blues
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Cassandra Wilson, the Grammy-winning vocalist known for her deep roots in classic jazz and wide-ranging renditions from blues, folk and country, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
A scholar of jazz and blues, he explains how sorrow and ecstasy, trauma and resilience, all of life’s reverberations are felt in every note he plays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Throughout this year, the entire country seems to have been afflicted with the weather-app blues.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Born in Frankston, Texas in 1949, Beard joined ZZ Top in 1969 and followed the three-man band's progression from heavy blues to its experimental synthesizer sound of the 1980s.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
From the street outside he caught the sound of a harmonica playing a blues song and he knew that the music was played by William, his son.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Vocabulary lists containing blues
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Music - Introductory
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