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. Burgess’s singing style — gruff and often growling — recalled such urban blues shouters as Joe Turner and Smiley Lewis.
From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2017
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
Even more slashing and frenetic than urban blues, R & B introduced amplified guitars, honking saxophones and gyrating singers in lamé costumes.
From Time Magazine Archive
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