urban blues
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As they moved into the Maxwell Street area, one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, they brought Mississippi Delta blues with them, and the music evolved into what is known as urban blues.
From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2019
At the same time, the best of the British Invasion expressed a kind of community awe toward the American urban blues.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 4, 2019
Mr. Mack’s guitar work combined the harsh attack of urban blues with the frenetic tempos of rock-and-roll.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2016
As Mavis and company were meshing gospel with rock, Raitt was brewing up her own blend of slide-guitar-driven, urban blues and exquisite pop balladry.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2012
One of the greatest rock voices of any complexion, caught here, in transition, changing from the king of romantic, street-savvy doo-wop to being a kind of gentle bard of urban blues.
From Time Magazine Archive
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