In the early 20th Century female performers such as Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith took the music to a wider audience and sold millions of "race records" in the process. The blues evolved further in ...

In the 20th century, composers thought about different ... You can hear an example of 12-bar blues style in Bill Haley and his Comets’ Rock around the Clock.

Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace their roots back to the early 20th Century, in the southern United States. Jazz was very popular as it was a fresh, new sound. Different styles of ...