Between the 20's and early 50's there was a grass roots musical revolution in American culture rising out of the countries most unwanted. The blues artists never stood a chance at any financial success during their lifetimes, but they went on playing in juke joints, recorded where and when they could, for little recognition and even less money. Like the punk rockers of the 70's and 80's or avant-garde artists they played their music out of sheer need, never catering to what the mainstream wanted or expected, instead they bashed out a raw, guttural and influential sound, that birthed modern music as we know it.
