TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUES»
The term «blues» is very widely used and occupies the
4.769 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «BLUES»
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blues.
But my big thing was always the blues.
But I did that, and I created another blues scene, another something I can sing about.
I go to Spain a lot, in winter, for a blast of sunlight to banish the blues brought on by the Irish greys and drizzle. I love the cities of the Spanish interior.
If you're an impressionistic painter and you want to paint expressionism, you've got to change. You've got to figure out a way to do it and do it. If you've been playing jazz all your life and you want to start to play rock n' roll, blues, then do it.
I stayed with them for about a year up there and, at night, worked over in Long Island at a club called The High Hat Club which was like a pseudo jazz / blues place.
There was a time we decided that it was songs that were done especially from my background because of the things we were dealing with, but nowadays, anybody who has a need, and can find the need, they can sing the blues.
The basis of everything that I plugged into when I was younger was blues, and it always stayed with me.
Go ahead and play the blues if it'll make you happy.
The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUES»
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blues in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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When November Nelson loses her boyfriend, Josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly wrong, she thinks her life can't possibly get any worse.
Palmer tells the story of the blues through the lives of its greatest practitioners: Robert Johnson, who sang of being pursued by the hounds of hell; Muddy Waters, who electrified Delta blues and gave the music its rock beat; Robert ...
A brief introduction to a century of the blues, the players, the music, and the styles that make blues an enduring and well-loved musical style.
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The History of the
Blues
Challenging many accepted notions about the Blues, a combination of cultural commentary, musical analysis, abundant research, and wonderful visual images provides a new perspective on an enduring musical form and its place in American ...
In this book, Kubik relentlessly traces the remote genealogies of African cultural music through eighteen African nations, especially in the Western and Central Sudanic Belt.
In Half Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan weaves the horror of betrayal, the burden of loyalty and the possibility that, if you don't tell your story, someone else might tell it for you. And they just might tell it wrong .
This fantastic blues volume contains exercises on barre chords, power chords, progressions, strum patterns, hammer-ons, pull-offs, bends, double stops, scales, licks and also a wide variety of tunes.
Mel Bay Publications Inc, 2005
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The Death of Rhythm and
Blues
This passionate and provocative book tells the complete story of black music in the last fifty years, and in doing so outlines the perilous position of black culture within white American society.
Gives the history of blues music, from its origins in the oral traditions of slaves through its development into a leading style in the 1920s in the United States and its influence upon current musical trends.
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Blues Fell This Morning: Meaning in the
Blues
Examines themes, backgrounds, and motivation of the blues from the 1920s to the 1950s
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUES»
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blues is used in the context of the following news items.
Blues midfielder Pita Ahki signs two-year deal with the Hurricanes
North Harbour and Blues midfielder Pita Ahki has signed a two-year deal with the Hurricanes with coach Chris Boyd's Super Rugby roster for ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
Blues festival still growing
THE Echuca Moama Winter Blues Festival is in its 16th year and ... said the festival would host some of Australia's best blues musicians. «Bendigo Advertiser, Jul 15»
Blues sign defenseman Benoit to one-year contract
LOUIS – St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the club has signed ... «NHL.com, Jul 15»
Chelsea transfer news and rumours: 'Blues go toe-to-toe with Roma …
Chelsea transfer news and rumours: 'Blues go toe-to-toe with Roma for Abdul Baba Rahman'. Transfers: Latest news, rumours and gossip for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
State of Origin 2015 Game 3: Blues to target Maroons debutant …
Blues coach Laurie Daley has made no secret of his ploy to highlight Gagai's inexperience, declaring the Maroons rookie is the player NSW are ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
Concert preview: Blues singer Cécile Doo-Kingué not afraid to …
PREVIEW. Cécile Doo-Kingué. Where: Big Al's House Of Blues (15004 Yellowhead Tr.) When: 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 8. Tickets: No cover ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
Blues fest heats up, raises $850000 to fight hunger
TRIBUNE PHOTO: DIEGO DIAZ - Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy closed the four-day The 28th annual Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival, ... «Portland Tribune, Jul 15»
Birmingham City in Marbella - Gary Rowett's Blues job 'remarkable …
Gary Rowett has been given the ultimate vote of confidence - from Blues legend Trevor Francis. The former Birmingham City great dropped in ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
State of Origin 2015 Game 3: Jarryd Hayne joins Blues camp ahead …
Sadly it's not as a player but Hayne re-entered the Blues camp in Brisbane while in Australia recovering from a minor foot operation. “It's great ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
The Bristol Blues enjoy success on holiday weekend
The Bristol Blues finished an exciting Independence Day weekend at Muzzy Field with two wins and one loss, improving to 16-10 and ... «Newbritainherald, Jul 15»
