A style of music that evolved from southern African-American secular songs and is usually characterized by slow tempo and flatted thirds and sevenths. Blues influenced the development of rock, rhythm and blues and country music.  Blues was introduced in early 1900s by African Americans in the southern states. The word "blues" also mean sad. Many blues songs tells of the hard lives lived by the people in this era.

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