Where should I get started with blues music?

It may depend on where you are coming to the blues from. For example, if you are a rock music fan you might start with electric blues artists (so-called Chicago blues) like Albert King, Freddie King, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Otis Rush. read more

Let's start going down the blues highway 101, with the classic 12-bar format. The 12 bar blues is the most common, and quite simple while still leaving miles and miles of room for originality. To play the 12 bar blues, you need to first pick a key. read more

Many of the earliest blues musicians incorporated the blues into a wider repertoire that included traditional folk songs, vaudeville music, and minstrel tunes. Without getting too technical, most blues music is comprised of 12 bars (or measures). read more