Blues Quotes

667 quotes by 395 authors

The blues is the foundation, and it's got to carry the top. The other part of the scene, the rock 'n' roll and the jazz,… — Luther Allison
Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues. — Luther Allison
All the classic jazz players all sang and a lot of 'em sang blues. — Mose Allison
I used to listen to country and western and blues, John Lee Hooker, spirituals, the Bluegrass Boys, and Eddie Arnold. There was a radio station… — Otis Rush
A guy will promise you the world and give you nothin', and that's the blues. — Otis Rush
Them pains, when blues pains grab you, you'll sing the blues right. — Otis Rush
Elvis deserves a lot of credit for bringing the blues to middle America, not the Vegas stuff. The early stuff, The Sun records, and the… — Peter Tork
The blues brings you back into the fold. The blues isn't about the blues, it's about we have all had the blues and we are… — Peter Tork
I know some people will be surprised to hear it, but I've found that my music, whether its blues or rock, or whatever you want… — Rick Derringer
It was just like Howlin' Wolf. Once you arrive at the point that you understand it, the emotional factor is darker than some of the… — Robert Quine
The first real thing I heard was Three O'Clock Blues by B.B. King. That's where it all began for me. — Robin Trower
So the blues player, he ain't worried and bothered, but he's got something for the worried people. — Unknown Author
There was a time we decided that it was songs that were done especially from my background because of the things we were dealing with,… — Ruth Brown
We are trying to prove that the blues lives on forever and anybody in this place can sing the blues. — Ruth Brown
There were times I thought I was going to turn to the blues, but then I'd hear better blues players. — Stephen Stills
But between sets I'd sneak over to the black places to hear blues musicians. It got to the point where I was making my living… — Stevie Ray Vaughan
You have to understand a bit about the poetry of the blues to know where the references are coming from. — Van Morrison
The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day. — William Christopher Handy
The Blues are the true facts of life expressed in words and song, insiration, feeling, and understanding. — Willie Dixon
The blues is the roots, the rest is the fruits. — Willie Dixon

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