Country blues

/kˈʌntɹi blˈuːz/

Country blues

a genre that blends country and blues, featuring acoustic instruments, heartfelt vocals, and lyrics exploring personal experiences and rural life with a rustic quality

Examples

1. As Ma Rainey toured, she developed her version of the blues, blending together early jazz and country blues with her own musical style.

2. He sort of leaned towards the country blues, which is un-electrified, like Robert Johnson, Elmore James.

3. According to jazz historian and author Dan Morgenstern, quoted in the Chicago Tribune, "What today is called 'classic' blues style came into being when young Gertrude Rainey, impressed and moved by her first encounter with country blues, made this 'folk' music part of her more sophisticated, professional performance routine."