In the 20th century, composers thought about different ... You can hear an example of 12-bar blues style in Bill Haley and his Comets’ Rock around the Clock.

In the early 20th Century female performers such as Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith took the music to a wider audience and sold millions of "race records" in the process. The blues evolved further in ...

Without today’s technical wizardry, mid-20th century music was nothing if not authentic. And because of his song choices and retro style, Atlanta’s Skyler Saufley could easily pass for a contemporary ...