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Genre: delta blues

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Parent Genre: blues

Delta blues is a style of music that originated in the Mississippi Delta region in the early 20th century. It is characterized by its raw and emotional sound, often featuring slide guitar and harmonica. The lyrics often deal with themes of poverty, heartbreak, and struggle. The genre has had a significant influence on the development of rock and roll and other popular music genres.


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Most popular delta blues albums

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Firefly (Original Television Soundtrack)
2005
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First Recordings
2009
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Legends Of Country Blues: The Complete Pre-War Recordings Of Skip James (Disc A)
2006
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Blues Legend
1996
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Shake 'Em on Down
2009
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Moanin' In The Moonlight
1958
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Tommy McClennan Vol. 2 "Cross Cut Saw"
2002
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Blind Willie McTell -Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927-1935
2005
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Blind Lemon Jefferson Vol. 2 (1927)
1991
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Come on In
1998
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Shake Your Money Maker: The Best of the Fire Sessions
1960
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King Of The Delta Blues Singers
1937
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The Real Folk Blues
1965
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The Gold Star Sessions, Vol. 1
1990
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Presenting King Solomon Hill
1932
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Down In Mississippi
1998

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List of delta blues artists

Here is a list of delta blues artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the delta blues genre. You can find out what delta blues genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 47 177384
2 43 268488
3 51 504066
4 43 130229
5 39 133378
6 38 191247
7 25 48498
8 34 57729
9 31 55550
10 33 154930
11 26 67480
12 32 69362
13 29 38624
14 29 41521
15 44 567238
16 56 847819
17 35 29019
18 37 70339
19 43 190165
20 21 20623
21 16 4199
22 15 6509
23 20 12156
24 17 8288
25 21 9863
26 27 19192
27 19 4027
28 17 5930
29 10 3710
30 13 3350
31 13 3557
32 20 7482
33 22 9709
34 7 504
35 9 1730
36 8 478
37 7 436
38 23 2189
39 15 1435
40 19 8755
41 12 1592
42 17 2138
43 16 4934
44 9 2665
45 11 4066
46 11 1081
47 10 1831
48 10 1285
49 6 177
50 9 473
51 7 1298
52 8 707
53 8 2833
54 7 363
55 7 140
56 6 157
57 6 816
58 5 635
59 4 130
60 3 578
61 1 898
62 1 78

delta blues playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular delta blues music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.