The blues extended
in the Southern states of USA at the beginning of the 20th century.
The ancestors of the Afro-
Americans were slaves. They were brought from Africa in order to work on
the American territory between the 17th and the 19th century.
The blues has its roots in
the slaves' music and in their religious music. In most cases the blues
songs tell a story about the Afro- Americans' hard life. At the beginning
of the 20th century many blues genres developed. "The Country Blues" is
very well known in the 30-ies.
The singers used to manufacture
their own instruments. Later in some American cites a new style appears
"the city blues". Musicians used to play sonorous instruments like trumpet
and saxophone. During the 50-ies, the blues music becomes famous among
American and European, young people.
