The History of the Blues In the music world, the blues is probably one of the saddest forms of music out there. When upset, a blues artist would take their instrument of choice and start to play out their feelings and emotions. The whole point of it was to share what it is like to be ‘feeling blue’ (Blues History).But where did this come from? Who thought of sharing their feelings through music in such a way? It seems to goes all the way to the southern plantations in the 19th century. African American sharecroppers would sing songs as they would work through the day. This music allowed an escape for many African Americans at the time due to Jim Crow laws and overall discrimination (PBS). Many say that this music originated from “African