blues
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After graduating, he whistled at blues clubs and eventually started competing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
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
Handy, John Lee Hooker, Son House, Ike Turner and Sam Cooke all hailed from or lived for a while in this blues mecca.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Instead, when he was 18, he and a friend decided to move to Texas to be near the American blues singer and guitarist Lightnin' Hopkins.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
But they’re not the soft blues of robins’ eggs or the deep navy of natural indigo.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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