the blues

Example Sentences

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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

Jean: I would literally tell everybody to do a deep dive and start with early Miles, start from the bebop and the blues, don’t just go in.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

He said the US was "where all the music we loved came from, all the rock 'n' roll, the blues and the whole thing...America was just the land of the free, the greatest democracy".

From BBC • May 22, 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

We Lindy-Hop until the blues leak out of our fingers, until the music ends and shades of sunrise streak the sky.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz