St. Louis blues (music)

St Louis blues
Stylistic origins	Blues, jump blues, ragtime and piano blues
Cultural origins	1950s St. Louis, Missouri
Typical instruments	Piano, singers, drums, bass, acoustic or electric guitars

St. Louis blues is a type of blues music. It is usually more piano-based than other forms of the blues and is closely related to jump blues, ragtime and piano blues. It is sometimes performed to a "Saint Louis shuffle" beat: a drum rhythm with heavy on-the-beat accents. A band performing St. Louis blues typically consists of one or a few singers, a pianist and a few other musical instruments (used primarily for rhythm), but it is also common for a guitarist to take the lead, even to play parts normally played on piano.

"St. Louis Blues (song)" for the W. C. Handy song.

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