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The typical blues song comes from the very heart and to sing it well you have to feel it.
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The quote says that a blues song comes from deep feeling, not just from words or technique. To sing one well, the performer must genuinely connect with the emotion being expressed. The song’s power depends on making that feeling audible to the listener.
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- Fans in a Flashbulb, quoting the Chicago Defender (February 26, 1921)
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