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| | TBH, A Brief History |
 | | Therefore, these purists maintain that many melodies with the word "blues" in the title, and which are often spoken of as being the blues, are not the blues because their melodies lack this particular basic blues harmonic construction. | | | Blues lyrics contain some of the most fantastically penetrating autobiographical and revealing statements in the Western musical tradition. | | | The principal blues melodies are, in fact, holler cadences, set to a steady beat and thus turned into dance music and confined to a three-verse rhymed stanza of twelve to sixteen bars. |
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http://www.thebluehighway.com/history.html
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| | Blues Online© |
| | Blues music has profoundly influenced contemporary music from jazz to pop to reggae to country. | | | Blues Online© is an information resource whose mission is to increase awareness and appreciation of blues music and its history. | | | The cultural influence of this music has grown far beyond its origins in the African-American experience. |
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http://mathrisc1.lunet.edu/blues/blues.html
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| | 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. | | | Acoustic country blues, often from the Mississippi Delta, blossomed during the 1920s, while during the '40s the electric guitar took the music in wild new directions (including north to Chicago). | | | 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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http://music.download.com/2001-7976_32-0.html
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| | Harry's Blues Lyrics Online, Home Page, US |
| | blues lyrics, blues lyrics, blues lyrics, blues lyrics and some more blues lyrics. | | | If you like blues music too and you're looking for lyrics of blues songs and/or having problems understanding what is being sung and/or understanding the meaning of the lyrics this site might be of some interest to you. | | | An occasional jazz, rock or pop lyrics may have slipped by the blues lyrics though...). |
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http://blueslyrics.tripod.com/#top
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| | the blues blog |
| | Blues guitarist-singer Jesse Moore is the only one of his five-member New Orleans-based band back in town. | | | But electric blues bands did not fit Gratzer's inner vision of the true blues--one man and his guitar. | | | They were all great musicians and the sound was wonderful. |
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http://the-blues-blog.blogspot.com
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| | CD Baby: CD Baby: BLUES music you will love. - from indiepro |
| | With classically powerful, edgy blues drive, full-throttle guitars, hearty vocals and mountain-moving bass, this is one incredibly meaty album with a perfect trio sound that doesn't shy away from being as intelligent, detail-oriented and well-crafted as it is no-nonsense rockin'. | | | CD Baby: CD Baby: BLUES music you will love. | | | With a feeling and natural ability that can't be explained for someone so young, Eric delivers a blues guitar performance with an intensity and skill that never fails to amaze anyone who sees or hears the band. |
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http://www.cdbaby.com/style/blues/from/indiepro
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| | The Real Chicago Blues, an interview with David Grazian |
| | According to these stereotypes, authentic blues clubs are hole-in-the-wall joints with broken front doors and rattling sound systems; they are unbearably smoky and smell as funky as their music sounds. | | | The blues borrows from traditional and colonial African music, early American folk traditions, and the work songs as well as spirituals sung by black slaves and field hands during the nineteenth century. | | | Today the Chicago blues audience continues to be mostly white, whereas many black consumers prefer hip-hop and rap, reggae, jazz, and dance music. |
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http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/305686in.html
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| | Jazz All About Jazz |
| | The blues is the progenitor of most popular music in America, but it hasnÃÂÃÂ’t always gotten the respect it deserves. | | | Walking The Blues is a great album from the master of blues piano. | | | Howlin' Wolf was a bearish bundle of primal blues energy whose growling vocals influenced people as diverse as Wolfman Jack, Mick Jagger and John Hiatt. |
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http://www.allaboutjazz.com/library/blues.htm
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| | Amazon.com: Blues: Music: Jimi Hendrix |
| | The beginning song is incredibly genuine Hendrix with a 12 string acoustic and the Voodoo Chile blues is a freaky blues song that is not a lyrical take off on Voodoo chile slight return. | | | The rest of the album is just great, but the last song must qualify as the best blues performance ever record live and I would give anything to be put back in time for the live edition. | | | The most of the songs show a quirky funloving Hendrix that is just getting into the music the way it should be, and Born Under a Bad Sign shows up and shows off Jimi's talent for melody and never ending notes that ride halfway across songs. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002OSK?v=glance
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| | BLUES-L FAQ |
| | Without going into a great deal of technical musical definitions, the Blues is a form of music that grew out of a remembered African tradition merged with European musical formats during the slavery experience of Blacks in America. | | | Clapton, Vaughan, Winter, etc. are true blues musicians who take the music to new and more relevant places. | | | Any topic relating to the blues—the music, performers, books, cultural aspects, history, technical music discussions, reviews, opinions, facts—if it relates to the blues, it is appropriate for Blues-L. This is a terrific list: many members have some kind of professional relationship to the music—musicians, producers, authors, radio programmers, etc. |
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http://www.blues.net/blues-FAQ.html
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| | Blues Lyrics and Hoodoo |
| | This database of blues lyrics is divided into two parts: "primary" songs are those which are used on "Hoodoo in Theory and Practice" web pages and which also have their own transcription pages; "secondary" songs are those which only appear on transcription pages with links to relevant "Hoodoo in Theory and Practice" web pages. | | | But these same two decades coincidentally marked the time of the greatest development of recorded rural acoustic blues, and hoodoo was a prominent topic addressed in the lyrics to these songs,. | | | For this purpose, i am asking blues fans to take a moment to transcribe song lyrics for me, if they can -- or to tape songs that i can transcribe, if that is easier for them. |
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http://www.luckymojo.com/blues.html#topics
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| | Blues News |
| | Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Blues : Sue Foley - There's something comfortably familiar about A New Used Car, a recording that, for all its superb electric guitar playing and improvisation, offers... | | | 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... | | | On Thursday night at B. King Blues Club and Grill, the country star Phil Vassar gave one great performance after another. |
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http://www.topix.net/music/blues
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| | Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival |
| | Inventive songwriter John Hiatt teams up with the hottest young blues act in the decade, the North Mississippi Allstars, for some Southern-fried and swampy soul. | | | "The blues and the blues-based music of Louisiana and Texas have always been well-represented at the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival," says Peter Dammann, festival talent coordinator. | | | World-class blues, all in support of a worthy cause." -- Phil Chestnut, Blues to Do. |
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http://www.waterfrontbluesfest.com
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| | The Blues . Blues Classroom PBS |
| | A roots music form that evolved out of African-American work songs, field hollers, spirituals, and country string ballads more than a century ago, the blues is the foundation of virtually every major American music form born in the 20th century, including jazz, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and hip hop. | | | The blues is one of America's greatest musical treasures. | | | Clips from the CD are also on this Web site and require RealPlayer plug-in. |
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http://www.pbs.org/theblues/classroom.html
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| | Blues Lyrics On Line |
| | So enjoy this, my tribute to the blues and, I hope, a reflection not only on the blues itself but on the world in which this music was created. | | | This Lyrics Ring site is owned by Blues Lyrics On Line. | | | This Blues Ring site is owned by Blues Lyrics On Line. |
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http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/2541
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| | Blues Foundation :: Home |
| | The Blues Music Awards, set for May 11, 2006 at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, will see almost 20 artists looking to take home their first Blues Music Award. | | | The presenting sponsor for the 2006 Blues Music Awards is the... | | | The Blues Foundation will pay tribute to esteemed individuals, literature, and recordings that have been selected by a committee of Blues music authorities. |
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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. | | | Every morning Dave Mac tells the stories and plays the music of the performers who started it all - the roots players who created the blues and gave birth to rock 'n' roll, R&B, soul and so many other genres of music. | | | 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. |
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http://www.sirius.com/SiriusBlues
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| | Blues Estafette |
| | Or performers who take their cultural heritage seriously and do not "rock up" the music. | | | It is held each November in Utrecht's Vredenburg Music Centrum. | | | They got replaced by Lowell Fulson and Ted Taylor. |
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| | Tokyo-Blues: A Guide to Blues Music in Japan & Overseas |
| | 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... | | | Tokyo-Blues: A Guide to Blues Music in Japan & Overseas |
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| | Blues News: Home |
| | 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" | | | Hans Theessink In Concert - A Blues & Roots Revue | | | The Blues Foundation - 2006 Blues Music Awards |
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| | Blues On Stage, your complete blues guide. Twin Cities Blues - Minnesota Blues - Blues Guide for Minneapolis, St. Paul ... |
| | Blues On Stage is a ® Trademark of Ray Stiles. | | | You can now order your CDs, books, videos, and many other products from Blues On Stage in association with Amazon.com. | | | ATTENTION - Record Companies, Independent Labels, Musicians, Publicists, if you would like your CD reviewed at Blues On Stage, please send two (2) copies, along with promotional material to: |
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| | Bad Dog Blues Radio |
| | You can still listen to the show live on the web every Sunday 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (EST). | | | Along the way we'll tell you the stories and history behind the music. | | | Check out the RealAudio clips of the records we review. |
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| | HOB.com : House of Blues online |
| | House of Blues Artist of the Month: Taking Back Sunday | | | From the high-octane drumming and blazing syncopated riffs that rain down on "What’s It Feel Like to Be a Ghost"—the opening track on Taking Back Sunday’s latest CD Louder Now | | | HOB New Orleans event status and Teammember updates » |
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| | Blues Catalog |
| | ROBERT PETE WILLIAMS "Vol.1 - I'm Blue as a Man Can Be"; | | | "with the Muddy Waters Blues Band - 1966"; | | | BIG MACEO MERRIWEATHER "The King Of Chicago Blues Piano"; |
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| | STLBlues :: A Blues eZine |
| | This showcases some of the Best in Blues.... | | | Park your CD by the month - or longer. | | | They just happen to be a institution in this town, so we're honored they chose us! |
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| | 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. | | | This site is by and for all those with a love of the music we call the Blues. | | | We also like to draw attention to exciting Blues acts in other parts of the country and beyond. |
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| | Official Blues Traveler Web Site |
| | Blues Traveler will be making their first appearance at the Bonnaroo Music & Festival this June in Manchester, TN. | | | His career spanned from sitting at the feet of Ben Webster to "rock and roll guru" and honorary member of many bands, including Blues Traveler and Spin Doctors. | | | Visit the mp3s page for more information and a new spin on Blues Traveler music! |
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| | Amazon.com Music: Styles / Blues : General, Compilations, Live Albums, Acoustic Blues, Chicago Blues, Classic Female ... |
| | Amazon.com Music: Styles / Blues : General, Compilations, Live Albums, Acoustic Blues, Chicago Blues, Classic Female Vocal Blues, Contemporary Blues, Delta Blues, Electric Blues Guitar, Modern Blues, Regional Blues, Traditional Blu... |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/31
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| | IndieFeed: Blues/Funk |
| | The Red Hot Blues Sisters are feeding at the IndieFeed Blues and Funk Channel.andnbsp; Please visit www.indiefeed.com to take our listener survey and listen to more great IndieFeed Channels.
| | | Skyla Brurrell is kicking it at the IndieFeed Blues and Funk channel and head on down to www.indiefeed.com for more incredible audio channels
| | | Visit www.indiefeed.com and subscribe to a variety of scheduled free independent music channels! |
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| | Blues Access Online: All the blues that fits on the page. |
| | Those Blues Labels: Where to Find 'Em Since 12/31/01 we are no longer updating this list of blues record labels. | | | The liner notes to a semi-imaginary six-CD set, featuring the core songs from the world's longest-running and most beloved blues radio show, Blues From the Red Rooster Lounge. | | | To hear a concert archive of one of the hottest Gospel groups around, |
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| | Blues Matters! |
| | He also has a very long discography that includes recent albums by Deitra Farr (Let It Go on JSP) and the latest Matthew Skoller Band CD (These Kind Of Blues on Tongue N Groove). | | | Capitol/EMI will reissue I Do Not Play No Rock 'n'N Roll on May 2, timed to the album's induction into The Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame. | | | The Los Angeles-based musician has been nominated six times for the prestigious W.C. Handy awards and appearss on two Grammy Nominated Albums. |
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| | Electric Blues |
| | Expectations are that EB will be back to fully functional status some time in January. | | | Subscribe to the Newsletter below if you'd like to be informed of progress. | | | Some sections of Electric Blues will be unavailable for a while due to the necessity for a major site overhaul. |
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| | The first comprehensive index of folk and blues music. | | | Unlike any other book currently on the market, this book covers America’s rich roots music, pioneered by African Americans and European immigrants, which has influenced almost every facet of today’s popular music around the globe. | | | 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. |
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| | Southwest Blues |
| | Reminder: April is the month of the 29th annual Dallas Guitar Show at Market Hall in Dallas, and Baton Rouge Blues Week at various venues in Baton Rouge, LA. | | | Also inside, a bit on jazz musicians Deanna Witkowski and Michael Powers. | | | This Blues Ring site is managed, owned and copyrighted by |
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| | Moody Blues' Lyrics |
| | Moody Blues Lyrics, Moody Blues Album Art, Moody Blues Songs, Justin Hayward, Ray Thomas, Mike Pinder, Graeme Edge, John Lodge, Forever Autumn | | | Threw It All Away (Natural Avenue, CD version only) | | | A Night At Red Rocks (The Moody Blues, 1996) |
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http://members.tripod.com/sstWordSmith2/music/MoodyBlues
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| | Jazz History - The Blues |
| | Emerging during the 1940s, "jump blues" incorporated the upbeat boogie-woogie piano style, clever lyrics, and punchy horn riffs derived from the big band era. | | | Guitarists like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton fused the blues style with 1960s rock music, influencing future generations of pop and blues artists. | | | 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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| | blues iceberg radio |
| | 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. | | | Jane Bunnett is world-renowned for her take on Afro-Cuban jazz. | | | Please get Flash Player to view an enhanced version of this site. |
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http://www.icebergradio.com/genre/blues
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| | DWM Blues |
| | A good mix of blues, acoustic and electric. | | | The Frank Ace sound is the blues -- full-bodied, energized & synchronized. | | | Hard hitting blues stylings, from Delta to contemporary, featuring Bo Diddley and (the late) harmonica player Rock Bottom. |
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http://www.dwmmusic.com/Blues_AD.asp
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| | YEAR OF THE BLUES 2003 |
| | Lightning in a Bottle, the film of the Salute to the Blues Concert, is being released in theaters this October, 2004. | | | All thirteen episodes of The Blues Radio Series | | | Feature articles on Memphis, the Piedmont Blues, the British Blues, and more |
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http://www.yearoftheblues.org
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