Texas blues facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Texas Blues |
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Stylistic origins | Blues, British Blues, Blues-Rock Country Blues, Swing, Jazz |
Cultural origins | Circa 1920s, major revival in 1980s, Texas, United States |
Typical instruments | Electric guitar - Bass guitar - drums - Keyboards |
Texas Blues is a type of blues. Musicians such as Stevie Ray Vaughan played it by using various types of guitar sounds like southern slide guitar and different melodies of blues and jazz.
Important artists
- Albert Thunderbirds
- Lightnin' Hopkins
- Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Billy Gibbons
- Freddie King
- Leadbelly
- Delbert McClinton
- Guitar Shorty
- Big Mama Thornton
- Jimmie Vaughan
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- T-Bone Walker
- Johnny Winter
- Canned Heat
Images for kids
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Stevie Ray Vaughan was the most prominent figure in one style of Texas electric blues in the late 20th century
See also
In Spanish: Texas blues para niños
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