the blues
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So far, "Sinners" is perhaps his most personal project -- sparked by wanting to learn more about a great-uncle who had introduced him to the blues and was from Mississippi.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Curious, she went up to the busker to ask her what type of music she was singing; it was the blues, she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
His father reasoned that these people were looking for "the blacks and the blues and the greens and the yellows", but why not offer more than that?
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
In Ryan Coogler’s Imax spectacle, where the blues collides with vampires, the monstrous transformation commences with Pearline’s siren call: “Pale, Pale Moon.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
He closed his eyes to hear the blues.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
