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

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and then I worked for the House of Blues, which is another staple in Hollywood

接着我给“蓝调之家”干，也是好莱坞的一家重要的大公司，

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I worked for the House of Blues, I worked with the talent there, and...

我给蓝调之家工作，才跟那些有名的人一起工作，

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Just three years later, she was performing with famous jazz and blues musicians including Clark Terry, Oscar Peterson and Joe Williams.

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His heartfelt,powerful, soulful singing helped establish him as one of the greatest rhythm and blues performers of all time.

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He also listened to music that influenced his later singing, including country, rhythm and blues, and religious music.

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The twenty-five year old plays jazz that is influenced by the sounds of funk,soul, samba and blues music.

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Like many rhythm and blues artists of the day, he began his musical career singing in church choirs.

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It has won her five Grammy nominations including best new artist and best rhythm and blues album.

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

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Motown is known for its special sound that was influenced by jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues.

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While exploring the city, George heard jazz and blues music spilling out of public drinking places.

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

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It brings together different forms of music, from jazz and blues to Cajun and hip-hop.

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He also liked the sound of the jazz and rhythm and blues performer Louis Jordan.

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Critics are praising her expressive voice and songs influenced by jazz and blues music.

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

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Country music was for white people, while black people performed rhythm and blues music.

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Usher discovered him. As the rhythm and blues star tells it, when they first met, Justin sang him an Usher song -- and sang it better.

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

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Her music is influenced by the sounds of pop,reggae, and rhythm and blues.

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The wonderful light in her golden hair and blues eyes was gone.

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These young performers copied the sounds of successful rhythm and blues groups.

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"I don't just write country, and I don't just write blues, and I don't just write rhythm and blues, and I don't just write rock and roll.

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In nineteen eighty, Pinetop Perkins and the other Muddy Waters' band members formed their own group, the Legendary Blues Band.

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Ted Gioia is author of "Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music."

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Peyroux has said that the great blues singers Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith still help shape her identity.

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the thirty-four year old performer continues to combine the sounds of jazz, folk music and the blues.

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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.

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

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