Talking blues

Talking blues is a music genre derived from folk and country music. It is characterized by rhythmic speech or near-speech where the melody is free, but the rhythm is strict. Chris Bouchillon, billed as "The Talking Comedian of the South", is credited with creating the "talking blues" music genre with the song "Talking Blues", recorded for Columbia Records in Atlanta, Georgia in 1926, from which the style takes its name. The song was released the next year, followed by a sequel, "New Talking Blues", released in 1928.