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Place two styles side by side. See the differences in instrumentation, tempo, origin and feel.
1890s–1940s
Delta Blues
📍 Mississippi Delta, USA
The oldest recorded blues style — one voice, one guitar, often a bottleneck on the strings. Born on the porches and in the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta.
Instruments
Acoustic guitar, Slide / bottleneck, Voice, Harmonica
Feel
Raw, intimate, mournful, percussive
Key artists
Robert Johnson · Son House · Charley Patton · Skip James
1940s–today
Chicago Blues
📍 Chicago, Illinois
What happened when the Great Migration carried the Delta north — and the guitar got plugged into an amplifier. The DNA of every rock band since.
Instruments
Electric guitar, Harmonica, Bass, Drums, Piano
Feel
Loud, urban, swinging, electric
Key artists
Muddy Waters · Howlin' Wolf · Little Walter · Buddy Guy