http://bolesblues.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/ Sounding the Devil Note Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://bolesblues.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-1516 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:02:35 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-1516 [...] collection is stunning.  It’s a real thrill to feel these holiday Blues.  At $20.00USD for 52 songs, that averages out to 0.38 cents per song:  What a [...]

]]> http://bolesblues.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-508 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:12:34 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-508 Absolutely right.

]]> http://bolesblues.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-507 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:00:17 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-507 Music has always played a significant role in expressing social issues; the Blues is a living example of the same. I think it’s the message in the song along with a crisp tone that separates the blues from any other genre.

]]> http://bolesblues.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-506 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:09:51 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-506 You can certainly trace the history of the Black Experience in America through song — and it is a heartbreaking and harrowing trip.

]]> http://bolesblues.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-505 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:08:34 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-505 You’re right about that, Gordon. Sometimes the most important things are sung and not spoken.

]]> http://bolesblues.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-504 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:17:30 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-504 This is sure something of an article. Had to think about it and read again. I guess it is true that a lot of African American history is told in the songs of their culture.

]]> http://bolesblues.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-503 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:14:25 +0000 http://bolesblues.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/colored-in-black-and-the-blues/#comment-503 The Blues are beautiful, David. They express with music what cannot be expressed in plain words.

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