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country blues

British  

noun

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

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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 • Aug. 22, 2025

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

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