‘Anybody Singing the Blues is’ — Mahalia Jackson Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Literary Tee — Oversized Tee

“Anybody singing the blues is in a deep pit yelling for help.” Mahalia Jackson kept the blues out of her repertoire her whole career — the gospel queen turned down nightclub fortunes on principle — and this was her reasoning, repeated around her 1966 autobiography Movin’ On Up. Whatever you make of the theology, the acoustics are exact: the blues is a cry for help sung up out of a real pit.

**AS Colour 5082 “Faded Bone” — Oversized Tee (Cream finish).** 100% carded cotton, heavyweight 240 gsm, garment-dyed — each tee fades a little differently, so no two are identical. Oversized, boxy relaxed fit, dropped shoulders, wide twin-stitched ribbed neck, side-seamed, pre-shrunk (size down for a less roomy look). Care: machine wash cold inside-out with like colors, do NOT bleach, do NOT tumble dry (line dry in the shade to protect the garment dye), cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).