blues
vocal and instrumental music form
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Summary
blues is a music genre[1]. blues ranks in the top 0.82% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,744 views/month, #16 of 1,946).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: popular music[3], music of North America[4]
- Has use: music[5]
- Commons category: Blues[6]
- Country of origin: United States[7]
- Inception: 1890[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Blues[9]
- Described at URL: https://www.musicmetricsvault.com/genres/blues/926[10]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Blues[11]
- Described by source: DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1[12]
- Topic has template: Template:Blues[13]
- Equivalent class: http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_Blues[14]
- Different from: blues[15]
- Name: blues[16]
- Has part(s) of the class: traditional blues verse[17]
- Practiced by: blues musician[18], blues shouter[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[20], WikiProject African diaspora[21], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
Why It Matters
blues has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] blues is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
blues has been cited as an influence by blues rock[25], a music genre[26], founded in 1960[27] and early reggae[28], a music genre[29], founded in 1965[30].
FAQs
Who did blues influence?
blues has been cited as an influence by blues rock[25] and early reggae[28].