The 19th century experiences of African-Americans in the United States’ deep south brought about the introduction of blues music. Slaves formulated their own identity with work songs and ballads that led to […]

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Gary Moore was a musician born in 1952 in Belfast who was entrenched in the blues. He grew up among the troubles and incorporated the influence of the blues into his work. He was pulled into the […]

Van Morrison and the Maritime Hotel

Image: plaque crediting the site of the Maritime Hotel [1]
The Rhythm and Blues movement Blues gained awesome popularity in the 1960s. A major player in this movement was […]

Spiritual songs helped deliver African Americans from political oppression and developed the blues style as a retaliation to this treatment. The blues applied to the Northern Irish situation due to both […]