the blues
Example Sentences
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"I was put me in the back of an ambulance and I remember hearing the blues and twos," he recalls.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Some are born to sing the blues, as Perry once observed — just not Perry himself, who chews his way through this corny come-on like an overserved uncle at the Hard Rock Cafe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
True to the blues, jazz musicians understand and deal with the hard facts of life in a very practical way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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
Ms. Byrd had a low opinion of the blues.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
