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Can the Blues be s-l-o-w?

Having heard lots of classic Blues songs, Bessie Smith et al, they all seem to have a deliberate speed and could be perhaps more soulful – and Blue – if slower. I’m asking because “Lazy Living”, on an Ibiza compilation (Elimar sings it, in fact wrote it too I understand) does it very slowly and it feels very Blues to me. Is there an accepted speed laid down for Blues music/songs?
Or for that matter for Boogie Woogie?

While da Blooz is rich in tradition, how you play the songs is not. It is readily agreed upon that each individual interprets each song as it feels to them. So YEAH; play it as s-l-o-w as you want; just do it with feeling, man.

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