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Field holler

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  1. 1
    A slow, introspective African-American song type that has its origin in solo work songs, featuring a meandering melody, irregular rhythms, and various forms of wordless vocalization.

    "They made up field hollers with long, sad, wailing blue notes in their voices that said how tired a man can be."

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