Definition of Blues
Blues
Blue·s
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A genre of music characterized by its soulful, emotive sound and 12-bar structure.
e.g. The blues singer's powerful voice conveyed the emotions of the song.
(noun)
melancholic music of black American folk origin, formed in the southern United States toward the end of the 19th century, gaining a wider audience in the 1940s, as black people migrated to the cities;
e.g. Blues is what inspired rock and roll as well as the rhythm and blues, or R
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