Blues (disambiguation)

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)