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Old French

bleu

blue, blue-gray, pale

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A Black blues guitarist and a diverse small band perform with expressive restrained emotion in a modest club.
noun

blues

BLOOZ/bluːz/

A music genre rooted in African American traditions, often expressing sorrow.

Etymology
blueOld Frenchblue, pale
+sEnglishin a particular way or direction

Blue developed the figurative meaning ‘low-spirited,’ and ‘the blues’ came to mean depression or sadness. The musical name may connect with this melancholy sense.

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