Texas Blues

Texas blues is a vibrant, guitar-driven genre characterized by its intense, emotive sound and distinctive regional flavor. Emerging in the 1940s and 1950s, Texas blues blended African-American blues traditions with influences from country, swing, and Mexican music, resulting in a unique, electric sound marked by bold, piercing guitar riffs and soaring, soulful vocals. The genre's heyday in the 1950s and 1960s saw artists like T-Bone Walker and Freddie King popularize its distinctive style, while later artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert Collins further electrified the sound. Texas blues is notable for its emphasis on storytelling through lyrics, often focusing on themes of love, hardship, and everyday life. Its cultural significance lies in its role as a bridge between rural blues and urban rock, influencing numerous genres, including electric blues, rock 'n' roll, and Southern rock. With its potent blend of energy, passion, and authenticity, Texas blues remains a beloved and enduring part of American music heritage.

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Albert Collins
Andrew "Jr Boy" Jones
Angela Strehli
Bad Daddy
Beto´s Blues Band
Big Mama Thornton
Bill Hangley, Jr
Bill Lupkin
Billy F Gibbons
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Willie Johnson
Bnois King
Buddy Whittington
Carolyn Wonderland
Chili Cold Blood
Chris Duarte
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Darrell Nulisch
Denny Freeman
Diunna Greenleaf
Doyle Bramhall
Eddie Robbins Band
Eugene Hideaway Bridges
Ezra Charles
Floyd Dixon
Freddie King
Funkwrench Blues
Gang Of Broken Arms
Gary Clark Jr.
Grady
Guitar Shorty
Harmonica Slim
JT Coldfire
Jimmie Vaughan
Joe "Guitar" Hughes
Johnny Copeland
Johnny Winter
Kim Wilson
Larry Davis
Lead Belly
Lightnin' Hopkins
Long John Hunter
Lonnie Mack
Los Lonely Boys
Lou Ann Barton
Lowell Fulson
Mance Lipscomb
Marcus Morales
Mark May
Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson
Michael Lee
Mick Kolassa
Omar Kent Dykes
Omar and The Howlers
Oscar Wilson
Pee Wee Crayton
Robert Ealey
Roy Gaines
Seasick Steve
Smokin' Joe Kubek
Stevie Ray Vaughan
T-Bone Walker
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Shelter People
The Vaughan Brothers
The Weathered Souls
Too Mutz Blues Band
U.P. Wilson
W.C. Clark
Zuzu Bollin
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gary Clark Jr.
Los Lonely Boys
Freddie King
Albert Collins
Billy F Gibbons
Johnny Winter
T-Bone Walker
Big Mama Thornton
Jimmie Vaughan
Lightnin' Hopkins
Seasick Steve
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Lead Belly
Guitar Shorty
Blind Willie Johnson
Lowell Fulson
Funkwrench Blues
The Vaughan Brothers
Lonnie Mack
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Omar and The Howlers
Doyle Bramhall
Johnny Copeland
Larry Davis
Buddy Whittington
Pee Wee Crayton
JT Coldfire
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Kim Wilson
Angela Strehli
Lou Ann Barton
Mick Kolassa
Floyd Dixon
The Weathered Souls
Chris Duarte
Mance Lipscomb
Zuzu Bollin
Bnois King
Smokin' Joe Kubek
W.C. Clark
Carolyn Wonderland
Andrew "Jr Boy" Jones
Long John Hunter
Mark May
Eddie Robbins Band
Roy Gaines
Diunna Greenleaf
Denny Freeman
Omar Kent Dykes
The Shelter People
Gang Of Broken Arms
Michael Lee
Ezra Charles
Joe "Guitar" Hughes
Darrell Nulisch
Robert Ealey
U.P. Wilson
Eugene Hideaway Bridges
Harmonica Slim
Too Mutz Blues Band
Grady
Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson
Oscar Wilson
Bill Lupkin
Bad Daddy
Marcus Morales
Chili Cold Blood
Bill Hangley, Jr
Beto´s Blues Band