Folk-Blues

Folk-Blues harkens back to the acoustic style of turn-of-the-century juke joints and evening-time plantation celebrations. Born of southern influences from Texas to the Delta, Folk-Blues is considered by many to be the original music of the people. Although Early American Blues was similarly accessible, it was Folk-Blues that brought people out to juke joints and dances. Blues performers like Lead Belly and later, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee kept the Folk-Blues style alive for years, while '90s guitarist Ben Harper has successfully tackled the style without being classified as a revivalist.