talking blues

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of folk music characterized by rhythmic speech or near-speech where the melody is free, but the rhythm is strict.

Word forms

talking blues

Etymology

From the song “Talking Blues”, recorded by Chris Bouchillon in Atlanta in 1926.

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