How to Use bluesman in a Sentence

bluesman

noun
  • There’s not a bluesman alive that could pick his instrument up and play it.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Ryan explained his [bluesman] uncle to me.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a lot Kingfish can learn from Guy about how to be a bluesman.
    — Carlo Rotella, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
  • Lightnin’ Hopkins is revered around the world as one of the last great bluesmen.
    — Joel Selvin, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
  • As a bluesman, Luther never had the type of fame or fortune his nephews enjoyed.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2021
  • But even as a rising guitar whiz, Kingfish knew that singing is the key to being a bluesman.
    — Carlo Rotella, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
  • The vintage bluesman wrote the above lyrics after spending a year as a fan of Cincinnati sports.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 9 June 2021
  • Across the record, Batiste also raps, stomps like a preacher and wails like a barrelhouse bluesman.
    — Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2022
  • And, oh, wow, that’s a guitar signed by the great bluesman Muddy Waters.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
  • By then, though, Guy was used to seeing how badly even popular bluesmen were treated.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Suddenly, the bluesman can play the guitar better than ever.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Chicago bluesman Studebaker John brought down the house at a show last fall in Boise.
    — Michelle Jenkins, idahostatesman, 31 July 2017
  • The first great Delta bluesman was Charley Patton, born in 1891.
    — USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Eric Clapton, a true bluesman at heart, hated the single’s pop tendencies and left the group.
    — cleveland, 4 Mar. 2020
  • The Times spoke to Kingfish about his influences, being a bluesman in a hip-hop world, and his dreams for the future.
    — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The Stones appeared several times, once with the bluesman Howlin’ Wolf, one of their idols.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
  • But in Mexico City in 1975, Tito was very much the young bluesman.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
  • How good is Sammie (Miles Caton), a preacher’s son and aspiring bluesman?
    — A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The 26-year-old Mississippi bluesman will shred that racetrack.
    — Dan Reilly, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Several great bluesmen built upon Patton’s work.
    — USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Buddy Guy, who became one of Chicago’s great bluesmen, and one of the greatest guitarists ever.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
  • In an era of TikTok pop jive, Cedric Burnside is a dirty-fingernails bluesman.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The daughter of Texas bluesman Johnny Copeland, she's made her mark in her own right with a big voice and a straight-ahead delivery.
    — Scott Stroud, Star Tribune, 21 Oct. 2020
  • But the bluesman's larger-than-life sound isn't solely for the classic rock and punk crowds - he's even spent time opening for teen dream Ed Sheeran.
    — Nikki Delamotte, cleveland.com, 6 June 2017
  • Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin was a bluesman to his core, albeit one with a weakness for elfin mysticism.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Concerts in the Park Local bluesman Tom Larsen and his band kick off the outdoor concert series with live blues and funk music.
    — Jillian S. Jarrett, Washington Post, 21 June 2017
  • Sanders, 70, is one of several local bluesmen who have performed for decades in the famed Black nightclub in the sleepy town of Indianola.
    — USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Stewart was first made aware of the thefts by legendary Bay Area bluesman Fillmore Slim, who alerted him that his plaque had been removed from the ground.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement The Times spoke to Kingfish about his influences, being a bluesman in a hip-hop world, and his dreams for the future.
    — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
  • From 1929 on, the world outside Mississippi knew little of the great Delta bluesman in their heyday.
    — USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025

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