How Did The American Blues Revival Differ From The 1960's?

1. Young, white musicians in America and England in the early 1960s both used blues as a musical template for exploring personal identity. In which ways did the American blues revival differ from the England blues revival?
As the new age of rock music swept through the 1960’s, a new revival of blues was the cornerstone to both American and English bands. Both sides of the spectrum pursued the same goal but they seemed to have drastic differences. During the American Blues Revival it was set upon the principle to only be played for African American audiences and came from their roots of old gospel and rhythm music. Having no single ancestry or anything to base their music upon, they made this type of music from bis and pieces of others combining
First starting in sunny southern california, this group of people in the folk-rock scene seemed to just jump from Greenwich Village to Los Angeles. Led by a band called the Byrds, this group blossomed in their new area and as did all folk rock musicians due to the help of Bob Dylan. Dylan was an icon in this community and especially with his influence on the Byrds which actually led them to cover his song “Mr. Tamborine Man” which grossed to number 19 on the top 40 songs of 1965. They used his same formula of the calm relaxed feel of folk rock and the whole new california vibe which was new and exciting to the world. People flocked to see these new bands at places like the Whiskey A Go-Go. Roger McGuinn, one guitarist of the Byrds, wrapped up the entire 1960’s folk rock environment in one quote by saying, “I saw this gap, with Dylan and The Beatles leaning toward each other in concept. That’s where we aimed.” This new and interesting song produced some of the greatest groups in rock history including The Mamas and Papas, Buffalo Springfield, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Now shifting only about 380 miles north you can see how this group is peculiar to say the