Son House quotes
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“White folks hear the blues come out, but they don't know how it got there.”
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“Folks talk too fast, and don't understand what they talkin' about.”
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“Ain't but one kind of blues and that consists of a male and female that's in love.”
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“The blues is not a plaything like some people think they are.”
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“Don't never follow your first mind, cause that's the one that's wrong. 'Cause the Devil beats God to you every time.”
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“You can sing the blues in church if you use the words right.”
-- Son House
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