History of the Genre: BluesThe blues music genre is one that has continued to be a prolific style of music for many years. The blues began as work songs and country cries sung by African American slave communities, beginning in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The blues genre has since become a major influence on other developing genres. Most modern genres can be traced back to the genus, which originated in the deep south of the United States. The blues musical style is very distinct and identifiable by almost everyone. The many instruments commonly used include acoustic guitar, bass, body and voice, piano and harmonica, as well as several others. In terms of production elements, traditional blues music is produced using minimal microphones, and the ambiance of the room plays an important role in producing the sound of the music. Some of the early greats of blues music were Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Leadbelly and Robert Johnson; all of whom were major influences on the blues as a musical style. Towards the end of the 19th century, music brought to the United States by African slaves began to flourish. Work songs, chants and shouts mark the beginnings of the first form of blues: Delta blues. Delta Blues is named after the Mississippi Delta, home to the towns and plantations where the first men and women of the blues worked. "The guitar and harmonica were the primary tools of the Delta bluesman, primarily because of the ease of carrying them, and many musicians of the Early Blues era (1910-1950) were sharecroppers or worked on one of the numerous plantations located in the Mississippi Delta. (Gordon, 2014) Besides the guitar and harmonica, homemade instruments such as the Diddley bow were very common among Delt...... middle of paper ......h Boy'. The song features electric guitar, harmonica, bass, piano, drums and vocals. It is important to note that the electric guitar, bass and drums are the most distinctive instruments as "Chicago blues instruments". These formed the basis of many future blues bands and left a legacy for Muddy Waters, who was one of the famous bluesman to pioneer and popularize modern or "urban" blues styles. Later styles in the genre were influenced not only by Muddy Waters, but also by names such as BB King and T-Bone Walker; shaping the Westside subgenre which often included more classical brass. Many styles of blues have similar sonic characteristics. Additionally, these techniques and ideas apply to many different genres. Repeated chord progressions and cyclical form combine with the call-and-response singing pattern to form an easily recognizable style..