bluegrass
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- noun
- /ˈbluːˌɡræs/
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bluegrass
- Accompaniments can be varied to provide a diversity of styles, from rock to waltz to bluegrass.
- bluegrass music
- bluegrass and blues
My dad enjoyed all kinds of music, but he really loved Blues, bluegrass, jazz.
- My dad enjoyed all kinds of music, but he really loved Blues, bluegrass, jazz.
- Tim Hayden taught jazz guitar, Bucky Hanks taught country and bluegrass.
- They're like a avant-garde bluegrass band.
- And then we came to New York and auditioned to play at a club called CBG BS, which is was initially meant to be a bluegrass club.
- It doesn't get into bluegrass sort of chord structure is and tempo.
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Their version of "Rovin' Gambler" is the hardest, fastest bluegrass number on the album.
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"I don't normally like bluegrass or country, but they're unique and have a different sound."
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None of us knew a thing about playing bluegrass music or that kind of stuff.
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A little rock, a little country, a little bluegrass, a little blues.
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In fact, I love country folk, bluegrass, and even some alt country.
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Is there a family legacy in bluegrass music more durable than that of the Stanleys of Virginia?
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And this despite the fact that the area is known mostly for bluegrass and old-time fiddle music.
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In fact, we loved everything from bluegrass to Nina Simone, and I think about him every day.
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They're as American as apple pie: ballads, blues, bluegrass, Broadway, and jazz.
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At the festival, we enjoyed lively bluegrass music played by talented musicians on banjos and guitars.
Synonyms
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A style of popular music from the southern United States with simple tunes and storytelling lyrics often played on guitar
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Music from the southern United States often played on guitar or fiddle with simple tunes
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An old, simple type of country music from the mountains of the southern United States
Compounds
- Specialized
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A grass with fine leaves and bright green color that people grow for lawns and pastures
A region in central Kentucky with green bluegrass pastures and famous horse farms
A nickname for the United States state of Kentucky known for horse breeding and bluegrass music
How Country
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Bluegrass music got its name from the 'bluegrass' region of Kentucky and from a band called the 'Blue Grass Boys' who played fast string music. So this lively style of country music is called bluegrass because it began in that place and with those players.