Rock and roll, big band, the blues. He loved them all. He would close his eyes and with a blissful smile begin to move to his own sense of rhythm. It wasn't always pretty.

Mitch Albom
Rock and roll, big band, the blues. He loved them...
Rock and roll, big band, the blues. He loved them...
Rock and roll, big band, the blues. He loved them...
Rock and roll, big band, the blues. He loved them...
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The blues is a music genre that originated in the African-American community in the 1920s and 1930s. It is a music that includes elements of ragtime, country, and folk music. The blues is one of the most powerful genres to emerge from that community. Its power lies in its directness and honesty.

The blues does not shy away from its pain and suffering. It is about loss and heartbreak and despair — but it is also about the desire for something better. That something better, by definition, can be found in other genres — rock and roll, big band, or even country music.

But the blues is where it all began, where it gets its power from. It's an authentic form of music. It's impossible to fake the blues - you either have it or you don't.

Source: Tuesdays With Morrie

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