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Posted on February 20, 2017 at 18:26:30
John N
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 who is writing a project on the blues - my wife and I are trying to describe the blues to him, aand its not working - So fellow inmates, chime in with your two sentence defintion of the blues, suitable for a thirteen year old

As always, my thanks

 

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Wow! Two sentences..., posted on February 20, 2017 at 19:12:52
FenderLover
 There are full College courses on the Blues. 8^)

Song form developed in the South by African-American slaves. Arranged in a beck-&-call, 12-bar fashion, sung many times in the work fields... to express hardship and sorrows in their lives.

 

RE: For my son..., posted on February 21, 2017 at 18:26:34
jefe
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 The blues is American roots music which talks about the feelings of angst and struggle. When listening to the blues the listener not only relates with the musician but also feels much about it.

Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters.

 

RE: For my son..., posted on February 22, 2017 at 00:42:02
belyin
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 The blues is the accumulated folk wisdom of African Americans that imparts the knowledge to survive in a hostile world not of their making through coping strategies of resistance, defiance, indirection, parody, or resignation. "Trouble in mind, I'm blue/But I won't be blue alway/Cuz the sun in going to shine in my backdoor someday."

 

RE: For my son..., posted on February 24, 2017 at 12:15:18
6bq5
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 I would play some -
Some orriginal - Robert Johnson, Howling Wolf, John Lee Hooker, et. al.
and some "new" stuff - early rolling stones, Eric Clapton, John Mayall, John Mayer...
It is a kind of religion- that has to be experienced....
Happy Listening

 

RE: Wow! Two sentences..., posted on February 25, 2017 at 08:29:39
PdL
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 Call & Response. Conversatin' ! :-)

 

RE: For my son..., posted on February 25, 2017 at 18:56:39
John N
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 During the discussion, I had Muddy Waters going - two days later we topped it off by watching Blues Brothers

 

RE: For my son..., posted on February 26, 2017 at 13:45:42
fantja
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 Muddy Waters
B.B. King

 

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