Got The Blues?

Why The Blues Sometimes Makes You Feel Good

A couple Blues jokes. Q: What was etched on the Blues singer’s tombstone? A: “I Didn’t Wake Up This Mornin’!”

Q: What’s the difference between a moose and a Blues band? A: The moose has the horns in front and the a-hole in the back.

All joking aside, understanding The Blues—and understanding different types of Blues—requires a little exposition. While we at CSS Music can hardly be considered Bluesman, we do enjoy and appreciate the genre. In fact we have 333 tracks of various variety of Blues ready for your shows! On our homepage, click on Blues (all styles) from our Hand Picked Genres or choose Blues (A-G) from our Keyword Alpha List.

The Blues originated in the Deep South of the 19^th Century with Black slaves lamenting their lives by singing in the fields. Later, as the genre evolved, artists like Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, W.C. Handy and B.B. King popularized The Blues and brought the music to a larger audience. Then as people moved north, cities began developing their own brand of Blues like Chicago, Kansas City and Memphis.

And with these stylized derivations, the lone guitar—acoustic or bottleneck slide—were beginning to be augmented with full rhythm and later, horn sections. While the harmonic structure remained pretty much 12-bar-Blues chord progressions, tempos began getting faster, guitar virtuosity became the focal point and raspy, whiskey voiced vocalists became Rock Stars.

CSS Music invites you to explore our collection of Blues tracks. Need a modern ZZ Top influenced rocker? Listen to “Nothing But Smoke.” (Super Themes 47) Want to capture that smoky Blues club? Try “Baby You Done Me Wrong.” (Super Themes 29) Crave a smokin’ hot Blues Rock track with horns? Give “Rock The House” (Project Platinum 2) a listen. We believe once you audition CSS Music’s excellent selection of Blues tracks, you’ll never suffer from the blues again!