T bone walker biography sample
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Born: May 28, 1910 in Linden, Texas
Died: March 16, 1975 in Los Angeles, Ca.
Aaron Thibeaux Walker was a product of the early Dallas, Texas blues scen. Marco Washington, T-Bone's step-father, was a bass fiddle player with a group called The Dallas String Band. Almost all of T-bone's family played instruments of one kind or another and the ung man followed his step-dad's example bygd learning every stringed instrument his talented hands could find. Once he learned the gitarr, that was it.
T-Bone and his friend Charlie Christian hustled many gigs which included both playing and dancing. Neither one of the ung men went to school that much. They were into making money so they could eat.
T-Bone Walker recorded from 1929 until 1973. During that time Walker recorded over 400 records. A recording discography unmatched bygd any gitarr player to date. He also played with some of the most prestigious band leaders and performed in the world's finest venues.
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Blues Fans: T -Bone Walker and the Late 20th Century of Blues and Rock and Roll
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HI All!!
Finally getting some time to dedicate to contributing to the forum as I’d like. . .it’s not much but it’s what I can squeeze in. . .
So not too broad a topic or anything (je je) but I just thought I would share that I’ve been listening to a lot of T-Bone Walker in the past several weeks and it seems to me that the more I listen to the music he made with the guitar, the more I can hear the musicality of nearly every other major blues and or rock and roll act that came after him. . .If the Stones and Beatles borrowed from Chuck Berry, Chuck CLEARLY borrowed from T-Bone. . .it’s also evident in the blues side of things. . .pretty amazing set of chops and range of musicality for one person and, to me, it seems his playing was imitated by everyone, in one way or another, that came after.
I am definitely NO EXPERT on blues, rock or music in general but just using my ears I can he
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T-Bone Gets His Due : “The Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker, 1940-1954” display the bluesman’s seminal influence on the genre
T-Bone Walker is best known for composing “Stormy Monday,” but the late guitarist’s impact extended far beyond writing one of the enduring classics of the blues.
Walker, who died in 1975 at 64, played a pivotal role in shaping the modern blues sound. He pioneered the electric guitar in the late 1930s and established it as a lead instrument playing single string solo lines rather than just rhythm chords.
His acrobatic performing style--including splits, flips and playing guitar behind his neck--reportedly was a major influence on Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley.
Though Walker was initiated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, none of the early recordings that made him famous had been available on an American album for 15 years. That changed with the recent release of “The Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker, 1940-1954.”
The package (available a