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Of Bloodlines and Blue Notes

Lyrics, Album Notes and Critical Essays

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Pub Date 19 Feb 2026 | Archive Date Not set

Entertainment & Pop Culture | Multicultural Interest | OwnVoices

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A voice-driven work of witness, intimate in scale and intellectually sharp in aim. Terry Blade writes in riffs and refrains, threading family record through public history and the stubborn afterlife of American myth. Lyric pressure and critical insight stay fused, turning the blues into a way of knowing rather than nostalgia. Unflinching but luminous, it asks what we inherit, what we carry, and what a true note can reveal when plain speech fails.

Content note: contains challenging themes related to race, history, and family; includes occasional explicit or sensitive language.

A voice-driven work of witness, intimate in scale and intellectually sharp in aim. Terry Blade writes in riffs and refrains, threading family record through public history and the stubborn afterlife...

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