Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A style of music that combines blues and rock music.
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- noun A musical genre combining elements of
blues androck and roll
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Examples
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It's essentially the same blues-rock formula that Tedeschi and Trucks have been trotting out separately for more than a decade.
Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011
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Jason Bonham (yes, son of Zep drummer John), blues-rock guitar hero Joe Bonamassa, nu-progressive keyboardist Derek Sherinian, and former Deep Purple bassist-vocalist Glenn Hughes (pushing 60 but forever 21 in his head), BCC 2 has all the tom tom fills, banshee vocals, and Zeppelin-esque riffs to make you think that the late '70s never went away.
Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011
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Jason Bonham (yes, son of Zep drummer John), blues-rock guitar hero Joe Bonamassa, nu-progressive keyboardist Derek Sherinian, and former Deep Purple bassist-vocalist Glenn Hughes (pushing 60 but forever 21 in his head), BCC 2 has all the tom tom fills, banshee vocals, and Zeppelin-esque riffs to make you think that the late '70s never went away.
Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011
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This week's releases cover the four corners of the musical world, traveling from heavy metal blues-rock to serious blue-haired schmaltz.
Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011
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This week's releases cover the four corners of the musical world, traveling from heavy metal blues-rock to serious blue-haired schmaltz.
Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011
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Tom began his career with the blues-rock band Powerhouse in the 1970s, while working as a sideman with Big Mama Thornton and Sunnyland Slim.
Tom Principato's Family, Friends Inspire 'A Part Of Me' 2011
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MR: This album rides roots-rock, blues-rock, and country.
Mike Ragogna: The Blackbird Diaries: Chatting with Dave Stewart, Plus Nightmare and the Cat's Sam & Django Stewart Mike Ragogna 2011
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MR: This album rides roots-rock, blues-rock, and country.
Mike Ragogna: The Blackbird Diaries: Chatting with Dave Stewart, Plus Nightmare and the Cat's Sam & Django Stewart Mike Ragogna 2011
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Tom began his career with the blues-rock band Powerhouse in the 1970s, while working as a sideman with Big Mama Thornton and Sunnyland Slim.
Tom Principato's Family, Friends Inspire 'A Part Of Me' 2011
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Jason Bonham (yes, son of Zep drummer John), blues-rock guitar hero Joe Bonamassa, nu-progressive keyboardist Derek Sherinian, and former Deep Purple bassist-vocalist Glenn Hughes (pushing 60 but forever 21 in his head), BCC 2 has all the tom tom fills, banshee vocals, and Zeppelin-esque riffs to make you think that the late '70s never went away.
Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011
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