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Questions tagged [blues]

For questions about the genre known as "blues", characterised by chord progressions that mirror the call-and-response pattern.

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About Guitar Moves with Keith Richards: "There's Two Sides to Every Story"

In this interview of Keith Richards titled Guitar Moves With Keith Richards: "There's Two Sides To Every Story" (Part 1), what did Keith mean when he said "igo", showing the simplest trick of Jimmy Reed at 8:33 and 8:47 mins. into the video?
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Trying to understand the different styles of blues

Usually, I hear the terms Chicago blues and electric blues being used to identify the same style of blues. Is this correct? Or, is there an actual difference between these two sub genres? If so, how to differentiate between them?
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What are the origins of the 12-bar blues?

The 12-bar blues is one of the most pervasive musical forms in Western music. For those who don't play, the symbols above are the chords played in each of 12 bars. Examples are Sweet Home Chicago, Rock Around the Clock and Stevie Ray Vaughan's…
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Is the "What's With Andy" song "Kindergarten Blues" based on a real classic blues song?

I remember seeing this episode when I was growing up and after some searching I found it on youtube. Is this song based on a classic one?
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Question about lyrics of a A. C. Reed song

During 1:33-1:40 in the song help me spending my gold, what is ac reed singing? Is he saying where Im all dressed up and I aint got no place to go ? Here is the link to the song: http://youtu.be/-MnYNx6J_x8
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On lyrics of a Big Joe Turner song

Im trying to understand what is Big Joe Turner saying on blues on central avenue from 0:50 to 1:15. Here is the link: http://youtu.be/kOhxZ78p-rE This is what I hear: never had so much **** anywhere in my life, never had (so much for you honey?)…
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What is Luther Allison saying on a fragment of the song, "Nobody But You."

http://youtu.be/GuP36qwe91Q Here is a link to the song nobody but you by Luther Allison. At 2:00 to 2:08, what is he saying? I can hear that he says: sweet little angel say that you done me wrong Is it done? Or got?
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