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Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues forms exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered. Blue notes are sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes. Blues emerged at the end of the 19th century as an accessible form of self-expression in African-American communities of the United States from spirituals, work songs, field… read more
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Top Tracks
| Rank | Play | Loved | Artist and track name | Buy | Options |
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| 1 | John Lee Hooker — Boom Boom |
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| 2 | Elmore James — Dust My Broom |
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| 3 | Howlin' Wolf — Smokestack Lightnin' |
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| 4 | John Lee Hooker — One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer |
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| 5 | Robert Johnson — Cross Road Blues |
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| 6 | Robert Johnson — Sweet Home Chicago |
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| 7 | Howlin' Wolf — Spoonful |
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| 8 | Robert Johnson — Come on in My Kitchen |
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| 9 | Lightnin' Hopkins — Baby Please Don't Go |
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| 10 | Skip James — Devil Got My Woman |
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King Of The Delta Blues Singers
Robert Johnson 257,787 listeners
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John Lee Hooker 106,109 listeners
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Willie Dixon 80,852 listeners
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Bessie Smith 103,548 listeners
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Robert Johnson 114,980 listeners
