... began in the 1920's with the merging of some of the most talented and creative musicians in the business. Among the jazz pioneers were the trailblazing New Orleans Rhythm Kings, King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band with Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, and Fletcher Henderson. Among the contributing blues pioneers were Son House, Charles Patton and Robert Johnson. In the ... played with a single acoustic guitar or piano became electrified, played in groups. Once the blues made its way north, artists Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf dominated the Chicago blues scene, incorporati...

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... , Billie was raped by her neighbor one evening and although she he was sentenced to three months in prison, Billie the victim of this horrific crime, was also punished and sent to "The House of Good Shepherd for Colored Girls". But her street smart ways as well as her fiery no nonsense attitude was viewed negatively by the nuns . She even claimed that ... that in 1956, Billie decided to share her lifestory with thee worrld. Her autobiography Lady Sings the Blues, with the help of Willian Dufty was written. Accompanying the autobiography, Billie released the album "Lady Sings The Blues". ...

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... but by drawing strength from their culture they could resist their condition and struggle against it. In the face of this type of adversity, one would imagine that it would be hard to retain ones culture, much less ones sanity. Yet ... and prayed, sang, told stories, and engaged in the necessary chores of day-to-day living, from cleaning house, cooking, and sewing to working on garden plots. Especially important as anchors of the slaves" lives were their families and their religion. Throughout the South ... of slavery. The institution of Sunday dinner continues on out of the tradition o...

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... ". With the Civil War came the freedom of slaves in America. During this time a new style of singing and playing acoustic guitar become popular. Named Delta Blues, after the "Mississippi Delta" region where the majority of blacks in America lived on plantations, it was some of the first blues to ever be recorded. "Pioneers such as Charley Patton, Son House, Robert Johnson, and Mississippi Fred McDowell helped ... to create a unique and powerful sound that is still popular today." (Lee) Widely recognized as the "Father of Rock and Roll", Blues music is one of America's great contributions...

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... fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men. During the 1920's, most women were still expected to stay at home and look after the children. Cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the house and kids was all women were expected to do. Being a housewife and mother were regarded as women's most important duties. Women wanted to be able to have the freedom ... . The Harlem Renaissance was the African American culture. Harlem gave Americans a more clear conscience of the daily lives of the African American citizens and horror or racism. The blacks developed the style of jazz music in N...

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... fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men. During the 1920's, most women were still expected to stay at home and look after the children. Cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the house and kids was all women were expected to do. Being a housewife and mother were regarded as women's most important duties. Women wanted to be able to have the freedom ... . The Harlem Renaissance was the African American culture. Harlem gave Americans a more clear conscience of the daily lives of the African American citizens and horror or racism. The blacks developed the style of jazz music in N...

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... fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men. During the 1920's, most women were still expected to stay at home and look after the children. Cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the house and kids was all women were expected to do. Being a housewife and mother were regarded as women's most important duties. Women wanted to be able to have the freedom ... . The Harlem Renaissance was the African American culture. Harlem gave Americans a more clear conscience of the daily lives of the African American citizens and horror or racism. The blacks developed the style of jazz music in N...

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... fell in love with the alto saxophone. For as young as he was when he started playing, Parker's commitment to the instrument resembled that of a professional musician, he practiced the instrument profusely on a daily basis. John Coltrane's upbringing was somewhat similar to Parker's. Growing up, John ... Parker would regularly sneak out of his house at night and walk to downtown Kansas City and sit in the back alleys of clubs and listen to the jazz music coming out of the nightclubs. Parker's favorite hangout was the balcony of Club Reno, where the house band was the Count ... . While C...

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... . This mistake turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. He was sent to the Coloreds Waif House a reform school on the out skirts of New Orleans. Here Louis was introduced to organized music in the form of the school band. Captain Joseph Jones ran the school band in a military fashion that was extremely strict. It was there that ... mob in Chicago. Gangsters owned most of the clubs in Chicago. Armstrong immediately entered the studios and started recording a series of recording called the Hot Fives and Sevens, which gave him a lasting name. These recordings were some of ...

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