Chapter
7: Revival 70’s 80’s
Often termed "soul blues" or "Southern soul", the music at the heart of this movement was given new life by the unexpected success of two particular recordings on the Jackson-based Malaco label: Z. Z. Hill's Down Home Blues (1982) and Little Milton's The Blues is Alright (1984). Contemporary African-American performers who work this vein of the blues include Bobby Rush, Denise LaSalle, Sir Charles Jones, Bettye LaVette, Marvin Sease, Peggy Scott-Adams, Mel Waiters, Clarence Carter, Dr. "Feelgood" Potts, O.B. Buchana, Ms. Jody, Shirley Brown, and dozens of others.
During the
1980s, blues also continued in both traditional and new forms. In 1986, the
album Strong Persuader revealed Robert Cray as a major blues artist. The first
Stevie Ray Vaughan recording, Texas Flood, was released in 1983, and the
Texas-based guitarist exploded onto the international stage. 1989 saw a revival
of John Lee Hooker's popularity with the album The Healer. Eric Clapton, known
for his performances with the Blues Breakers and Cream, made a comeback in the
1990s with his album Unplugged, in which he played some standard blues numbers
on acoustic guitar. However, beginning in the 1990s, digital multitrack
recording and other technological advances and new marketing strategies that
include video clip production have increased costs, and challenge the
spontaneity and improvisation that are an important component of blues music.
In the
1980s and 1990s, blues publications such as Living Blues and Blues Revue began
to be distributed, major cities began forming blues societies, outdoor blues
festivals became more common, and more nightclubs and venues for blues emerged.
Nenhum comentário:
Postar um comentário