What Are Blue Notes and Why Do They Sound So Sad?
In 1936, Robert Johnson sat in a San Antonio hotel room and recorded “Cross Road Blues.” When he sang the word “sinking,” his voice bent a note downward — not quite major, not quite minor, but somewhere in between. That note carried more feeling than a full orchestra playing at peak volume. It was a […]
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