in this assingment we had to choose a quote from the blues section in our Text book. The following quotes is the one i choose and the following reasons are why i choose it.
“The blues is not the creation of a crushed spirited people. It is the product of a forward looking, upward striving people.”
~ Albert Murray
The reason I choose this quote to analyze and talk about is that, its quiet different from most other quotes I had to choose from, because the quotes are either about how these people were crushed, or how they are striving to become free spirited. With this quote he is saying “This isnt made by those with no spirit, but with those who have a strong spirit” Blues is always assosicated with a slow paced mournful tone. But when you listen it isnt always that. It is inspiring, it gets down right into your soul and makes you feel good. I choose the quote because, it says without saying it “The blues, hit your soul, breaking you free and making you feel good”
Back when African-Americans were slaves they didn’t sing the blues because they felt they had no hope, they sang the blues because they knew “there will come our time to shine and be free” they sang the blues because it made them feel good and it gave them hope, as Albert Murray says “it is the product of a forward looking upward striving people” they never thought this was all they would get, they knew that if now wasn’t their time, it would be their childrens time, or their childrens children.
The blues brings hope, and with it it brings the people who sing it.
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