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Dirty blues
Dirty blues (also known as bawdy blues) is a form of blues music that deals with socially taboo and obscene subjects, often referring to sexual acts and drug use. Because of the sometimes graphic
Notable songs#
*NB. According to AllMusic, this list of dirty blues songs also included “What the Blues Is All About” by Chick Willis, “Cigarette” by Backwards Sam Firk, and “Georgia Grind” (1926). The latter’s music was written by Spencer Williams and recorded by Blue Lu Barker and Louis Armstrong among others.
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