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Everybody Talkin' 'Bout A Spoonful: The Blues, From America To England And Back, Edward Giza
Everybody Talkin' 'Bout A Spoonful: The Blues, From America To England And Back, Edward Giza
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Though the blues are typically considered one of the few uniquely American musical styles, a group of British performers in the 1960s championed the blues to mainstream audiences on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. This essay explores the journey of the blues from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and then across the Atlantic to England. It examines the various changes the genre underwent throughout this journey as well as aspects of the blues that remained static. Utilizing the song "Spoonful " as a common thread between these locations, this essay details how changes in popular opinion , advancements in …