blues

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Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The Texas Gentlemen get categorized as country, but their range, well-demonstrated on the new album, includes raucous roots rock, electric blues and funk, all of which are called for in this rewardingly diversified set.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In Meghalaya's capital, music spills constantly through public life: church choirs rehearsing late into the evening, teenage metal bands in garages, blues musicians drifting through dimly-lit bars.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Watch as the co-founder opens up about how she and her husband managed their wealth after the Poppi sale to PepsiCo, the post-exit blues, and her one-time $1 million family vacation to Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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