12’ Bar Ramblin’ #51 'Detroit Blues' with Stefan Matussek 22.09.2020

Detroit holds a significant place in the music history of the 20th century, as
it is both the birthplace of Motown and Techno. When speaking of urban blues
however, it is usually overshadowed by other midwestern cities such as Chicago
and St.Louis. Detroit Blues still has its own unique flair and certainly stands
out in its own right. For one, it gave rise to notable artists such as John Lee
Hooker and Big Maceo Merriweather . Like with all other northern US urban blues
styles its origins lie in the Second Great Migration, when many black Americans
moved northwards after WWII in order to flee the economic deprivation they were
experiencing in the south. Many of these migrants were blues musicians who
continued to make music in the various northern cities.