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"he had a bad case of the blues"nouna state of depression
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nouna type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
Definition that contains blues
- cool inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets when referring to color
- king United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)
- rock a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
- smith United States blues singer (1894-1937)
- handy United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)
- boogie an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
- funky (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
- domino United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)
- funk an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
- zydeco music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues