the blues
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But buyers are shaking off the blues in certain parts of the country, even if it doesn’t move the needle much on a national level.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The show traces how imported genres like jazz, reggae and the blues gave rise to the distinctly British sounds of Two Tone, Garage, Trip Hop and Grime.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
One central scene that employs magical realism to trace the history of Black music from West Africa through the blues to present-day hip-hop is a standout -- before the blood flows.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
“I couldn’t imagine making a movie about the blues without giving some deeper context on what that music really signifies,” Coogler writes in an email.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
He joined the children’s choir to be close to music that sounded like the blues his grandfather played.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
