This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on June 8, 2015.
Let’s do a practice round!
Busk means:
A) To entertain in a public place
B) To thoroughly clean
C) To protect from intruders
D) To accept wholeheartedly
Vocab Practice: Busk
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Cool Word Challenge: Busk and Replete
June 12, 2015 by
Cool Word Challenge: Just for fun, come up with one sentence that uses both of the cool vocabulary words that you learned this week.
Here are the words again:
Busk: To play music or entertain in a public place for donations.
Replete: Filled or abundantly supplied.
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B.B. Got His Start Busking!
June 8, 2015 by
B.B. King, one of the greatest blues musicians of all time, died last month at the age of 89.
He grew up in Mississippi, sang gospel in a church choir and reportedly began playing the guitar at age 12. Early on, he earned spare money by busking (see definition and hear pronunciation below) on the streets.
Within a short time, King began receiving professional recording contracts and started touring. Even late in life, he kept a demanding performance schedule, playing gigs up to 300 nights each year.
King won multiple Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He also received an honorary Doctor of Music from Yale University.
B.B. King is truly an American legend!
Cool word question of the day: Do you know of any famous entertainers who began their careers by busking?
Busk: To play music or entertain in a public place for donations.
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