"Back before there were any awards of any kind for this kind of music, the reward for a blues man was a pocket full of change , some bills at the end of the night, and the knowledge that you've got a place to sleep out of the rain and the wind.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

So, we're going to listen to just a couple of seconds here of a blues tune sung by Nora Jones.

那么,我们来听上几秒钟,诺拉·琼斯的唱的布鲁斯曲调

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But what she's working off of here— we're not going to listen to the whole thing-- is this idea of a blues scale.

但她处理这段曲子的方法,我们不是要全部听完,是布鲁斯音阶的理念

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And I began to feel such pain again." Lena Horne had a rich, raw,deep voice that was famous for blues singing.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

That makes a blues man.

这就是一个布鲁斯歌者。

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The owner of Sun Records, Sam Phillips,had been looking for a white performer who could sing black rhythm and blues.

VOA: special.2010.04.04

Let's talk about pop music for a second: jazz, rock, hip-hop, blues, that kind of thing.

我们再看一下流行音乐:,爵士,摇滚,嘻哈,蓝调,类似这些音乐

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Peyroux first began performing popular jazz and blues songs as a teenager in the streets of Paris,France.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

(THE WHO - "SUMMERTIME BLUES") The Lovin' Spoonful was a band that did not love summers in the city because of the heat.

VOA: special.2009.06.22

You can hear the influence of these experiences in his music,a mix of folk,blues, rock and fusion.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

The three Mexican brothers from Texas have earned high praise for their mixture of rock,blues,soul and a kind of Mexican-Texan music called Tejano.

VOA: special.2010.08.02

The book was called Lady Sings the Blues. A friend at the New York Post newspaper, William Dufty, helped her write the book.

VOA: special.2010.02.28

He was a success in many different kinds of music -- popular,country,religious, and rhythm and blues.

VOA: special.2010.04.04

He mixes this with a little jazz and a little blues and adds a Latin sound.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

Later,he won a National Book Critics Circle award for "The Land Where the Blues Began,"

VOA: special.2010.01.25

Tell us if you have a favorite American blues or folk singer young or old -- and what makes that person's music special to you.

VOA: special.2010.01.18

John Lewis was interested in jazz,blues,and bebob, a music with a great deal of energy.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

He received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in nineteen ninety-three.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

Koko Taylor began singing gospel and blues music as a child in Memphis,Tennessee.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

These are some of the other recordings added to the National Recording Registry: A nineteen twenty-three recording of "Canal Street Blues" by King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band.

VOA: special.2010.07.09

The album is a mixture of blues, gospel and folk.

VOA: special.2010.08.02

A number of noted blues musicians and groups will perform.

VOA: special.2010.08.02

a song by blues musician Leadbelly.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

Others are American blues. One,a kind of prehistoric love song, is in the style of the French romantic singer Maurice Chevalier.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Beyond the main stage, Cajun,brass bands,gospel,country, blues and folk, with a continuous offering of traditional and contemporary jazz and world music.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

At any given time, you can find a stage with bluegrass, folk,gospel,blues,country, Celtic and jazz being played.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

Among the titles is a 1923 recording of "Canal Street Blues" by King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band;

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

After all,they've known each other for over 40 years, meeting for the first time in a band led by blues great Muddy Waters.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

What does that sound like? Here's a version of "Workingman Blues" recorded during the 2008 festival.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

While it marks a return to his blues roots, it also contains the band's signature rock and roll sound on tracks like "Rock Me Baby."

VOA: standard.2010.06.27