Ĭhicago is one of the places where the faster, juicier boogie-woogie emerged from the blues. The music developed mainly as a result of the " Great Migration" of poor black workers from the South into the industrial cities of the North, such as Chicago in particular, in the first half of the 20th century. Chicago blues is also known for its heavy rolling bass. Chicago Blues has a more extended palette of notes than the standard six-note blues scale often, notes from the major scale and dominant 9th chords are added, which gives the music more of a "jazz feel" while still being in the blues genre. "Chicago Blues" uses a variety of instruments in a way which heavily influenced early rock and roll music, including instruments like electrically amplified guitar, drums, piano, bass guitar and sometimes the saxophone or harmonica, which are generally used in Delta blues, which originated in Mississippi. Blues Guitarist Buddy Guy (born in 1936) performing at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2006Ĭhicago's music scene has been well known for its blues music for many years. Orchestras in Chicago include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Sinfonietta. In the 1980s and 1990s, heavy rock, punk and hip hop also became popular in Chicago. Dorsey's contributions at Pilgrim Baptist Church.
In the early 1930s, Gospel music began to gain popularity in Chicago due to Thomas A. Chicago is also well known for its soul music. Notable blues artists included Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Howlin' Wolf and both Sonny Boy Williamsons jazz greats included Nat King Cole, Gene Ammons, Benny Goodman and Bud Freeman. The " Great Migration" of poor black workers from the South into the industrial cities brought traditional jazz and blues music to the city, resulting in Chicago blues and "Chicago-style" Dixieland jazz. Overview of music traditions in Chicago, Illinois, United States Kanye West, Chicago's most successful rapperĬhicago, Illinois is a major center for music in the midwestern United States where distinctive forms of blues (greatly responsible for the future creation of rock and roll), and house music, a genre of electronic dance music, were developed.