Blues developed through Blind Boy Fuller “Rag Mama Rag” and Blind Blake “West Coast Blues”. Both songs gave listeners an ideal meaning of blues.  In both songs there are several comparsion and diffrence between the two. Both Blake and Fuller display a unique sense of blues through their music.

     The similarities of both recordings are the melody. Both songs have four melodies. In “West Coast Blues” the instruments seem to have several beats in it. The beats turn out to be a catchy beat; which keeps the attention alive. Well, during “Rag Mama Rag” it has several beats as well. The thing different between these two songs is the “Rag Mama Rag” is at a faster pace. During the song Blind Boy Fuller repeats he verse and you can notice the melodies being repeated as he talks. Blind Blake also has the same repeating of melodies as the song goes on. Both of the song melodies have several pitches that are alike. They both start off very high, high, medium, and low. The pitches are has a very catchy tone.

     Blind Boy Fuller involves his music with beats and rhythms in “Rag Mama Rag”.  The first couple of lines of the song are being repeated by the singer “Oh Rag, Oh Rag” which creates a repetition. The repeating of this phrase is understandable. It seems he enjoys singing this song with passion. The pitch of his voice changes as he states “Oh Rag, Oh Rag”. This catches the listeners’ attention. As he repeats this verse, the instruments in the background match the pitch of his voice. Not only that, the speed at which the instruments are being played changes as he sings. After Fuller is done repeating “Oh Rag, Oh Rag” the pitch of his voice transitions. He starts talking about a woman with a rag. The instruments quicken as he goes into his verse; this makes his music flow in rhythm to match his verse. During the song there was a moment where the instrument was the only thing playing. Having this moment changes the mood of the song for several seconds. After that, the song goes back to the same mood as before and it picks up the fast paste.  The singer’s attitude during the song seems to enjoy singing. He is trying to sing to an audience at that moment. This gives a good vibe to be a on the dance floor.  

     In contrast of “Rag Mama Rag”, Blind Blake recording of “West Coast Blues” starts off with a usual discussion. Instead of actually singing, he talks to the audience. During the song he didn’t display a decent amount of emotion to what he was saying (this will go on throughout the entire song). As he start the verse, the instruments in the background doesn’t blend with his voice. Because he voice doesn’t blend in with the song, the song doesn’t flow. It causes the mood of the song to be dying off but at the same time the instrument in the background is keeping the mood alive. He doesn’t repeat any of his verse during the song. There are not many rhythms in this song besides the instruments. The singer’s attitude is sending a signal as if you’re talking to him. He is trying to make a statement to his audience. At one point during the song he states like he running out of time to sing. This makes it seem as if he doesn’t have much to say. He didn’t sound enthusiastic about it.