blues
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Kingfish even recorded much of his latest album, “Hard Road,” a tasty gumbo of blues, rock, funk and soul, in his home and other area studios.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
From the outset, the festival embraced musical diversity: big band, swing, ska, blues, Dixieland and bebop.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Deep in the heart of the Delta lies Clarksdale, Miss., widely known as the birthplace of the blues.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Another distraction: During that first long, lyrical monologue from Bynum, a blues guitar solo is heard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Blues scales, used in blues, jazz, and other African-American traditions, grew out of a compromise between European and African scales.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing blues
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Music - Introductory
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