country blues

noun

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

Example Sentences

The sunshiny score by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, a blend of country, blues and Broadway pop, is intent on making theatergoers smile.

From Los Angeles Times

But rock’s role in popular culture has continued shrinking and although the band returned to the Billboard top 10 with “Let’s Rock”; “Delta Kream,” an album of country blues covers; and “Dropout Boogie,” they didn’t generate the same kind of attention and some fans now complained they missed the era of “Brothers” and “El Camino.”

From Los Angeles Times

“A native American music, the product of the Black man in this country… Blues was a music that arose from the needs of a group… singing to ease their labors or the casual expression of personal deliberations on the world… Blues could not exist if the African captives had not become American captives.”

From Salon

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

While Beyoncé has snagged the title of the first Black woman to be at the top of the country music charts, other Black musicians like Natalie Cole, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, The Pointer Sisters and The Staple Singers on the album "Rhythm Country Blues" topped the country album charts in 1994, Billboard reported.

From Salon