blues

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Malaco Records, which specializes in soul, blues and gospel, acquired “Ring My Bell” in the 1980s, according to Stewart Madison, the label’s vice president and director of business affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Oxygen atoms glow green and nitrogen light up in reds, blues and pinks.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

And now, just shy of his 40th birthday, Coogler is an Oscar winner, for best original screenplay for horror period piece "Sinners," an unlikely mash-up of racial segregation, Southern blues and vampire-fueled gore.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Sammie, an emerging blues singer, penned the piece as a confession to his pastor father and his performance was powerful enough to set the roof a juke joint on fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

The sounds of blues music and chatter drift outside, along with the aroma of fried foods.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas