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Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was an American blues musician, composer, songwriter and bandleader, who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues, West Coast blues, and electric blues sounds.
AllMusic reviewer Steve Leggett stated: "The high level of creativity in play here isn't obvious on a cursory listen, since a lot of the tracks favor the same sort of midtempo blues shuffle, but a closer listen reveals a stunning guitarist who plays the blues with a jazzman's soul, and while Walker isn't a flashy singer, he gets the job done with enough conviction that you can feel the country ...
T-Bone Walker at the American Folk Blues Festival in 1972 There are conflicting accounts about the recording date for "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)". In an interview, Walker claimed that he recorded the song in 1940 "just before the war" (the U.S. entered World War II December 7, 1941), but that it was not released because ...
All compositions by T-Bone Walker except where noted "Goin' to Funky Town" – 5:02 "Party Girl" (Walker, E.J. White) – 3:04 "Why My Baby (Keep On Bothering Me)" – 2:53 "Jealous Woman" – 3:16 "Going to Build Me a Playhouse" (Walker, White) – 3:42 "Long Skirt Baby Blues" – 2:31 "Struggling Blues" (Walker, Grover McDaniel) – 3:50
Everyday I Have the Blues is a studio album by American electric blues guitar pioneer T-Bone Walker. Originally released in 1969, it was his second solo album of the year and sandwiched between appearances on two blues compilation albums.
This anticipated future versions, in which new lyrics would be added to the familiar opening lines. On December 14, 1956, Walker recorded another version for Atlantic Records that was released on the acclaimed 1959 album T-Bone Blues. [8] He is backed by a small combo with Lloyd Glenn on piano, Billy Hadnot on bass, and Oscar Bradley on drums. [9]
John Watson Jr. (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996), [3] often known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American musician.A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, his recording career spanned 40 years, and encompassed rhythm and blues, funk and soul music.
AllMusic reviewer arwulf arwulf stated: "Recorded in Paris during November 1968, Good Feelin' was the album that rekindled public interest in the life and music of Aaron "T-Bone" Walker throughout Europe and even in some portions of the United States of America. ... With T-Bone's electric guitar sizzling in its own juice and the horns ...