Chapter 1          History the Blues 

Nowadays, the big names of the past are revered blues and lost the characteristic of being black blues singers. The artists and singers of the blues today are more likely to be white instead of a black. Ironically, while black Americans today prefer for most other genres of music, like many whites say that blacks can only really know, and therefore play the blues. It is an irony difficult to explain in a country where prejudice still there. The explanation is that whites have a feeling that their heritage is intertwined with black culture and gratitude to the blues, along with the country-and-western, was the genesis of rock 'n' roll. This section explores how teenagers of the 1950s and 1960s were instrumental in bridging racial and British bands like shed new light on the bluesmen that had grown weak in the eyes of American popular culture.

It was during the years 1950 to 1960 that American popular culture began to turn into a youth culture. It was the first time that teenagers were not forced to keep a job to contribute to the family income. Instead, many received grants to spend as they wished. It was for this new disposable income that record labels were after. Rock 'n Roll "became the background to this new culture and against this background skin color began to be drowned out by the music. Teenagers liked music and dancing and could relate regardless of who was responsible for it, either a black or a white.

Chuck Berry was extremely successful in appealing to teens of both races with his music. Teens, regardless of race, crossed the same development and have the same problems and the same fantasies. Berry was able to tap into their needs and desires and give them a hymn ... or two or three.

Chubby Checker was another artist who appealed to a large white audience. Michael Bane says to White Boy singing the blues that Checker was a major black artist to be fully accepted by white audiences.

Little Richard was another artist who successfully captured a large audience of brancos.  great singer acknowledged some white artists who helped open the doors to the blues, a great example is Elvis Presley.

Although it seems that the simple love of rock 'n' roll would have turned their eyes to theenagers. The heritage rock spawned an appreciation for blues music and its artists, which was not the case. It was when the British Invasion groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones appeared on the scene that young Americans began to value their own source of culture - the blues. Due to the huge success of the rock 'n' roll, blues prosperity 'began to decline during the late 50s and early 60s. During this time, the rock 'n' roll, having been brought by the blue acted like a selfish teenager, breaking with wildlife itself. It took the Beatles, the Stones, and other British bands to force the rock 'n' roll to grow and show a little respect.

The Beatles were an important part of the British Invasion and helped relieve the style of black music to white public acceptance. "The Beatles made it possible for the success of many other British bands in America, including the Rolling Stones. Listen to Kip Anderson, a blues artist of Starr, SC, says that the effect of the British Invasion was the popularity of the song among black whites.

For over 50 years, from World War II, nine out of ten blues artists lived completely outside the music business - many of them in deplorable situations of physical and mental health.

These artists often survived the kindness and help of admirers of his work.