bluesman

noun

blues·​man ˈblüz-mən 

: a man who plays or sings the blues

Examples of bluesman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the last of the Chicago bluesmen who thrived in the mid-20th century, Guy has become so much the ideal of the genre that musicians didn't need to perform his songs to summon his legend. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Fly’s story resembles that of the old bluesmen and soul artists of previous generations. — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026

The acquisition also brings the entire publishing catalog of genre-defining bluesman John Lee Hooker fully under BMG for the first time, following a deal in 2022 when BMG co-acquired the rights, with Fuji Music Group, from Hooker’s estate. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 July 2026

The folk hero makes a few elliptical appearances, along with the bluesmen, scholars, and Tin Pan Alley tunesmiths who shaped his legend. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above