talking blues
Meanings
noun
- A form of folk music characterized by rhythmic speech or near-speech where the melody is free, but the rhythm is strict.
Word forms
Etymology
From the song “Talking Blues”, recorded by Chris Bouchillon in Atlanta in 1926.
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