Blues (disambiguation) explained

The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern. The word is also often used in musical contexts to refer to the twelve-bar blues, a particular blues song form, or talking blues, a form of country music.

Blues or The Blues may also refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

• Blues dance, a style of social dance done to blues music
• The Blues (film series), a documentary series produced by Martin Scorsese

Fictional entities

• Blues, the final boss in the video game Yie Ar Kung-Fu
• Proto Man, a video game character from the Mega Man series, called Blues in Japan
• The Blues trio (Jim, Jay and Jake) from the Angry Birds game series

Music

• The Blues (song), 1990 song by Tony! Toni! Toné!
• Blues, a common "placeholder" genre for ID3 tags on MP3 files, and other formats
• "New Blues", a song by Joe Satriani from his album The Extremist

Albums

• Blues (Jimi Hendrix album), compilation album by guitarist Jimi Hendrix
• Blues (Bob Dylan album), a Bob Dylan compilation album
• Blues (Breakout album), studio album by Polish band Breakout
• Blues (Eric Clapton album), a 1999 blues rock album by Eric Clapton
• Blues (L.A. Blues Authority Volume II), a 1993 album by Glenn Hughes
• Blue's, a 1987 album by Zucchero Fornaciari
• Blue;s, a 2018 EP by Mamamoo
• The Blues (B. B. King album), a 1958 blues album by B.B. King
• The Blues, a 1960 blues album by John Lee Hooker
• The Blues (Alex Harvey album), a 1964 album by Alex Harvey
• The Blues (Johnny Hodges album) a 1955 jazz album by Johnny Hodges
• The Blues: Baby Please Don't Go 1935–1951, an album by Big Joe Williams, released in 2003
• The Blues (EP), a 2003 EP by Some Girls

Law enforcement and military

• Dress blues (disambiguation), the dress uniforms of some law enforcement and military branches
• Jersey Blues, the nickname of the 1st New Jersey Regiment
• Jersey Blues, the nickname of the 50th Armored Division
• Royal Horse Guards, Household Cavalry regiment of the British Army, known as The Blues

Organizations

• Blues (Vénetoi), a political faction and associated chariot racing team in the Byzantine empire
• Bleus de Bretagne (Association of Breton Blues), a liberal and anticlerical organization in late 19th century Brittany
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, a federation of health insurance companies primarily in the United States

Sports

• Blue (university sport), an award won by athletes

"The Blues"

The Blues is a nickname of a number of sporting teams:

• Sturt Double Blues, Australian rules football team in the SANFL
• Carlton Football Club (nickname: the Blues), Australian rules football team in the AFL
• Cleveland Blues (disambiguation), various baseball teams of that name
• Nashville Blues, a minor league baseball team based in Nashville, Tennessee in 1887
• New South Wales cricket team, also known as the Blues
• Espoo Blues, ice hockey team of Espoo, Finland
• St. Louis Blues, professional NHL ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri
• Blues (Super Rugby), rugby union team based in Auckland
• Cardiff Blues, rugby union team from Wales
• New South Wales rugby league team, also known as the Blues
• Buffalo Blues, a defunct Federal League baseball team
• The Blues is a nickname of a number of association football clubs:
  • Italy national football team is nicknamed "Gli Azzurri", which translates to "The Blues" in Italian
  • Waterford United F.C.
  • The Blues is a common nickname of a number of British association football clubs:
    • Birmingham City F.C.
    • Bury Town F.C.
    • Chelsea F.C.
    • Everton F.C.
    • Ipswich Town F.C.
    • Manchester City F.C.
    • Southend United F.C.

Other uses

• BLUES, a German air pollution monitoring system
• Blues Saraceno (born 1971), guitarist and music producer
• Depression (mood), often referred to as "the blues"
• Butterflies referred to as "blues":
  • Polyommatinae
  • Glaucopsyche
  • Plebejus
• Three narcotic medications sometimes referred to as "blues" due to their color:
  • Alprazolam (Xanax)
  • Diazepam (Valium)
  • Oxycodone (Oxycontin/Roxicodone)

See also

• Blue (disambiguation)
• Les Bleus (disambiguation)
• Hill Street Blues