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blues

[blooz] / bluz /


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After graduating, he whistled at blues clubs and eventually started competing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Handy, John Lee Hooker, Son House, Ike Turner and Sam Cooke all hailed from or lived for a while in this blues mecca.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Like a blues singer worrying a note, his nuances of tone and emphasis make his story and his point sound bold, undeniable and appealingly cool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Like him, the film is quiet and meditative, bathed in the cool blues and verdant greens of the setting, captured in Maya Bankovic’s saturated cinematography.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Night flowers in dark purples and blues sprouted from the vines in the walls and even between the cracks in the wall.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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