Taiwan is the largest island of China．Now more and more people can go to Taiwan onvacation．They go by air and have a good time there．Now let me tell you something about Taiwan．Taiwan is a part of China．The capital of Taiwan is Taipei．There are over 20 millon people in Taiwan and they are very friendly．
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Blues，a type of music，developed during the late 19th century in the United States．It was started by African American performers．We can say blues music started around 1890，though we don't have many records about the early history of blues．
The first publication（发行） of blues sheet music was Hart Wand's"Dallas Blues"in 1912．Then W．C．Handy's"The Memphis Blues"followed in the same year．The first recording by an African American singer was Mamie Smith's"Crazy Blues"in 1920．
World WarⅡmarked the changing from acoustic（原声的） to electric blues and great opening of blues music to many people，especially some white listeners．
During the 1930s，the blacks travelled north towards Chicago．They brought with them blues music，and soon the sound of it filled night clubs in the city．Chicago became the center of blues music．A new type of blues was made-Chicago blues and it was more powerful than all types before．
Blues music became even more popular in the late 1950s．In 1958the Kingston Trio recorded the number 1hit，Tom Dooley，which was ranked（排名） first at American folk songs ranking list．For eight years，from 1958to 1966，the Newport Fork Festival introduced folk and blues music to the white American people．Finally，it became popular among the whites．
After this time，blues was fast merged（融合） with rock music to form the rock blues bands of the 1960s and 70s．The Rollings Stones，John Mayall，Led Zeppelin and others were all famous for their blues music．Blues also directly or indirectly influenced most of popular music during the 20th century，such as jazz，rock，and R&B．
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Blues，a type of music，developed during the late 19th century in the United States．It was started by African American performers．We can say blues music started around 1890，though we don't have many records about the early history of blues．The first publication（发行） of blues sheet music was Hart Wand's"Dallas Blues"in 1912．Then W．C．Handy's"The Memphis Blues"followed in the same year．The first recording by an African American singer was Mamie Smith's"Crazy Blues"in 1920．
World WarⅡmarked the changing from acoustic（原声的） to electric blues and great opening of blues music to many people，especially some white listeners．
During the 1930s，the blacks travelled north towards Chicago．They brought with them blues music，and soon the sound of it filled night clubs in the city．Chicago became the center of blues music．A new type of blues was made-Chicago blues and it was more powerful than all types before．
Blues music became even more popular in the late 1950s．In 1958the Kingston Trio recorded the number 1hit，Tom Dooley，which was ranked（排名） first at American folk songs ranking list．For eight years，from 1958to 1966，the Newport Fork Festival introduced folk and blues music to the white American people．Finally，it became popular among the whites．
After this time，blues was fast merged（融合） with rock music to form the rock blues bands of the 1960s and 70s．The Rollings Stones，John Mayall，Led Zeppelin and others were all famous for their blues music．Blues also directly or indirectly influenced most of popular music during the 20th century，such as jazz，rock，and R&B．
| Topic：The（56）historyof Blues Music | |
| Beginning | ●African American performers（57）startedblues around 1890and it developed during the（58）late19th century in the United States． |
| （59）Development | ●"Dallas Blues"is the first blues sheet music published and"Crazy Blues"was the first（60）． ●Blues has（61）changed from acoustic to electric since World WarⅡand many people，especially some white listeners got to know about it． ●During the 1930s，Chicago blues was made as a new type of blues which was the（62）mostpowerful in the area． ●Blues became popular among the whites after being（63）introducedby the Newport Fork Festival in the late 1950s． |
| Influences | ●The rock blues bands of the 1960s and 70s are（64）famousfor their blues music and they merged blues with rock music． ●Most of popular music（65）likejazz，rock，and R&B，was also influenced by blues． |