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Music genre originating in 1860s
subgenres. Blues subgenres include country blues, Delta blues and Piedmont blues, as well as urban blues styles such as Chicago blues and West Coast blues. World
Blues
Music genre originating in the 1940s in the United States
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African American communities in the 1940s
Rhythm_and_blues
American blues and soul band
The Blues Brothers (known formally as "The Fabulous Blues Brothers Show Band and Revue") are an American blues and soul revue band founded in 1978 by comedians
The_Blues_Brothers
American rock band
Blues Traveler is an American rock band that formed in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1987. The group is known for creative segues during live performances
Blues_Traveler
Monitoring system for air pollution
BLUES is the abbreviation for the German "Bremer Luft UEberwachungs System" (which means literally "Air monitoring system of Bremen"). It is a monitoring
BLUES
National Hockey League team in St. Louis, Missouri
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central
St._Louis_Blues
1980 film by John Landis
The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical action comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd
The_Blues_Brothers_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
pattern. Blues or The Blues may also refer to: Twelve-bar blues Talking blues Blues dance, a style of social dance done to blues music The Blues (film series)
Blues_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
No Blues may refer to: No Blues (Los Campesinos! album), 2013 No Blues (Horace Parlan album), 1976 This disambiguation page lists articles associated
No_Blues
now known as the blues. No specific year can be cited as its origin, largely because the style evolved over a long period but blues is inarguably a Black
Origins_of_the_blues
Musical form
Talking blues is a music genre derived from folk and country music. It is characterized by rhythmic speech or near-speech where the melody is free, but
Talking_blues
Broad genre of popular music
musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music. Rock also drew strongly from genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated
Rock_music
Music genre
Blues rock is a fusion genre and form of rock and blues music that relies on the chords/scales and instrumental improvisation of blues. It is mostly an
Blues_rock
English rock band
The Moody Blues were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in May 1964. The band initially consisted of Graeme Edge (drums), Denny Laine (guitar/vocals)
The_Moody_Blues
Japanese manga series by Motoyuki Tanaka
Be Blues! – Ao ni Nare (Japanese: BE BLUES!〜青になれ〜, Hepburn: Bī Burūzu! Ao ni Nare) is a Japanese association football manga series written and illustrated
Be_Blues!
1999 studio album by the Jimmy Rogers All-Stars
Blues Blues Blues is an album credited to the Jimmy Rogers All-Stars. It was released in January 1999, just over a year after Jimmy Rogers's death. The
Blues_Blues_Blues
Music genre
Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns
Jazz
1972 studio album by Blue Mitchell
Blues' Blues is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1972 and released on the Mainstream label. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow
Blues'_Blues
Music genre
music. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic, and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the
Hard_rock
1957 short story by James Baldwin
"Sonny's Blues" is a 1957 short story written by James Baldwin, originally published in the Partisan Review (vol. 24, no. 3). The short story focuses
Sonny's_Blues
Genre of popular music
musical genres, mainly rhythm and blues, with stylistic influences from gospel, jazz, boogie-woogie, electric blues, jump blues, swing, and folk music. While
Rock_and_roll
Early style of blues music
Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues. It originated in the Mississippi Delta and is regarded as a regional variant of country blues. Guitar
Delta_blues
Poem by W. H. Auden
"Funeral Blues", or "Stop all the clocks", is a poem by W. H. Auden which first appeared in the 1936 play The Ascent of F6. Auden substantially rewrote
Funeral_Blues
A blues shouter is a blues singer, capable of singing unamplified with a band. Notable blues shouters include: Big Maybelle Big Mama Thornton Piney Brown
Blues_shouter
1999 film by Brian Robbins
Varsity Blues is a 1999 American coming-of-age sports comedy-drama film directed by Brian Robbins and written by W. Peter Iliff. It stars James Van Der
Varsity_Blues_(film)
1968 studio album by B.B. King
Blues on Top of Blues is the fourteenth studio album by B.B. King, released in 1968 on BluesWay BLS-6011. The album peaked at number 46 on Billboard's
Blues_on_Top_of_Blues
Prominent chord progression in popular music
The twelve-bar blues (or blues changes) is one of the most prominent chord progressions in popular music. The blues progression has a distinctive form
Twelve-bar_blues
summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in rhythm and blues for the year 2026. On January 28, Bryan Loren died at the age of 59. On
2026_in_rhythm_and_blues
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)
1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated
B._B._King
English heavy metal band
the Black Sabbath name in 1969 (the band were previously named Polka Tulk Blues Band and then Earth), they distinguished themselves through occult themes
Black_Sabbath
American police drama television series (1981–1987)
Hill Street Blues is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for
Hill_Street_Blues
Music genre
Country blues (also folk blues, rural blues, backwoods blues, or downhome blues) is one of the earliest forms of blues music, but also refers to a blend
Country_blues
Regiment of the British Army
The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) (RHG/D) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. The Colonel
Blues_and_Royals
American blues musician (born 1942)
May 17, 1942), better known by his stage name Taj Mahal, is an American blues musician. He plays the guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, and many other instruments
Taj_Mahal_(musician)
Topics referred to by the same term
Varsity Blues may refer to: Varsity Blues (film), a 1999 film starring James Van Der Beek Varsity Blues (EP), a 2002 EP by Murs Toronto Varsity Blues, the
Varsity_Blues
English musician (born 1950)
Frampton Band's All Blues Released". frampton.com. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. "Blues Music: Top Blues Albums Chart". Billboard
Peter_Frampton
Association football club in England
beating Bolton Wanderers 1–0 at Crystal Palace to win the FA Cup; the Blues narrowly missed out on a League and Cup double that season after finishing
Manchester_City_F.C.
American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants
House of Blues is an American chain of live music concert halls and restaurants. It was founded by Isaac Tigrett, the co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and
House_of_Blues
American singer (1943–1970)
continue as a solo artist with her own backing groups, first the Kozmic Blues Band [it; pt] and then the Full Tilt Boogie Band. She performed at the 1969
Janis_Joplin
1998 film by John Landis
Blues Brothers 2000 is a 1998 American musical action comedy film directed by John Landis from a screenplay written by Landis and Dan Aykroyd, both of
Blues_Brothers_2000
British singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1997)
2022 and independently released her debut studio album, My 21st Century Blues (2023), to critical acclaim. Its third single, "Escapism", became her first
Raye
Style of blues music
Jump blues is an uptempo style of blues, jazz, and boogie woogie usually played by small groups and featuring horn instruments. It was popular in the 1940s
Jump_blues
The term blues ballad is used to refer to a specific form of popular music which fused Anglo-American and Afro-American styles from the late 19th century
Blues_ballad
2000 single by Moby
"Natural Blues" is a song by American electronic musician Moby. It was released on March 6, 2000, as the fifth single from his fifth studio album, Play
Natural_Blues
1993 novel by Leslie Feinberg
Stone Butch Blues is a novel by Leslie Feinberg. Written from the perspective of stone butch lesbian Jess Goldberg, it intimately details her life in
Stone_Butch_Blues
American actor (1949–1982)
appeared in several films such as National Lampoon's Animal House, 1941, The Blues Brothers, and Neighbors. He also pursued interests in music; with Aykroyd
John_Belushi
Type of blues music
Electric blues is blues music distinguished by the use of electric amplification for musical instruments. The guitar was the first instrument to be popularly
Electric_blues
Blues musicians are musical artists who are primarily recognized as writing, performing, and recording blues music. They come from different eras and include
List_of_blues_musicians
2017 American film
Basmati Blues is a 2017 American romantic comedy musical film, directed by Danny Baron, in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Baron and Jeff Dorchen
Basmati_Blues
Family of historical dances that developed alongside and were danced to blues music
Blues dancing is a family of historical dances that developed alongside and were danced to blues music, or the contemporary dances that are danced in that
Blues_dance
Musical scales
The term blues scale refers to several different scales with differing numbers of pitches and related characteristics. A blues scale is often formed by
Blues_scale
The following is a list of notable blues rock bands and musicians. Blues rock is a subgenre of rock which developed in the late-1960s and which emphasizes
List_of_blues_rock_musicians
Genre of blues music
Louisiana blues is a genre of blues music that developed in the period after World War II in the state of Louisiana. It is generally divided into two
Louisiana_blues
1963 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald
These are the Blues is a 1963 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald featuring trumpeter Roy Eldridge and organist Wild Bill Davis.
These_Are_the_Blues
Form of blues music indigenous to Chicago, Illinois
Chicago blues is a form of blues music that developed in Chicago, Illinois. It is based on earlier blues idioms, such as Delta blues, but is performed
Chicago_blues
2022 American drama film by Tyler Perry
A Jazzman's Blues is a 2022 American drama film written, produced and directed by Tyler Perry. The film stars Joshua Boone, Amirah Vann, Solea Pfeiffer
A_Jazzman's_Blues
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up baby blues in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Baby Blues may refer to: Baby Blues (comic strip), created and produced by Rick Kirkman and Jerry
Baby_Blues
1988 studio album by the Waterboys
Fisherman's Blues is the fourth studio album by the Waterboys, released by Ensign Records in October 1988. The album marked a change in the band's sound
Fisherman's_Blues
American rock band
The Blues Project is an American band formed in New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood in 1965. The group's original iteration broke up in 1967
The_Blues_Project
Song by Johnny Cash
"Folsom Prison Blues" is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, based on material composed by Gordon Jenkins. Written in 1953, it was first
Folsom_Prison_Blues
1956 film directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Blue Cat Blues is a 1956 one-reel animated Tom and Jerry cartoon written, directed and produced by co-creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The short
Blue_Cat_Blues
2015 Chinese film
Kaili Blues (simplified Chinese: 路边野餐; traditional Chinese: 路邊野餐, Roadside Picnic) is a 2015 Chinese film written and directed by Bi Gan. The film follows
Kaili_Blues
Genre of rock music
early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick
Heavy_metal_music
1975 studio album by the Grateful Dead
Blues for Allah is the eighth studio album (twelfth album overall) by the Grateful Dead. It was released on September 1, 1975, and was the band's third
Blues_for_Allah
Association football club in England
neighbours, with whom they play the Second City derby. The club's nickname is Blues, after the colour of their kit, and the fans are known as Bluenoses. Birmingham
Birmingham_City_F.C.
Original song written and composed by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart
"Summertime Blues" is a song co-written and recorded by the American rock artist Eddie Cochran. It was written by Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart
Summertime_Blues
Russian blues band
Blues Cousins is a Russian blues band. Formed in 1993, they are said to be the "best Blues band in Moscow" Blues Cousins is known for their energetic performances
Blues_Cousins
1951 jazz composition by Charlie Parker
"Blues for Alice" is a 1951 jazz standard, composed by Charlie Parker. The standard is noted for its rapid bebop blues-style chord voicings and complex
Blues_for_Alice
2011 studio album by Fleet Foxes
Helplessness Blues is the second studio album by American band Fleet Foxes, released on May 3, 2011, by Sub Pop and Bella Union. The album received universal
Helplessness_Blues
1968 compilation album by Various Artists
Blues Anytime: An Anthology of British Blues is a series of compilation albums featuring tracks from various British blues artists. Three volumes were
Blues_Anytime
American musician (born 1967)
known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, and frontman of the rock band Blues Traveler. Popper was born on March 29, 1967, in Cleveland, Ohio. His father
John_Popper
1970 studio album by Ringo Starr
Beaucoups of Blues is the second studio album by the musician and former Beatle Ringo Starr. It was released in September 1970, five months after his
Beaucoups_of_Blues
2017 studio album by Maroon 5
Red Pill Blues is the sixth studio album by American band Maroon 5. It was released on November 3, 2017, through 222 and Interscope Records. This is the
Red_Pill_Blues
American musician
Blues Saraceno (born October 17, 1971) is an American rock guitarist, composer and music producer, currently residing in Los Angeles, California. He was
Blues_Saraceno
American musician (born 1942)
Elvin Richard Bishop (born October 21, 1942) is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter. He was inducted into the
Elvin_Bishop
British blues rock band
Climax Blues Band (originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) are a British blues rock and pop band that has released 22 albums. "Couldn't Get
Climax_Blues_Band
1970 studio album by David Allan Coe
Blues is the debut album of American singer David Allan Coe. It was released in 1970 on SSS International Records. The lyrics of Penitentiary Blues are
Penitentiary_Blues
Patriarch of the Jackson family (1928–2018)
the Jackson family of entertainers. He was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2014. Joseph Walter Jackson was born in Fountain Hill
Joe_Jackson_(talent_manager)
1998 film by Nagesh Kukunoor
Hyderabad Blues is a 1998 Indian drama film written, directed, and produced by Nagesh Kukunoor. The film explores culture clash from an Indian American's
Hyderabad_Blues
Music genre; form of Louisiana blues
Swamp blues is a type of Louisiana blues that developed in the Black communities of Southwest Louisiana in the 1950s. It incorporates influences from other
Swamp_blues
Song performed by Lead Belly
"The Bourgeois Blues" is a blues song by American folk and blues musician Lead Belly. It was written in June 1937 in response to the discrimination and
The_Bourgeois_Blues
2007 studio album by Joan Armatrading
Into the Blues is the sixteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading, released on 1 May 2007. The album was recorded by Armatrading
Into_the_Blues
American blues/foundational rock and roll musician (1913–1983)
Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited as
Muddy_Waters
1993 American film
Undercover Blues is a 1993 action comedy film about a family of secret agents written by Ian Abrams and directed by Herbert Ross and starring Kathleen
Undercover_Blues
Professional Welsh regional rugby union team
rebranded in 2003 as Cardiff Blues. Although Cardiff Rugby was first founded in 1876 as Cardiff Football Club. In 2021, the Cardiff Blues rebranded as Cardiff
Cardiff_Rugby
2022 South Korean television series
Our Blues (Korean: 우리들의 블루스) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-a, Cha Seung-won, Lee Jung-eun, Uhm Jung-hwa, Han
Our_Blues
Rhythm and blues music genre
musicians in the 1970s that combines rhythm and blues with elements of disco, funk, soul, jazz, blues, electronic, and hip-hop. The incorporation of disco
Contemporary_R&B
American traditional folk song popularized in 1964
Sun" is an American traditional folk song, sometimes called "Rising Sun Blues". It tells of a person's life gone wrong in the city of New Orleans. Many
The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun
Derivative form of American blues
British blues is a form of music derived from the American blues style, a form that originated in the UK in the late 1950s, and reached its height of mainstream
British_blues
1939 poem by W. H. Auden
"Refugee Blues" is a poem by W. H. Auden, written in 1939, one of a number of poems Auden wrote in the mid-to-late-1930s in blues and other popular metres
Refugee_Blues
2008 studio album by C. W. Stoneking
Jungle Blues is the fourth album by Australian Blues musician C. W. Stoneking. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009, he was nominated for Best Blues and Roots
Jungle_Blues
Canadian singer, guitarist and songwriter (1966–2008)
Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter who attained popularity in
Jeff_Healey
Canadian and American actor (born 1952)
roles. Aykroyd's most famous roles are as Elwood J. Blues in The Blues Brothers (1980) and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), and Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz in
Dan_Aykroyd
Topics referred to by the same term
The Blues Brothers are a rhythm and blues band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in character as Elwood and Jake Blues. Blues Brothers
Blues Brothers (disambiguation)
Blues_Brothers_(disambiguation)
1947 song by Roy Hogsed
"Cocaine Blues" is a Western swing song written by Troy Junius Arnall, a reworking of the traditional song "Little Sadie." Roy Hogsed recorded a well
Cocaine_Blues
1963 studio album by Bob Dylan
followed: "Rocks and Gravel", "Talkin’ Hava Negeilah Blues", "Talkin' Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues", and two more takes of "Sally Gal". Dylan recorded
The_Freewheelin'_Bob_Dylan
1990 film by Spike Lee
Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 American dramatic film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also wrote, produced, and directed. It
Mo'_Better_Blues
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up rhythm and blues in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rhythm and blues (R&B) is a popular music genre. Rhythm and blues or R&B may also refer to:
Rhythm and blues (disambiguation)
Rhythm_and_blues_(disambiguation)
1970 song by the Doors
"Roadhouse Blues" is a song by the American rock band the Doors from their 1970 album Morrison Hotel. It was released as the B-side of "You Make Me Real"
Roadhouse_Blues
American actor (1977–2026)
the FX drama Pose (2018). Van Der Beek's film credits included Varsity Blues (1999), Texas Rangers (2001), The Rules of Attraction (2002), Formosa Betrayed
James_Van_Der_Beek
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Norse
Ruler of the people. Famous Bearer: popular blues guitarist/singer Eric Clapton.
Girl/Female
Indian
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Norse American Scandinavian
Ruler of the people. Famous Bearer: popular blues guitarist/singer Eric Clapton.
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BLUES
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Indian, Telugu
Energetic; Adventurous
Girl/Female
Muslim
Pretty flower
Boy/Male
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Islamic thinker, Saint, Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Graceful
Girl/Female
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Counsel from the Elves
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lamp Light
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Tamil
From araines
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Hindu, Indian
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Hindu, Indian
Son of Air
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Equal, Just, Honest
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n.
Hypochondriasis; melancholy; the blues.
n.
An old name for hypochondria, or melancholy; the blues.
superl.
Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of bluestocking.
n.
The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.
n.
A pedantic woman; a bluestocking.
n.
Blue vitriol.
n.
A literary lady; a female pedant.
n.
A bluestocking; a literary woman.
n.
A grayish blue building stone, as that commonly used in the eastern United States.
n.
The American avocet (Recurvirostra Americana).