Electric Blues

Electric blues is a genre characterized by its fusion of traditional blues with rock music's energetic instrumentation and amplified sound. Emerging in the 1940s and 1950s, it built upon the foundations laid by delta blues, with artists incorporating electric guitars, driving rhythms, and emotive, soulful vocals. The genre reached its peak popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly among British blues revivalists. Electric blues played a significant role in shaping rock music, influencing iconic bands and styles, such as blues-rock and Southern rock. Its distinctive sound is marked by searing guitar solos, powerful vocals, and a strong emphasis on storytelling through lyrics. This genre is distinct from its acoustic blues counterpart, boasting a more aggressive, high-energy sound that appeals to a broader audience, while still maintaining the emotional intensity and authenticity of traditional blues.

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Ain't Done With The Blues
Album - 18 Tracks - Released July 30, 2025

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Albert King
Arthur Adams
Berdon Kirksaether & the Twang Bar Kings
Beto´s Blues Band
Bill Hangley, Jr
Black Ball Boogie
Blenio Blues
Blindside Blues Band
Blues
Blues Delight
Bo Diddley
Bo Ramsey
Bogan Villa
Born 53
Brian Grey
Buddy Guy
Charles Walker
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Coco Montoya
Daniel Castro
Dennis Jones
Detroit Blues Band
Dom Martin
Duke Robillard
Dustin Douglas & the Electric Gentlemen
Eddie 9V
Eliza Neals
Eric Johanson
Errol Linton
Funkwrench Blues
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Gary Clark Jr.
Guitar Shorty
Honeyboy Slim & The Bad Habits
Hughes Taylor
Humble Pie
Jack Fister
James Harman
Jeremy Edge
Jimmy Page
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Joe Bonamassa
Joe Louis Walker
Joe Turner
John Lee Hooker
John Mayall
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Johnny Big Stone & The Blues Workers
Jontavious Willis
Jordan Patterson
Jose Ramirez
Jr Clark
Keb' Mo'
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
King Vaudeville
Koko Taylor
Lauren Anderson
Lil' Red & the Rooster
Little Feat
Little Freddie King
Little Milton
Matt T Mahony
Memphis Slim
Mick Kolassa
Mike Flanigin
Mota Blues
Mountain
Ms. Jody
Muddy Waters
Nobby Reed Project
Olga
Oscar LaDell
PC Soares
Petti Hendrix
Rikard From
Robben Ford
Robben Ford & The Blue Line
Robert Cray
Robin Trower
Rory Gallagher
Selwyn
Shemekia Copeland
Sister Cookie
Snowy White
Sonny Ace
Steve Miller
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Susan Tedeschi
Terry Robb
The Black Crowes
The Cinelli Brothers
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Sheepdogs
Toby Lee
Tommy Castro
Tony Holiday
Tyler Bryant
Vanja Sky
Walter Trout
Zach Person
Stevie Ray Vaughan
B.B. King
The Black Crowes
Derek & The Dominos
Bonnie Raitt
Canned Heat
Gary Clark Jr.
Joe Bonamassa
John Lee Hooker
Snowy White
Muddy Waters
Little Feat
Jeff Beck
Buddy Guy
Mountain
Susan Tedeschi
Freddie King
Albert King
Rory Gallagher
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Keb' Mo'
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Robert Cray
James Gang
The Sheepdogs
Jonny Lang
Bo Diddley
Albert Collins
Blind Faith
Robin Trower
Blues Delight
Rikard From
Gov't Mule
The White Flames
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Johnny Winter
T-Bone Walker
Koko Taylor
Keith Richards
John Mayall
Jimmie Vaughan
Danielle Nicole
The Jeff Healey Band
Otis Rush
Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa
Jimmy Page
Shemekia Copeland
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
R.L. Burnside
Roy Buchanan
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Robben Ford
Magic Slim
Jr Clark
The Robert Cray Band
The Edgar Winter Group
Walter Trout
Tinsley Ellis
Junior Wells
Albert Cummings
Humble Pie
The Derek Trucks Band
Coco Montoya
Tommy Castro
Guitar Shorty
Mickey Baker
Rick Derringer
Luther Allison
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Vaughan Brothers
Lowell Fulson
Héctor Ortiz
Junior Kimbrough
Funkwrench Blues
Mike Bloomfield
Alvin Lee
Lonnie Mack
Duane Allman
Kim Simmonds
Gene Deer
Petti Hendrix
Joe Louis Walker
Edgar Winter
Roomful Of Blues
Taste
Johnny Copeland
Bernard Allison
Memphis Slim
Dom Martin
Quinn Sullivan
Eric Johanson
Ms. Jody
Duke Robillard
Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King
Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Little Milton
Eddie 9V
Brian Grey
Jimmy Dawkins
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