How did blues become popular?

Related questions

1. What are some examples of R&B music?
2. Where did WC Handy first hear the blues?
3. What are the common musical features of the Twelve Bar Blues?
4. What music style is R&B based on?
5. What influenced rhythm and blues?
6. Why is WC Handy the father of the blues?
7. What are the elements of blues music?
8. What does blues music sound like?
9. Why do people listen to the blues?
10. What are the musical roots of rhythm and blues?

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