It is impossible to define music as just an entertaining pastime. Music holds so much spiritual and emotional wisdom. By delving into the rich and passionate history of music ... black population to escape and be confused and be passionate about something. Blues music was almost viewed as a therapeutic outlet for African Americans. The beautiful thing about this genre was that it was seen as being universal. It was "generally understood that anyone could sing the Blues " (Davis WIJ, 94). This musical expression was almost ... topic of the lyrics could be interpreted to early anything, the e...

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