British blues

/bɹˈɪtɪʃ blˈuːz/

/bɹˈɪɾɪʃ blˈuːz/

British blues

a genre influenced by traditional blues music, characterized by electrified instruments, guitar solos, and British rock sensibilities

Examples

1. In the 1960s, Fleetwood Mac was just one of many British blues rock groups.

2. Among this new wave of British blues devotees were Eric Clapton, Eric Burdon, and Mick Jagger, and many others who, inspired by Muddy Waters, would bring the blues back with a vengeance in the 1960s.

3. From The Animals to The Yardbirds, British blues became the sound of rock 'n' roll in the 1960s, with loud electric guitars as its driving force.