New Orleans blues
The
blues have been an important part of
New Orleans music since the earliest years of the
20th century.
Buddy Bolden's band was noted for playing blues before
1906, and white bands are documented as playing the blues here at least by
1908. New Orleans
jazz is heavily inflected with the blues, as exemplified by
Louis Armstrong.
The phrase New Orleans blues is sometimes used to refer to a type of blues or Rhythm and Blues music that is characterized by extensive use of piano and horn sections, complex rhythms and celebratory lyrics. The lazy, plodding rhythms are perhaps most distinctive of all of Louisiana blues.
Artists in this style include:
See also:
music of Louisiana