How to Use bluesy in a Sentence

bluesy

adjective

• The bluesy rock trio the Hooten Hallers play at 8 p.m. from St. Louis.
  — Gary Graff, cleveland, 17 June 2021
• And Eddie’s chords and riffing over the top, the bluesy lead breaks ... were just so cool.
  — Gary Graff, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2020
• Here’s to hoping Arthur makes it all the way to the AI finale with his bluesy voice.
  — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 12 Apr. 2020
• The bands vary from vintage rock 'n' roll to bluesy tunes, and even play Celtic fare.
  — Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune, 22 June 2017
• Songful, bluesy tunes harken back to the slow movement.
  — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 10 Apr. 2021
• Poitier and Steiger are jazz-sharp, their rhythms tight and wary and bluesy and funny.
  — Laura Jacobs, VanityFair.com, 19 June 2017
• Their kind of rock music, bluesy and harsh, broke the rules of harmony.
  — Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
• Get the best of both worlds with Alabama Shakes’ bluesy love-anthem.
  — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Sep. 2017
• Singer Kelley Hunt brings her bluesy Americana sound to the stage at 7:30 p.m.
  — Joe Klopus, kansascity.com, 3 June 2017
• Her songs are lyrically sweet and softer than the more bluesy, indie rock vibes of Katy Guillen and the Girls.
  — Chris Haghirian, kansascity, 9 Jan. 2018
• Setzer, one of the founders of the Stray Cats, leads a 19-piece orchestra in bluesy, swingin’ Christmas classics and more.
  — Kathleen Dixon, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2017
• Sometimes, the band swaps out the electric guitar for the dramyin, a long-necked Himalayan lute used in Bhutanese folk songs, to achieve a more bluesy sound.
  — Shashank Bengali, latimes.com, 14 Sep. 2017
• Many of the songs, driven by his bluesy piano playing, had a rocking edge.
  — Chris Morris, Variety, 8 May 2022
• The 24-year-old former YouTube star slung an electric guitar and won over the judges with his rich, bluesy vocals.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 12 June 2018
• Austin James and the Nomads, a bluesy original rock band from Hartford.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024
• Manilow, so far as is known, has yet to record any songs remotely akin to the bluesy hard rock that has long been Etheridge’s calling card.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2019
• For all its slick, bluesy hipness, though, the show is devoid of real feeling.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 June 2019
• Yet somehow, the Uptown Rhythm Kings, perhaps too bluesy and now middle-aged, were lost in the shuffle.
  — Terence McArdle, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
• Their latest, a slow-burn, bluesy-rock hybrid, revels in leaving things that no longer serve you in the past and making the most of the days that are ahead.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2023
• The tracks go from classic, bluesy and Southern sounds to dance-tinged, progressive and metallic gems.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 7 July 2021
• The Autumn Dogs Genre: 1960’s circa power pop with bluesy guitar and jams.
  — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland, 30 Jan. 2020
• Opt out of a tattoo at True Blue and leave a permanent mark on your soul instead at the bluesy Skylark Lounge.
  — Alexandra Misch, Esquire, 1 Mar. 2018
• The title song opens with a measure of bluesy electric guitar chords followed by a one-beat pause.
  — WSJ, 18 July 2017
• Joined by Lucius on vocals, the group offered a bluesy rendition of the tune, which nods to Bob Dylan.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2021
• Both records are loose and bluesy by Metallica standards.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
• Back, an album stuffed with bluesy-rock numbers, the sort that flow from a songwriter in tune with herself.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2018
• The track, produced by Leon Michels, is a bluesy number complete with horns and sultry vocals.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2021
• Here the singer lofted curling, melismatic lines laced with bluesy half-steps.
  — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2018
• The pianist’s bold, bluesy and bravura solos still compel.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2019
• The bluesy track was co-produced by Stapleton’s wife, Morgane, who joined him and his band on vocals and tambourine.
  — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024