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Chicago blues

form of blues music indigenous to Chicago, Illinois
Intangible music_genre Q1071873
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Chicago blues

Summary

Chicago blues is a music genre[1]. It draws 248 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #317 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chicago blues's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • Chicago blues is a type of blues[4].
  • Chicago blues is a type of electric blues[5].
  • Chicago blues's Commons category is recorded as Chicago blues[6].
  • Chicago blues's country of origin is recorded as United States[7].
  • January 1, 1920 marks the founding of Chicago blues[8].
  • Chicago blues's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chicago blues[9].
  • Chicago blues's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chicago blues'}[10].

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Definition and Type

Chicago blues's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include blues[4] and electric blues[5].

Origins

January 1, 1920 marks the founding of Chicago blues[8].

Why It Matters

Chicago blues draws 248 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #317 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Topic's main category → Category:Chicago blues
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