the blues
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Last week, the blues rock band canceled its Hollywood Bowl concert because longtime drummer Frank Beard had health issues, Rolling Stone first reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Later on, in a highly unusual move, she’s accompanied by leading lights of the blues recording genre—Papa Charlie Jackson, Tampa Red, Blind Blake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Flushed and sweating, 31-year-old Annisa Enggracia Fidel runs back and forth to defend her fort from invaders -- hundreds of fellow adults all beating the blues by playing a nostalgic Indonesian children's game.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
"He was the blues guy that got to me," he says of Hopkins, laughing at the thought of how life could have been different had he moved to Texas in 1959.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
It’s kinda cool to watch the blues and pinks and yellows swirl around and get soapy.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
