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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Get Gone
Single - Released April 9, 2025

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