Chicago Blues
Rock Legends
2020 | 24 min | TV-14
Rock Legends
The Chicago Blues sound replaced acoustic instruments with amplified versions and the basic guitar/harmonica duo of Delta Blues and Piedmont blues was expanded into a full band with bass guitar, drums, and sometimes saxophone. It was more full-bodied than its country cousin, reaching beyond the standard six-note blues scale to incorporate major scale notes. With Bo Diddley, Howlin Woolf & Muddy Waters