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Blues Quotes by Alan Lomax
- People were saying that Southern folk song was dead, that the land that had produced American jazz, the blues, the spirituals, the mountain ballads and…
- The British ballads became a new kind of form in their hand. And out of them came the blues, a new kind of song of…
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- The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are… — Russell Baker
- Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues. — Count Basie
- Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated. — Ritchie Blackmore
- I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined. — Ritchie Blackmore
- Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion. — Christina Aguilera
- Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don't know… — Jeff Bridges
- 'Tailgate Blues' is kind of a lyrical masterpiece of a country song. — Luke Bryan
- I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to you, it… — Gary Allan
- The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body. — Nick Cave
- I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that… — Nick Cave
- What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do… — Ray Charles
- The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life. — Eric Clapton