By Brieya Pottinger 8G1

What are the blues  The blues is a type of African American music usually in the sequence of 12(hence the name 12 bar blues). The urban blues was the start of rhythm and rock.  The 12 bar blues is the most common song from the blues it consists of chords being- C-cegaF-facdG-gbde This is 12 bar sequence is then sometimes followed on with a melody line and finally the 12 bar blues scale which allows you to add a riff and improvise.

 To be a slave is to be owned by another person. A slave is a human being classed as property and who is forced to work for nothing. An enslaved person is a human being who is made to be a slave. This language is often used instead of the word slave, to refer to the person and their experiences and to avoid the use of unpleasant language. What is slavery?

 The blues where a very important part of slavery because the white men used to put them on ships and sent them to America. Some of them would die during the journey so singing was the only thing they could do.it gave them hope and joy it was the only happiness that they would really recive. Slavery and the blues (how they are connected)

 Billie Holiday was born April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959 was an American jazz singer, songwriter, and actress.  Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer, songwriter, and actress. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing.  Movies: Lady Sings the Blues, New Orleans, Strange Blues/jazz musicians(BILLIE HOILIDAY)

 Now a days the blues are very popular to all cultures and skin. Slavery still does happen in different parts of the world but if your out there hold on and keep singing those blues. The blues today