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T-Bone Walker

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Editor's note

T-Bone Walker's electric blues changed guitar forever

The Texas-born innovator who turned the blues into something sleek and swinging.

For the full picture, put on "Call It Stormy Monday" and then "Mean Old World." That's the sound that got to B.B. King and everyone after.

Walker's 1944 single "Call It Stormy Monday" wasn't just a hit, it was a blueprint. He took the raw Texas blues he learned from Blind Lemon Jefferson and smoothed it out with jazz phrasing and a clean electric tone. That sound, heard on tracks like "Mean Old World," made the guitar a lead voice in a way it hadn't been before.

He started in Texas, moved to Los Angeles clubs in the 1930s, and found his style there. The success of "Call It Stormy Monday" led to albums like T-Bone Blues and a steady output of singles through the '40s and '50s. His playing kept that blend of blues feeling and jazz sophistication until the end.

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Aaron "T-Bone" Walker was born in Linden, Texas in 1910. He moved to Los Angeles in the 1930s, where he began playing local clubs and developed his guitar style. His influences included Texas bluesman Blind Lemon Jefferson and jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.

Walker's 1944 single "Call It Stormy Monday" became his breakthrough hit. He followed with songs like "Mean Old World" and "Evil Hearted Woman," blending blues with jazz and swing elements. His guitar playing featured fluid fingerpicking and a distinctive vibrato.

He recorded albums including T-Bone Blues in 1947 and Call It Stormy Monday in 1951. Walker's approach to the electric guitar influenced later musicians like B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix.

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