12154: I got the blues

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Robert Lawless <robert.lawless@wichita.edu>
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It seems fairly clear that the blues as a style of music evolved from
African-Americans located in the Mississippi Delta at the beginning of the
20th century. The etymology of the word "blues" is less clear. Some
associate it with the term "blue devils," saying that this phrase has its
origins in Haitian Voodoo. Does anyone have more information on the origin
of the word "blues"?