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| | TBH, A Brief History |
 | | The blues is neither an era in the chronological development of jazz, nor is it actually a particular style of playing or singing jazz. | | | During the decades of the thirties and forties, the blues spread northward with the migration of many blacks from the South and entered into the repertoire of big-band jazz. | | | Before the field cry, with its bending of notes, it had not occurred to musicians to explore the area of the blue tonalities on their instruments. |
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http://www.thebluehighway.com/history.html
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| | Jazz History - The Blues |
| | Another Smith — Bessie — (not related) was proclaimed the "Empress of the Blues" based on the prowess of her first recordings in 1923, which contributed some of the lasting masterpieces of the first blues craze. | | | Blues, passed down from generation to generation through an "oral" tradition, originally acted as a functional music offering African-Americans a vehicle to convey their daily experiences. | | | W.C. Handy, known as the "Father of the Blues," published his "Memphis Blues" in 1912, becoming the first song to include "blues" in the title. |
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http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/history.aspx?hid=9
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| | The Blues . Blues Classroom PBS |
| | As profound as the blues has been to the national music experience, it has only occasionally entered the American classroom, mostly through individual teachers who were committed blues fans and who created their own methods to integrate the music into curricula. | | | Classroom materials for The Blues have been created with the educational expertise of Experience Music Project and a select group of teachers skilled in the strategies of teaching blues music and culture. | | | The Blues educational outreach campaign, created by Experience Music Project, provides teaching strategies and resources for teachers to assist in the integration of blues music, culture, and history into American classrooms, with emphasis on grades 9-12. |
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http://www.pbs.org/theblues/classroom.html
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| | The Real Chicago Blues, an interview with David Grazian |
| | They only hire authentic-looking blues musicians, who are generally uneducated men afflicted by blindness, or else they walk on a wooden leg or a second-hand crutch; as they are defiantly poor, they drive beat-up Fords and old Chevy trucks and usually cannot read or write their own name. | | | Also, since the blues has always been characterized as the music of poor people, it therefore did not resonate with upwardly mobile black audiences the way that more contemporary urban soul, rhythm and blues, and jazz music could. | | | Handy's "discovery" of the blues in 1903 does not exactly mark the beginning of the blues; it marks its shift away from an oral tradition and its subsequent commercialization through the distribution of written sheet music. |
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http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/305686in.html
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| | the blues blog |
| | The Sweet Gum Bottom Blues Festival was sponsored by Main Street, the Alabama Council on the Arts, the Greenville Area Arts Council and a number of local sponsors. | | | Many of the jazz, funk, blues and R&B musicians who made their homes in the Big Easy or along the Gulf Coast lost everything they had when Hurricane Katrina hit. | | | This search led Gratzer to British blues bands, such as John Mayall, Alexis Korner, and then American artists such as Albert King, B.B. King, and Buddy Guy. |
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http://the-blues-blog.blogspot.com
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| | Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival |
| | Cruise the Willamette River on the Portland Spirit and hear legendary blues artists perform on the boat’s two intimate stages. | | | Check out photo galleries for 2005, 2004, 2003 and other Waterfront Blues Festivals. | | | PORTLAND, Ore. (March 6, 2006) Blues lovers from throughout the world will head for Portland, Ore., Friday, June 30, to Tuesday, July 4, to thrill to five jam-packed days of music, featuring more than 100 top blues musicians on four stages, at the 2006 annual Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival, presented by First Tech Credit Union. |
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http://www.waterfrontbluesfest.com
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| | BLUES-L FAQ |
| | Many of our contributors resent Clapton’s enormous popularity and material rewards when more deserving black artists are not recognized, have been cheated out of royalties and other moneys due them, and in general have been forced to live itinerant lives eking out a meagre living by playing their heart-felt music. | | | In the middle are those that say, yes, Clapton is a good blues guitarist, but are disappointed in From the Cradle: it is too derivative, merely covering arrangements originated by other black performers, and not adding anything to the genre. | | | Handy appears to have been the first to “compose” blues songs (“Memphis Blue” in 1912, etc.). |
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http://www.blues.net/blues-FAQ.html
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| | Open Directory - Arts: Music: Styles: B: Blues |
| | Blues In Britain - Web-site devoted to British Blues and visting artists. | | | Blues Paradise - Links to classic musicians Sonny Boy Williamson I and II, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Robert Johnson and Howlin' Wolf as well as links to many more contemporary blues artists. | | | King Biscuit Time - Encompasses the famous Helena, Arkansas radio show made famous by blues harp legend Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller), the annual blues festival in Helena, and the monthly magazine dedicated to covering blues festivals and artists. |
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http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Styles/B/Blues
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| | Jazz All About Jazz |
| | Even today the blues is widely regarded as the old-fashioned cousin of jazz, rock and rap, when it is actually the father of all three. | | | Big Joe Turner was the most soulful of the blues shouters. | | | Mystery surrounded Johnson's life and music, and his early death made him a legend. |
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http://www.allaboutjazz.com/library/blues.htm
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| | Blues Foundation :: Home |
| | The list of nominees for the 2006 Blues Music Awards features a number of new names, and the first-time nominees are not limited to the Best New Artist or Comeback categories. | | | In 2001, The Blues Foundation established the HART (Handy Artists Relief Trust) Fund to provide an earmarked fund through which The Blues Foundation provides assistance to Blues artists in need. | | | The goals of this summit are to get to know our fellow blues societies with the hopes of co-operating on future artist tours, sharing fundraising/membership ideas, and discussing all ideas p... |
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| | Delta Blues Museum |
| | Mayfield is a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Delta who grew up in Tutwiler and has been photographing and supporting blues and gospel musicians at... | | | Made possible in part by funding from the Rock River Foundation and the Mississippi Arts Commission. | | | The new Juke Joint collection is Mayfield’s fourth one-artist exhibit. |
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http://www.deltabluesmuseum.org
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| | Blues Online© |
| | Its influences on modern music has been felt around the world, as there are thriving blues communities in Europe and Japan. | | | This collection is organized by musical styles based on regionality. | | | Blues music has profoundly influenced contemporary music from jazz to pop to reggae to country. |
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http://mathrisc1.lunet.edu/blues/blues.html
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| | Blues Lyrics and Hoodoo |
| | Thus, blues lyrics of the 1920s - 30s often provide our best glimpse of how hoodoo was practiced in the decade preceeding Harry M. Hyatt's compilation of oral histories from root workers from 1936 - 1940. | | | Thus these pages not only serve to "explain" obscure lyrics to fans, they use the blues to demonstrate rural folk-magic to contemporary practitioners. | | | This will allow you to make any kind of keyword search including text lyrics. |
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http://www.luckymojo.com/blues.html#topics
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| | Blues Matters! |
| | American blues guitarist and singer Doug Macleod is the second artist to appear at the recently formed Blues at the Barn club on Tuesday 18 April. | | | Senegalese musician Nuru Kane and his band Bayefall Gnawa complete the bill for the 15th Blues on the Farm and geographically form the circle. | | | Britain's Biggest and Most Friendly Outdoor Blues Festival ! |
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http://www.bluesmatters.com
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| | Harry's Blues Lyrics Online, Home Page, US |
| | This page is dedicated to blues music and nothing but the blues. | | | The "Blues Musician Ad's" page, post your free ad's for blues musicians wanted/available here! | | | Well, apart from blues lyrics we also have... |
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| | Blues News |
| | Four decades into his career, Savoy Brown's Kim Simmonds is a gracious, charming, witty and elfin presence - rather like Harry Potter at a youthful 60, utilizing for purposes of sorcery a Gibson Flying V rather... | | | Now his classic R&B is finally getting heard. | | | Memphis filmmaker Craig Brewer has started recording the music for his new movie, ``Black Snake Moan.'' The blues-based soundtrack will have some of the genre's top musicians, who began recording in Memphis... |
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| | Listen to Free Online Blues Radio Stations - Live365 Internet Radio |
| | Some of the best Blues Artists around the globe 24/7/365. | | | Discover the past, present & future;Obscure & Known Blues Artists. | | | Today's guests are 2 great musicians who got their start in the music business as in demand studio musicians- guitar great Larry Carlton and bassist Max Bennett who worked together with the Crusaders, Joni Mitchell, LA Expres |
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http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=blues
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| | Index.html |
| | This encyclopedia provides insight into why folk and blues are distinct fields of their own but interact in many ways to provide important additions to America’s musical heritage. | | | Scores of photos of the most important folk and blues artists | | | The first comprehensive index of folk and blues music. |
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http://www.folkandblues.com
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| | Encyclopedia4U - Rhythm and blues - Encyclopedia Article |
| | Musicians paid little attention to the distinction between jazz and rhythm and blues, and frequently recorded in both genres. | | | It was strongly influenced by jazz and jump music as well as black gospel music, and influenced jazz in return (hard bop was the product of the influence of rhythm and blues, blues, and gospel music on bebop). | | | Rather than describing a recognizable musical genre, rhythm and blues has come to be used to indicate whatever contemporary music is popular with African-Americans. |
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http://www.encyclopedia4u.com/r/rhythm-and-blues.html
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| | Blues Links Resources & Music Reviews Mary4Music.com |
| | No Blues musicians were harmed in the creation of this website.... | | | Click the photo to check out his scrapbook. | | | We've got the Blues to cover your mind and soul. |
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| | Australian Blues |
| | The intent of this site is to provide comprehensive information on all blues artists from Australia, with a particular focus on historical information. | | | The Australian Blues Project can now host web sites for blues artists at no charge! | | | Only those artists with recorded output are considered for inclusion, though any recording of any form will do. |
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| | "The Blues" (2003) (mini) |
| | If there had been more music and less talking, I would have enjoyed it better. | | | Himself (segment "Red, White & Blues") (archive footage) (as Cream) | | | I would have enjoyed additional history and hearing more of the old time blues singers. |
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| | Blues Estafette |
| | Second, the Estafette is an aural equivalent to a specialist magazine, presenting acts in a variety of styles within the blues idiom. | | | Or performers who take their cultural heritage seriously and do not "rock up" the music. | | | First, the blues acts at the Estafette are "roots" blues and R'n'B performers who play in an original style. |
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| | Blues Downloads - Download Blues Music - Download Blues MP3s |
| | Blues Downloads - Download Blues Music - Download Blues MP3s | | | The first major blues and jazz singer on record and one of the most powerful of all time, Bessie Smith rightly earned the title of "The Empress of the Blues." Even on her first records in 1923, her... | | | After World War II, the blues began to fragment, with some musicians holding on to acoustic traditions and others taking it to jazzier territory. |
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http://www.mp3.com/blues/genre/19/summary.html
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| | St. Louis Blues Online Welcome Fans |
| | Jamal Mayers tied it with his 15th goal at 6:36 of the second period when Stempniak sent a cross-ice pass to Mayers who banged a slap shot past Chris Osgood. | | | along with his family shared the moment with Blues alumni and management. | | | Lee Stempniak scored on the power-play with 4:47 remaining in the first period to make it 2-1. |
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| | CD Baby: CD Baby: BLUES music you will love. - from indiepro |
| | In the spirit of Stevie Ray Vaughn, Lenny Kravitz, Jimi Hendrix and Robin Trower but with the heart and mind of the Native American cause, Indigenous delivers some of the highest quality blues rock to come through here in years. | | | CD BABY - the best independent music | | | CD Baby: CD Baby: BLUES music you will love. |
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http://www.cdbaby.com/style/blues/from/indiepro
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| | Official Blues Traveler Web Site |
| | Visit the mp3s page for more information and a new spin on Blues Traveler music! | | | Blues Traveler will be making their first appearance at the Bonnaroo Music & Festival this June in Manchester, TN. | | | Also Red Rocks is up on the MP3 section for you to download with more to follow soon. |
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| | blues iceberg radio |
| | Jane Bunnett is world-renowned for her take on Afro-Cuban jazz. | | | The competition for the Best Blues Album of Year at the 2006 Juno Awards is fierce, with five entertaining and diverse CDs vying for the title. | | | For two contenders, Harrison Kennedy and Kenny ‘Blues... |
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http://www.icebergradio.com/genre/blues
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| | Blues News: Home |
| | Check out these NZ blues artists who are profiled in our NZ Blues Directory: | | | Ponderosa Stomp, the Beale Street Music Festival and the Blues Music Awards all in Memphis, Tennessee the "home of the blues and the birthplace of rock 'n' roll" | | | The Blues Foundation - 2006 Blues Music Awards |
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| | HOB.com : House of Blues online |
| | Download the podcast and meet other new artists. | | | From playing a diddley bow on his porch in Mississippi to gracing stages in Europe, Willie King has been an ambassador of the blues for decades. | | | House of Blues Artist of the Month: Taking Back Sunday |
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| | Bad Dog Blues Radio |
| | This Official Blues Ring site is owned by Jeff Harris | | | Along the way we'll tell you the stories and history behind the music. | | | Bad Dog Blues has been blasting the blues for the past fourteen years playing the best blues from the 20's to the present. |
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| | STLBlues :: A Blues eZine |
| | Please welcome the newest "Friend Of" STLBlues, Cliff Warner and his wonderful artwork! | | | Connie and the Choirboys – Red-Headed Rhythm and Blues | | | Octavia and The Earthblood Blues Band - Down In The Hollow |
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| | Boston Blues! |
| | the community where possible through education of blues music and southern culture | | | Join now and help us to continue to promote a vibrant Boston blues scene! | | | If you like what you see, please become a member and help us promote a vibrant blues scene in Boston! |
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http://www.bostonblues.com
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| | Public Domain 4U - Best in Public Domain MP3s |
| | Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds "Crazy Blues" | | | Kansas City Kitty and Georgia Tom "How You Have the Blues?" | | | Fields Ward and the Grayson County Railsplitters "Ain't That Trouble In Mind" |
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| | Blues |
| | This site is by and for all those with a love of the music we call the Blues. | | | This site is by and for people who love to play, sing, listen to and enjoy America's premiere musical art form...the Blues. | | | We feature information on great Blues artists and venues, as well as links to other blues news websites and more... |
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http://www.barrelhouseblues.com
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| | Blues - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music |
| | Blues - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music | | | The song structure is simple--much of classic blues is based around a three-chord, 12-bar progression that leaves room for boundless improvisation--and it serves as a foundation for much of today's popular music. | | | It's a music strongly associated with the American South, where field hollers, spirituals, and folk stories turned into full-fledged songs, with banjo and then guitar and piano as their main accompaniment. |
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| | Blues Lyrics On Line |
| | This Lyrics Ring site is owned by Blues Lyrics On Line. | | | This Blues Ring site is owned by Blues Lyrics On Line. | | | Why not take a minute and try my music lyrics quiz (no blues lyrics - pop and standards)...? |
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http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/2541
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| | Amazon.com: Blues: Music: Jimi Hendrix |
| | This is the best Blues album I have ever heard in my life (Hendrix blues). | | | This is an amazing cd, and shows The Hendrix style of real blues, the way blues should be played. | | | Jimi was fortunately one of those musicians who recorded allot so while he is sadly not among us anymore his music lives on and this Blues album is a testimony to why Hendrix will properly always be remembered as the greatest guitar player ever alive. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002OSK?v=glance
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| | Carlton Blues - encyclopedia article about Carlton Blues. |
| | Formed in 1864, it originally played in the Victorian Football Association competition, and was one of the formation members of the breakaway Victorian Football League in 1897, which became the Australian Football League in the 1980s. | | | The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues for their dark blue playing colours, is one of the oldest, richest, and most successful Australian rules football clubs. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Carlton+Blues
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| | SIRIUS Satellite Radio - Blues Radio – Listen to Blues Music Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio – Sirius Blues Station |
| | That's three in a row from the singers and musicians who were either born in New Orleans (Or "N'Awlins," as Dr. John would say) or have made the city their home and inspiration. | | | Each weeknight, Pat plays three in a row from the likes of The Allman Brothers Band, Eric Clapton, and The Rolling Stones, to Robert Plant, Joe Cocker, and Aerosmith, as they pour their hearts into the music which influenced them immensely - and as you will hear - they truly love. | | | From the early days when The Animals covered John Lee Hooker, right up to ZZ Top jammin' the blues today, this is an A to Z library of artists known for rock 'n' roll, who pay their respects to "where it all came from," the blues. |
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| | Espoo Blues |
| | Kiekko Espoo played it's first four years in II division (1984-1988), made it's way to I division and played there for four years and it's home arena was then Matinkylä icerink. | | | Year 1998 Kiekko Espoo's name was changed to Espoo Blues, now known as Blues. | | | You will find it from the main menu under the name of sivustokartta. |
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| | Blues Licks Encyclopedia |
| | Sections on Blues Techniques and How to Read Music | | | Licks, Intros and Turnarounds in Delta, Chicago, Texas, Rock, Country, Swing, Minor and Slide Blues Styles |
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http://www.guitarplace.com/LI062.html
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| | Tokyo-Blues: A Guide to Blues Music in Japan & Overseas |
| | No siree, the performer who touched me the most, the man who had more blues in him that day in May was Okinawa's own David Ralston. | | | David released a stunning new album, The Lucidity of Insanity that is, quite simply, one of the finest pieces of recording I have ever heard. | | | Every band is a winner because they performed before blues industry and... |
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http://www.tokyo-blues.com
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| | Blues Charts - The First Internet Charts (SM) |
| | The song builds from simple vocal upto a heavy rock climax.This song is well worth a listen. | | | Although based firmly in the blues they stretch the boundaries producing a potent modern brew. | | | Blues General Blues Rock Country Blues Cover Songs Jump Blues Straight Ahead Blues |
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http://www.soundclick.com/genres/charts.cfm?genre=Blues
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| | The Blues PBS |
| | The Blues anchors a multi-media celebration that raises awareness of the blues and its contribution to American culture and music worldwide. | | | Under the guiding vision of Executive Producer Martin Scorsese, seven directors will explore the blues through their own personal styles and perspectives. | | | The films in the series are motivated by a central theme: how the blues evolved from parochial folk tunes to a universal language. |
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| | STLtoday - Sports - Blues |
| | Team captain Dallas Drake (left) may have played his last game as a Blue. | | | Blues rookie goaltender Jason Bacashihua (left) may want to keep his eyes on the puck tonight and focus less on the building he's in. | | | Though the Blues and Predators are headed in different directions, both of their goaltenders proved their mettle Tuesday as Nashville won 2-0 Tuesday night at Savvis Center. |
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http://www.stltoday.com/sports/blues
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