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Before the Blues

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

In this award-winning eight-part series,
Paul Oliver looks at the origins of blues music and at the kinds of music which preceded it.
4: Old Country Stomp
The music for rural dances in the Southern states of America was rugged and coarse-grained. As the guitar became more popular, banjos and fiddles were used less, but string bands thrived in country districts.

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Paul Oliver
Source: Radio Times

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