blues
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The prehistory of rock ‘n’ roll is full of names who might have become stars if they were gifted with his baby blues or discovered by a relentless schemer on the level Col.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Side 2 launches with “Sunspot Baby,” a honky-tonk blues centered on a duplicitous girlfriend who bails on the protagonist, leaving him with a maxed-out credit card.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Alongside her husband, she went to try to find her son and was passed by two police cars "with blues and twos on".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The band kicked off with a blues number called “Got My Mojo Working,” then it was Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me” followed by Cream’s “Sunshine of Your Love.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
It wasn’t the music of the blues clubs.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Vocabulary lists containing blues
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Music - Introductory
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