- New Blues
New Blues is a name given to blues music by artists such as
The White Stripes ,Seasick Steve ,Stephen Dale Petit andThe Black Keys , who are bringing The Blues to wider popularity in the NewMillennium .The New Blues Revolution
The New Blues Revolution refers to the time in the late 00’s when the contemporised form of The Deep Blues caught the mainstream imagination, and The Blues thereby gained a wider audience.
It is akin to the British Blues Boom of the mid 1960s pioneered by artists such as
Eric Clapton ,Jeff Beck ,Jimmy Page andPhil May , who adapted and added creatively to traditional US Blues Music (e.g.Delta Blues , Country Blues,Chicago Blues and other blues genres originating in early 1900s America). The British Blues Boom made British Blues popular both in theUnited Kingdom and in theUnited States during this time.The New Blues Revolution is a predominantly United Kingdom based phenomenon, although bands such as
The Checks fromNew Zealand have also contributed to the movement, and to the increasing popularity and awareness of the genre.Stephen Dale Petit’s Contribution
Stephen Dale Petit is a major figurehead in the New Blues Revolution. He believes “"the UK needs to be reminded of their treasure trove contribution to the Blues"” [Citation| last=Wilkinson | first=Sam|author-link=Sam Wilkinson |title=Stephen Dale Petit Gets His Point Across| newspaper=
Blues Matters | volume= | issue=38 | pages=62-69 | year=2007 |date=June, July 2007| url= http://www.guitararama.co.uk/pdfs/BluesMatters_optimised.pdf | quote= "the UK needs to be reminded of their treasure trove contribution to the Blues] and that it is “"important that (young people) are exposed to raw, deep Blues firsthand and they know it’s available to them"” [Citation| last=Heathman| first=|author-link=|title=Heathman's Diary: Stephen's Still got the Blues for you| newspaper=Ham & High| volume= | issue= | pages=22-22 | year= 2007 |date= 2007-11-08| url=http://www.guitararama.co.uk/pdfs/HamandHi.pdf| quote="important that (young people) are exposed to raw, deep Blues firsthand and they know it’s available to them]New Blues Performers
Stephen Dale Petit [http://www.guitararama.com] The White Stripes [http://www.whitestripes.net/] Seasick Steve [http://www.seasicksteve.com] The Black Keys [http://www.theblackkeys.com] The Checks [http://www.thechecks.net/] [insert more here]
Links (and Further Reading)
New Blues Forum [http://www.newbluesforum.com/] - A forum for lovers of The Blues – new and old [insert new blues and new blues revolution websites and media]
References
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