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country blues

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noun

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

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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

Additional 2023 National Heritage Fellows are Mississippi hill country blues musician R.L.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

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

Mr. Young’s relaxed, yet sinewy style of playing, which he once described it as “a cross between B.B. King and Chet Atkins,” reflected that heritage, evoking country, blues and gospel music in equal measure.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2019