The blues came from the man farthest down. The blues came from nothingness, from want, from desire. And when a man sang or played the blues, a small part of the want was satisfied.


Jet (Dec. 31, 1953)

W. C. Handy Quotes

The blues came from the man farthest down. The blues came from nothingness, from want, from desire. And when a man sang or played the blues, a small...

The blues came from the man farthest down. The blues came from nothingness, from want, from desire. And when a man sang or played the blues, a small...

The blues came from the man farthest down. The blues came from nothingness, from want, from desire. And when a man sang or played the blues, a small...

The blues came from the man farthest down. The blues came from nothingness, from want, from desire. And when a man sang or played the blues, a small...