Within the play, Fences, the speech of the characters had the sound and rhythm of the Blues. The Blues is a personalized form of music developed in the 1890's. Blues Music had a major impact on African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance. Here are some examples of Blues songs. Give them a listen. Enjoy. |
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Some Note worthy names in the production of Blues music were, Robert Johnson, W.C. Handy, Corey Haris, and Rosco Gordon. |
This Blues is especially note worthy because there were many allusions to the term "hell-hounds" in Fences. Gabe, Troy's brother was always singing about them and he considers himself to be the Angel Gabriel chasing hellhounds around. |
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