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The phrase ''the blues'' is a synonym for having a fit of ''the blue devils'', meaning down spirits, depression and sadness. An early reference to this can be found in George Colman's farce ''Blue devils, a farce in one act'' (1798). Later during the 19th century, the phrase was used as a euphemism for delirium tremens and the police. Though usage of the phrase in African American music may be older, it has been attested to since 1912 in Memphis, Tennessee with W. C. Handy's "Memphis B...

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