sing the blues
Example Sentences
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“Ma says, ‘I don’t sing the blues to feel good.
From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2019
As a girl, she ran off to Chicago to sing the blues, and she became friends with Armstrong, Ma Rainey, Sophie Tucker, and King Oliver.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 4, 2019
“I used to tell people, ‘Just tie yourself to a donkey, let him drag you for about six months across a desert, when you stand up, you can sing the blues.’
From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2017
"Nobody can sing the blues like Blind Willie McTell," indeed.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2016
She listened to Janis sing the blues, her voice filled with suffering, yet tenderness.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
