Most blues songs are about personal experiences and personal ... and Edwards (recorded in December 1928), saw the hand of God in the flood, as a punishment for wickedness. A black preacher in ...

Baraka noted that the "song quality" of blues was the deepest memory, one pulling from a particularly racial reinterpretation ...

Blues music arose from hardship. It offered solace. The article lists ten essential blues tracks. These songs capture raw emotion. Robert Johnson's 'Cross Road Blues' is a desperate plea.