talking blues
talking blues noun: a form of folk music characterized by rhythmic speech or near-speech where the melody is free, but the rhythm is strict.
Noun
talking blues (countable and uncountable, plural talking blues)
- A form of folk music characterized by rhythmic speech or near-speech where the melody is free, but the rhythm is strict.
- The talking blues were first recorded in 1926, performed by a mandolinist named Chris Bouchillon.2005, Dick Weissman, edited by Richard Carlin, Blues, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 232
- If Guthrie's talking blues are comedic powerhouses, the same can surely be said of his singing blues.2019, Will Kaufman, Mapping Woody Guthrie, University of Oklahoma Press, →ISBN, page 26
Forms of talking blues
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Origin of talking blues
From the song “Talking Blues”, recorded by Chris Bouchillon in Atlanta in 1926.
Questions about talking blues
- What does talking blues mean?
- Talking blues means a form of folk music characterized by rhythmic speech or near-speech where the melody is free, but the rhythm is strict.
- What part of speech is talking blues?
- Talking blues is a noun.
- What is the plural of talking blues?
- The plural of talking blues is talking blues.
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