“Blues is the root of all music… it’ll never die.” John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)
With this bold, confident statement, the famous blues guitarist and singer John Lee Hooker was right about one thing, blues is still as popular today, as it was in its heyday. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the energetic, intense blues hits on offer with Stretta Music today.
Jazz, Rock ’n’ Roll and Soul all clearly derive from the blues, and even Hip-Hop has elements drawn from the blues.
The blues first evolved in the US towards the end of the 19th century, and it contains elements of African Music, European Music and Caribbean Music.