singing the blues
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Instead of singing the blues, Clarkson shopped around for another Nashville-area residence.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
But those blue bloods are now singing the blues after falling in the quarterfinals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026
Without him, the oddly leaden “A Beautiful Noise” would really be singing the blues.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2022
When not singing the blues, McAlister brings the history of black cowboys in the West to life, through events like Oakland’s Annual Black Cowboy Association parade.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2018
A jam-packed four-thirty a.m. crowd at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack or Dickie Wells’ might have such jam- session entertainment as Hazel Scott playing the piano for Billie Holiday singing the blues.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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