Mudcat Café message #3099531

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Thread #20491 Message #3099531
Posted By: TinDor
21-Feb-11 - 02:01 AM
Thread Name: Help: the blues and bluegrass, influences?
Subject: RE: Help: the blues and bluegrass, influences?

Blues is older than Bluegrass

Bluegrass is like Jazzed up Old Time/Stringband music w/ blues

The old time blues musicians didn't play Bluegrass but many played in/were aware of old time/string band music.