Lets Begin In The Fields

There really is no question as to where the blues originate from. It was born in the cotton fields, on the plantations, in the whipping shack and all the other places where black people were repressed and treated like something other than human. This is where deep down it all started.

Mind you, the blues have taken on many other subjects that have made men and women feel down and out - lost loves, floods, drinking the wrong liquid and screwin' around with the wrong type of woman (& men). The list is endless and it continues today. I'm sure there is more than one blues artist who is writing or has written a song about a hurricane comin' to town and turnin' lives upside down.

One of the earliest blues artists to be known as such was Son House. He is reputed to have taught Robert Johnson a thing or two on the guitar. Once I get to know how this blog works, I'll post some audio clips. Stay tuned.