Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for country blues. Search instead for Backcountry+Colonies.

country blues

British  

noun

  1. (sometimes functioning as singular) acoustic folk blues with a guitar accompaniment Compare urban blues

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Betts joined brothers Duane and Gregg Allman and others in the band, which fused rock with country, blues and jazz to create Southern rock.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024

The rawness and the imperfections were something they learned from those influential sounds of ’70s-era experimental rock and hill country blues.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2022

He was in a country blues band, BarnRatt, ran the island’s recording studio, and acted in productions of the island’s Vinalhaven Players.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2020

It was by country blues guitarist Elizabeth Cotten and her accompanist, Mike Seeger, and arranged after the artist’s higher-profile paying gig was canceled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2020

He can bang out a country blues on an 80-year-old resonator guitar, and is just as comfortable grabbing a sample to drop into another song.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2019

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "country blues" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com