Music genres similar to or like blues

Music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music, linked by the common bonds of African-American and European-American musical parentage. Wikipedia

The music of the United States reflects the country's pluri-ethnic population through a diverse array of styles. Mixture of music influenced by West Africa, Ireland, Latin America, and mainland Europe, among other places. Wikipedia

Blues festivals are music festivals which focus on blues music. Genre and musical form that originated in African-American communities in the Southern United States around the end of the 19th century. Wikipedia

Venue where the primary entertainment is the performance of live jazz music, although some jazz clubs primarily focus on the study and/or promotion of jazz-music. Licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. Wikipedia

Umbrella term covering a diverse range of music and musical genres largely developed by African Americans. Their origins are in musical forms that arose out of the historical condition of slavery that characterized the lives of African Americans prior to the American Civil War. Wikipedia

Popular music genre that originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the 1950s and early 1960s. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz. Wikipedia