#blues

Well, I don't know how they define that. But they have this Texas blues thing blown kinda out of proportion. I am a Long John Hunter blues, before and after, that's what I am. ↗

— John Hunter

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But I did that, and I created another blues scene, another something I can sing about. ↗

— Luther Allison

#another #blues #created #did #i

In the blues, it just takes so long for us to get recognized. ↗

— Luther Allison

#get #just #long #recognized #takes

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, are the walls of the blues. ↗

— Luther Allison

#carry #foundation #got #jazz #other

I've always loved the blues, ever since I was a kid. It has a depth to it that a lot of contemporary music doesn't have. It has pain and suffering in it, but funny stories, too. And it is built on storytelling, which is something I really love. ↗

— Nickolas Ashford

#blues #built #contemporary #contemporary music #depth

I think the blues is fine for blues players, but free blues has never made much sense to me. ↗

— Derek Bailey

#fine #free #i #i think #made

If I'm at a party and someone puts on a Blues Brothers tape, I tend to go nuts. ↗

— Todd Barry

#blues brothers #brothers #go #i #nuts

I still think the best metal bands have a blues feel. The first Black Sabbath album is kind of a bludgeoning of blues. Deep Purple also started out as a blues band. ↗

— Greg Ginn

#also #band #bands #best #black

To me, Sabbath was always JUSt a really heavy blues band. That s all we were. We just took those blues roots and made them heavier. ↗

— Geezer Butler

#band #blues #heavier #heavy #just

When you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#got #nothing #rest #through #you