple Leaf Rag” PublishedBlind Lemon Jefferson first records“Camp Meeting Shouts” recordedSlaves Arrive in the AmericasJim Crow laws beganElectrical Recording technology is introducedMuddy Water records “Country Blues"Rhythm and Blues is born (the term is first used)Robert Johnson “The Complete Recordings” ReleasedRalph Peer first records in Atlanta, GAElectric Guitar is inventedRadical Reconstruction ends (troops leave the South)Congress ends the slave tradeW.C. Handy sees a blues player at a train stationRobert Johnson has first recording sessionB.B. King has his first hit with “Three O’Clock Blues”Muddy Waters and B.B. King perform at Fillmore East
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