bluesman

noun

blues·​man ˈblüz-mən How to pronounce bluesman (audio)
: a man who plays or sings the blues

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But in Mexico City in 1975, Tito was very much the young bluesman. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024 Fleetwood Mac in Chicago (1969) Like the other British blues bands of the ’60s, Fleetwood Mac’s early lineup idolized American bluesmen, and jumped at the chance to record with them. Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025 An admiring Michael Bloomfield said that to introduce the Texas bluesman Sam (Lightnin’) Hopkins at Newport in 1965. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 The guys were getting ready to release a tribute track for the late bluesman Mississippi John Hurt on his birthday this upcoming Sunday. The Tennessean, 7 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bluesman 

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bluesman was in 1930

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“Bluesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluesman. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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