The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #36440 Message #502897
Posted By: pavane
10-Jul-01 - 08:27 AM
Thread Name: BS: How old is 'the blues' meaning sadness?
Subject: RE: BS: How old is 'the blues' meaning sadness?
Anyone with a subscription to the online OED? Maybe that would tell us. Just curious because I found a reference to the blues (and the browns) in a song c1840