blues
Example Sentences
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The spirit of old-school jazz, blues, big band and soul inhabits the record, which stretches out over 71 minutes, as Raye flexes her compositional muscles.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Malaco Records, which specializes in soul, blues and gospel, acquired “Ring My Bell” in the 1980s, according to Stewart Madison, the label’s vice president and director of business affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
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
Caton plays a preacher’s teenage son in the movie who risks his soul to sing blues music.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
It was a blue so blue that it made all other blues look like they had been only the practice for this one shining sky.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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