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  1. A talking blues typically consists of a repetitive guitar line utilizing a three chord progression which, although it is called a "blues", is not actually a twelve bar blues. The vocals are sung in a rhythmic, flat tone, very near to a speaking voice, and take the form of rhyming couplets.

  2. Feb 2, 2011 · The first talking blues. Recorded November 4, 1926 in Atlanta.From Wikipedia:Bouchillon developed his trademark "talking" way of singing because of his suppo...

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  3. This is a very rare film of Robert Lunn, the Grand Ole Opry's "Talking Blues Man" performing his signature number on Roy Acuff's almost-as-rare short-lived 1959 television series, "Open House"....

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  4. Christopher Allen Bouchillon (August 21, 1893 – September 18, 1968) was an American country music and blues musician from South Carolina, who is often credited with being the originator of the talking blues musical style.

  5. Singer and folklorist John Greenway focuses on his specialty, labor and protest songs, in this 1958 album. In addition to the "original" talking blues tune by Chris Bouchillon, which appeared on a 1926 recording, Greenway performs a number of Woody Guthrie's talking blues tunes ("Talking Dust Bowl," "Talking Subway") and The Almanac Singers ...

  6. www.npr.org › 2001/03/23 › 1120459Talking Blues - NPR

    Mar 23, 2001 · Talking Blues is a song form that can trace its surface roots to a recording by the Greenville Trio in April of 1926.

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  8. From Blues, Songs and Ballads, released 1964. -Video Upload powered by https://www.TunesToTube.com

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