urban blues
Britishnoun
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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
They represent doo-wop, soul, funk and urban blues music that had roots in Detroit, Philadelphia, Memphis, Tenn., and elsewhere.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2011
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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