People talk about the blues all the time, but what are the blues? There are a lot of
different answers to a question like that. Some people will see the blues in technical terms, for these people chord progressions and "blue notes" will be what the blues are. Others will be likely to talk in terms of history, of the days of slavery and "plantation hollers". Some may have other views. The legendary Son House described the blues in terms of the pain that can only come from love gone wrong. To quote House:
...there ain't but one kind of blues, and that consists of between male and female that's in love. Two people supposed to be in love. And one or the other deceives the other who they love. Sometimes that kind of blues will make you even kill one another or do anything, that kind of love. It goes here, this side (puts his hand on heart) that's where the blues started...
With that poignant statement, he manages to capture the very essence of it all. But before dismissing the other aspects entirely, it is worthwhile taking a moment to look at them.
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