Country blues
music genre
Country blues (also folk blues, rural blues, backwoods blues, or downhome blues) is all the acoustic, guitar forms of the blues.
| Country blues (Acoustic Blues) | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Blues, folk, country |
| Cultural origins | Southern US, early 20th century |
| Typical instruments | Guitar, Harmonica |
| Derivative forms | Chicago blues, Detroit blues, Electric blues, Memphis blues, New Orleans blues, Swamp blues, Hill country blues |
| Subgenres | |
| Delta blues, Louisiana blues, Piedmont blues | |
Important country blues musicians
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