Portal:Blues/Quotes

“ Blues is really America's finest art form and most dominant art form of the 20th century. ” — Georgie Fame

“ Blues is a natural fact, something that a fellow lives. If you don't live it, you don't have it. ” — Big Bill Broonzy

“ The blues is a low-down achin' heart disease
Like consumption killing me by degrees. ” — Robert Johnson, "Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)"

“ When you lay down at night, turning from one side of the bed to the other and can't sleep, what's the matter? Blues got you. ” — Lead Belly

“ The blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll. ” — Muddy Waters