Blues

Blues is a genre and musical form that originated in African-American communities in the "Deep South" of the United States around the end of the 19th century. The genre developed from roots in traditional African music, combined with European American folk music. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form, ubiquitous in jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll, is characterized by the call-and-response pattern, the blues scale and specific chord progressions, of which the twelve-bar blues is the most common. The blue notes (or "worried notes") which are often thirds or fifths which are flatter in pitch than in other music styles, are also an important part of the sound. Blues shuffles or walking bass reinforce the trance-like rhythm and form a repetitive effect called a groove.

Blues as a genre possesses other characteristics such as lyrics, bass lines, and instruments. The lyrics of early traditional blues verses consisted of a single line repeated four times. It was only in the first decades of the 20th century that the most common current structure became standard: the so-called AAB pattern, consisting of a line sung over the four first bars, its repetition over the next four, and then a longer concluding line over the last bars. Early blues frequently took the form of a loose narrative, often relating troubles experienced within African American society.

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Best Bets: A quick guide to La Jolla entertainment and experiences

San Diego Union-Tribune 01 Apr 2025
Free, or $19.95 for a reserved seat and book copy ... • The La Jolla Music Society begins its spring outdoor series of concerts at 4.30 p.m. Friday, April 4, with Finnegan Blue playing bluegrass, Irish and New Orleans sounds in the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave ... Free. theconrad.org/events/qrt-yrd-finnegan-blue....
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The best things to do this week in San Diego: March 31 to April 4

San Diego Union-Tribune 31 Mar 2025
Every spring, The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch opens to the public with events, music and activities ... Tuesday.Music Box, 1337 India St., San Diego ... Free, but reserved tickets are required ... La Jolla Music Society presents a free courtyard concert by this American instrumental sextet whose music ranges from Irish and New Orleans to bluegrass ... Free....
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'We are not for sale': Here are 5 patriotic moments from the Juno Awards

Toronto Sun 31 Mar 2025
The Juno Awards are the annual celebration of Canadian musical talent in all its variety. By their very nature, the honours are about national pride in our vibrant creative musical culture.Advertisement 2 ... THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK ... strong and free. More Music....
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Things to do in Cincinnati this week: March 31-April 6

Cincinnati.com 30 Mar 2025
MUSIC ... MUSIC ... MUSIC ... Ed "Sax" Thomas, 5-8 p.m., Fountain Square, 520 Vine St., Downtown Free ... MUSIC. Music Live at Lunch ... Free ... MUSIC ... MUSIC ... MUSIC ... MUSIC ... Free ... $15, $12 seniors, free ages 17-under, military and members ... MUSIC. Fountain Blues ... Weekly blues series runs April 2-Aug ... Free ... MUSIC ... Free ... MUSIC ... Free ... "The Blue Angels," 10 a.m.-5 p.m ... Free ... MUSIC ... MUSIC ... MUSIC....
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West Florida, Milton baseball teams play Friday at Blue Wahoos Stadium

Pensacola News Journal 28 Mar 2025
The final high school baseball game of 2025 on Friday at Blue Wahoos Stadium features one of the area’s top teams ... Parking is free. The game itself will be handled by the Blue Wahoos staff with between-innings entertainment, music, one of the Blue Wahoos’ public address announcers and other aspects ... Blue Wahoos Stadium....
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HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on 28 March 2025

Hindustan Times 27 Mar 2025
#DelhiTalkies. What. Itra & Sugandhi Mela 2025. Catch it Live on Friday, 28 February 2025. Where. Sunder Nursery, Nizamuddin. When. March 28 to 30. Timing. Noon to 10pm. Entry. ₹50 ... #Staged ... Mandi House (Blue & Violet Lines) ... Free ... Free ... Mandi House (Blue & Violet Lines) ... Folk MusicVocal Recital ft Mannu Yadav ... Free ... Free ... Free ... Mandi House (Blue & Violet Lines)....
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Eric Church to release his latest album, 'Evangeline vs The Machine, in May

The Tennessean 20 Mar 2025
I can honestly say that when I hear music or see something from my past, I feel like I did then; I relate to what it was then ... The Machine' vinyl in translucent light blue, available on Amazon.com or directly in the Amazon Music app, with fast and free shipping for Prime members via https.//strm.to/EvangelineVsTheMachinePR....
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Branson air show adds extra performances, community party to Labor Day weekend event

Springfield News-Leader 14 Mar 2025
The Blue Angels, a flight demonstration squadron of the U.S ... The Blue Angels were established in 1946 as the U.S ... The event is family friendly and free to the public. People will have the opportunity to interact with members of the Blue Angels team and to enjoy fireworks, music and food trucks....
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Looking for fun events? Top 5 things to do around Tallahassee

Tallahassee Democrat 13 Mar 2025
... to the music of notable artists such as Grammy winner Alan Parsons and soul blues Grammy nominee Sugaray Rayford ... Their second performance of free-improvisatory explorations inspired by the music of Louis Armstrong covers "SOL Blues" to "What a Wonderful World," as Longineu & Co....
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Fort Walton Beach unveils Concerts at The Landing spring schedule for 2025

NWF Daily News 13 Mar 2025
On May 2, the Nashville-based pop/punk duo Stranger Boy will kick off five weeks of free music for locals to enjoy ... Funky Lampshades (Funk/Blues/Rock)May 16....

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