classic blues

British  

noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) jazz a type of city blues performed by a female singer accompanied by a small group

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Example Sentences

Urged by Richards, Mr. Watts began to listen to classic blues and early rock.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021

“Aki Kumar Trio: Live From Home” Kumar and his band mix the sounds of Bollywood with classic blues in a live concert presented by the Musco Center at Chapman College.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2020

After another protracted layoff from music, Green weaned himself off his psychiatric medications; rejuvenated, he returned in 1996 with his Splinter Group, devoting himself largely to performing the classic blues repertoire.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2020

Mr. Berry’s most tender and arguably most literary lyric had its roots in Muddy Waters’s classic blues “Long Distance Call.”

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2017

This is a roots-rock trio of multi-instrumentalists who channel early rock’n’roll with a heavy emphasis on classic blues – not compelling stuff but the kind of comfort-zone fare that makes it easy for voters.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2017