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urban blues

British  

noun

  1. (sometimes functioning as singular) an extrovert and rhythmic style of blues, usually accompanied by a band Compare country blues

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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

“Understanding America requires understanding Chicago,” Dyja writes, and he offers up Chicago in full: The same city that gave us modern architecture and urban blues gave us McDonald’s and Playboy.

From Seattle Times Apr. 25, 2013

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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