Category:The Great Migration and Chicago Blues

In the first half of the 20th century, a there was a massive migration of black people from rural areas in the South to northern cities, particularly Chicago; Jon Spencer calls this period the "Great Migration." These people brought the blues tradition with them to the city, where a variety of factors, including city newspapers like the Chicago Defender and the recording industry, wrought major changes on the blues that would orient the trajectory of its stylistic evolution.