42 min

Episode 13 - Music, Pt. 2 - the Blues J. A. Bowman's Personal Podcasts

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This episode continues and expands the conversation from the prior episode by looking at musical traditions handed into the South from Africa. This is a large topic, one that cannot possibly be covered in such a short episode, but the information I have shared is intended to help you start that journey. We cover some of the early history of these musical forms, including ragtime, jazz, the blues, rock and roll, and R&B.



Image: Louis Armstrong photo from the Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Biography.com. https://www.biography.com/musician/louis-armstrong

This episode continues and expands the conversation from the prior episode by looking at musical traditions handed into the South from Africa. This is a large topic, one that cannot possibly be covered in such a short episode, but the information I have shared is intended to help you start that journey. We cover some of the early history of these musical forms, including ragtime, jazz, the blues, rock and roll, and R&B.



Image: Louis Armstrong photo from the Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Biography.com. https://www.biography.com/musician/louis-armstrong

42 min