Origins Of British Blues-Rock

English rock groups like Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and Cream are icons of popular music, but they drew heavily from the pioneering American blues artists of the Mississippi Delta and amplified Chicago scene. This is the music that inspired the biggest rock bands of the 1960s.

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American Roots
Air Date:
Feb 18, 2010
 

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