"Explore the electrifying changes in American music as the blues migrated from country to city.  See the influence of glamorous women artists who made the first recordings, and witness the effect of amplified instruments on the new sound of "rhythm and blues."  Listen to the distinctive music of Memphis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, and hear the connections between blues, jazz, and rock and roll.  Enjoy the recordings and biographical vignettes of more than twenty artists including Ma Rainey, Ruth Brown, T-Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Big Joe Turner, Charles Brown, Elmore James, Otis Rush, and Koko Taylor."