With many African Americans moving towards the north in the 1920s a new market begins to develop in the bigger industrial cities. These were mostly blues, jazz and gospel records that would appeal to the large number of migrating African Americans. One of the first well known African American artists was Bessie Smith with hits such as “Downhearted Blues” and her rendition of “Saint Louis Blues” alongside Louis Armstrong. It’s quite fascinating how today, in my experiences, most African Americans would still listen to blues; however, it would be a slightly different style with it now being called R&B (Rhythm and Blues).