balladeer
Speech parts
1. balladeer - Noun
2. balladeer - Verb
Meaning
a singer of popular ballads
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Examples
Cajun musician Vic Sadot wrote a song about Ochs entitled "Broadside Balladeer". citation Singer-songwriter Jen Cass 's "Standing In Your Memory", and Harry Chapin 's "The Parade's Still Passing By" are tributes to Ochs.
Early 1980s The success of his piano-driven ballads like "Just the Way You Are", "She's Always a Woman", and "Honesty" led some critics to label Joel a " balladeer " and " soft rocker ".
As a young child, I recall her moving across the apartment she lived in singing right along with balladeer Marty Robbins whenever this song would drift out of the radio.
The Balladeer, a personification of the American Dream, appears and begins to tell John Wilkes Booth's story ("The Ballad of Booth").
The Balladeer tells them that their actions didn't solve their problems or the country's and that if they want their prizes they must follow the American Dream.
Guiteau sings along with the Balladeer about Guiteau's optimism before he is finally hanged ("The Ballad of Guiteau").