http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=g.438&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rssIn 1912, W.C. Handy published the first blues composition, "Memphis Blues." But even before that, the blues had become one of the few original art forms conceived in the United States. Blues is the marriage of West African rhythms and musical sensibilities with the instruments -- and some of the musical forms -- of Northern Europe. Weaving this into folk spirituals and adding the testimony of gospel, early blues was accessible by design -- any level of talent could pound out music on almost any instrument available, although guitar and piano were the most common. The pioneers of the blues -- legendary performers Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and B.B. King -- mastered styles that ranged from the technically brilliant to the evocatively mythic. Classic blues is played in a twelve-bar form, with repeated lyrical strains woven into improvised vocals or instrumentals. A hugely influential genre which in large part gave rise to rock 'n' roll, the blues has been embraced by countless non-African Americans as well, from guitar god Eric Clapton, to chart-topper Bonnie Raitt, to young upstarts such as Jonny Lang.Bluesen720Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:29:40 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=g.438&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss In 1912, W.C. Handy published the first blues composition, "Memphis Blues." But even before that, the blues had become one of the few original art forms conceived in the United States. Blues is the marriage of West African rhythms and musical sensibilities with the instruments -- and some of the musical forms -- of Northern Europe. Weaving this into folk spirituals and adding the testimony of gospel, early blues was accessible by design -- any level of talent could pound out music on almost any instrument available, although guitar and piano were the most common. The pioneers of the blues -- legendary performers Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and B.B. King -- mastered styles that ranged from the technically brilliant to the evocatively mythic. Classic blues is played in a twelve-bar form, with repeated lyrical strains woven into improvised vocals or instrumentals. A hugely influential genre which in large part gave rise to rock 'n' roll, the blues has been embraced by countless non-African Americans as well, from guitar god Eric Clapton, to chart-topper Bonnie Raitt, to young upstarts such as Jonny Lang. http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.25441527&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:13:33 -0800 Blues Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.25441527 mvid.25441527 Luke Mulholland art.23220238 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.25441527&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.22495305&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:04:02 -0700 Blues Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.22495305 mvid.22495305 John Lee Hooker Jr. art.7273120 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.22495305&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.19135820&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss Wed, 5 Mar 2008 12:34:33 -0800 Blues Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.19135820 mvid.19135820 Bettye LaVette art.35931 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.19135820&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.12715774&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:21:14 -0800 Blues Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.12715774 mvid.12715774 Robert Randolph art.56940 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.12715774&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.12715749&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:16:31 -0800 Blues Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.12715749 mvid.12715749 Robert Randolph art.56940 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.12715749&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.12715739&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:12:51 -0800 Blues Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.12715739 mvid.12715739 Robert Randolph art.56940 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.12715739&rws=%2Fblues%2Fmusic-videos.rss