10 QUOTES WITH «THE BLUES»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
the blues.
I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues.
In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized.
The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz, are the walls of the blues.
I've always loved the blues, ever since I was a kid. It has a depth to it that a lot of contemporary music doesn't have. It has pain and suffering in it, but funny stories, too. And it is built on storytelling, which is something I really love.
One of my reasons for living in California is its close proximity to Mexico. The Latin influence is in every corner of the community. My love of Spanish music hasn't wavered since the '50s. I could hear the blues voicing from the Flamanco families and I always dig for inspiration in Latin music.
The blues style - moody or rollicking or boastful or bashful - developed in the Delta around 1900 and was, for a time, exclusively African-American. That isn't the case anymore.
New Orleans jazz is a complex and embracing art form that began about the same time as the blues and encompassed many of its excellences.
I'm a big, big blues fan and the last several years I've really invested in the blues a lot, and I think my playing is getting better because of it - not necessarily better on a technical level, but certainly on a level of appropriateness.
The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body.
Once the subject matter of rock n' roll changed from cars and pop love songs to songs about really true love and the blues and death and mortality, this light bulb went off in my head and I went, 'Oh, that's what they're doing. That's kind of - that's art.'
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE BLUES»
Discover the use of
the blues in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the blues and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
" 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.
2
Even Cowgirls Get
the Blues
As his robust characters attempt to turn the tables on fate, the reader is drawn along on a tragicomic joyride across the badlands of sexuality, wild rivers of language, and the frontiers of the mind. From the Trade Paperback edition.
3
Yesterday I Had
the Blues
A young boy ponders a variety of emotions and how different members of his family experience them, from his own blues to his father's grays and his grandmother's yellows. Reprint.
Jeron Ashford Frame, 2008
4
Beyond
the Blues: A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression
Recent studies tell us that only half of depressed teens get the help they need; this book can make the difference.
5
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 ...
An established classic in the history of jazz, drug culture and popular culture. A revealing insight into the jazz world of the 1920's.
Mezz Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, 2009
7
Steppin' on
the Blues:
The Visible Rhythms of African ...
Explores the meaning of dance and the interrelation of music, song, and dance in African American culture
8
Blues Fell This Morning: Meaning in
the Blues
Examines themes, backgrounds, and motivation of the blues from the 1920s to the 1950s
9
Beyond
the Blues: Township Jazz in
the '60s and '70s
Here are Kippie Moeketsi, Dollar Brand ( Abdullah Ibrahim), Chris MacGregor, Basil Coetzee, Barney Rachabane, and others.
10
Father of
the Blues: An Autobiography
W. C. Handy's blues—“Memphis Blues," "Beale Street Blues," "St. Louis Blues"—changed America's music forever. In Father of the Blues, Handy presents his own story: a vivid picture of American life now vanished.
William Christopher Handy, Arna Wendell Bontemps, 1991
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE BLUES»
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the blues is used in the context of the following news items.
Mississippians pay respect to King of the Blues
After public viewings in Las Vegas and a daylong tribute in Memphis, Mississippi finally had a chance to say goodbye to its native blues legend B.B. King during ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, May 15»
The home of the Blues remembers B.B. King, the king of the blues
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — At Handy Park in Downtown Memphis, it was one last encore for blues legend B.B. King. Hundreds of fans showed up under rainy skies for ... «wreg.com, May 15»
More than 1000 lined up to say goodbye to blues legend B.B. King
A funeral home manager says more than 1,000 people streamed past the guitar-flanked casket of the King of the Blues during a four-hour public viewing Friday. «Business Insider, May 15»
Grieving fans pay respects to blues legend BB King in Las Vegas
And Larry Montano came dressed all in black, holding a bouquet of blue roses for the late King of the Blues. It was a final encore for guitar legend B.B. King, ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
Bernie: Blues fragility was glaring
Here's what bothered me most about the Blues' first-round ejection by the Minnesota Wild: there was little pushback from a very good St. Louis team that had ... «STLtoday.com, Apr 15»
Strauss: Blues have the advantages, no excuses
I'll put it out there: The Blues enter Friday night's scrum at Scottrade Center against the Minnesota Wild leading their best-of-seven series of extremes two games ... «STLtoday.com, Apr 15»
Wild dominate in 3-0 win over Blues
The Blues lost their ninth straight road playoff game, yes, but they lost more than that in their 3-0 defeat to Minnesota in Game 3 of their best-of-seven Western ... «STLtoday.com, Apr 15»
Bernie: Blues' no-show truly baffling
Yes, I know, they're the Blues and we know what happens this time of year, every year, since the franchise came into being. There has never been a parade ... «STLtoday.com, Apr 15»
Blues lose again at home; Tarasenko injured
There are less than two weeks to go in the season, and you can't blame the Blues if they've got some bad vibes now. A year ago, they ended a promising regular ... «STLtoday.com, Mar 15»
Blues edge testy Jets in shootout
WINNIPEG • The Blues and Winnipeg Jets hadn't seen each other since November, but they will become plenty familiar with one another down the stretch. «STLtoday.com, Feb 15»
