The blues. It runs through all American music. Somebody bending the no…

Wynton Marsalis
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The blues. It runs through all American music. Somebody bending the note. The other is the two-beat groove. It's in New Orleans music, it's in jazz, it's in country music, it's in gospel. ✨ Marsalis: Racism and greed put blues at the back of the bus. Interview, edition.cnn.com. October 24, 2009.
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The blues. It runs through all American music. Somebody bending the note. The other is the two-beat groove. It's in New Orleans music, it's in jazz, it's in country music, it's in gospel. ✨ Marsalis: Racism and greed put blues at the back of the bus. Interview, edition.cnn.com. October 24, 2009.

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