#blues

Before I left, I opened a lot of doors for a lot of people to play the blues. ↗

— Luther Allison

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But my big thing was always the blues. ↗

— Luther Allison

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All the classic jazz players all sang and a lot of 'em sang blues. ↗

— Mose Allison

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We played one warm-up gig at this bar that was kinda like that bar in 'The Blues Brothers' with the chicken wire. This place called The Brick House, in Housatonic. I really can't believe we're going to play for people in New York City. I'm terrified, but it's a small enough room. But it's really just supposed to be for the fun of it. ↗

— Lauren Ambrose

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I stayed with them for about a year up there and, at night, worked over in Long Island at a club called The High Hat Club which was like a pseudo jazz / blues place. ↗

— William Bell

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Blues and jazz pulled me away from what was left of my family. ↗

— Alexis Korner

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I been in the blues all my life. I'm still delivering 'cause I got a long memory. ↗

— Muddy Waters

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I was lucky enough to get to see guys like Bugs Henderson, Jimmy Wallace, all those great Texas blues players. ↗

— Dimebag Darrell

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I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined. ↗