Electric Blues
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Texas and Electric Blues
god Albert Collins was an
explosive lead player and
knock-down-drag-out
shouter.
Albert King's left-handed,
beyond-the-legal-limit guitar
bends are the aural
equivalent of a buzzing
tornado.
B.B. is nicknamed "King of
the Blues" thanks to his
weeping guitar lines and
throaty, big man vocals.
King was taught how to pl...
Even though he sometimes
wears polka dot spandex,
Buddy Guy is a blazing
showman and powerful
force in Modern Blues cir...
Brown was given the
"Gatemouth" nickname by a
teacher in high school who
said he had "a voice like a
gate." Guitar, bass, drums,...
King greased up the sweet
sounds of B.B. King and
added some flash to
become a premier guitar
player in Electric Blues.
Perpetually on-fire slide
guitarist for whom Chicago's
famed Alligator Records was
formed. With his band the
Houserockers, Hound Do...
Blues musician John Lee
Hooker helped define the
post-World War II electric
blues with his one-chord
boogie compositions and...
Koko Taylor has a shattering
voice that can swoop from a
raspy low groan to gritty,
high notes with amazing
power. Taylor's most rec...
Bluesman Muddy Waters
defined Chicago's post-war
blues scene with his skillful
slide guitar and growling
vocals. Muddy Waters wa...
Rush's tortured, intense
music became one of the
trademarks of Chicago
Blues. His early sides are
positively blistering.
Robert Cray's popular
blues-influenced R&B has
turned a new generation on
to the blues. Cray was an
army brat and traveled all...
Sorely missed guitarist
Stevie Ray Vaughan revived
the blues during the 1980s.
He played with an
unmistakable, piercing to...
A stylistic influence that
cannot be measured,
Walker played smoky
Electric Blues and
practically spawned Urba...
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