West Coast blues

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West Coast blues is a type of blues music influenced by jazz and jump blues, with strong piano-dominated sounds and jazzy guitar solos, which originated from Texas blues players who relocated to California in the 1940s. [1] West Coast blues also features smooth, honey-toned vocals, frequently crossing into rhythm and blues territory.

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Texas and the West Coast

Texans who played here included Pee Wee Crayton and T-Bone Walker. [2]

Little Willie Littlefield was a R&B and boogie-woogie pianist and singer [3] whose early recordings helped forge a vital link between boogie-woogie and rock and roll. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Vladimir, Bogdanov. All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues, Backbeat Books, page xii, (2002) - ISBN   0-87930-736-6
  2. ↑ Obrecht, Jas (2000). Rollin' and Tumblin': The Postwar Blues Guitarists. Backbeat Books. p. 7. ISBN   0-87930-613-0.
  3. 1 2 McArdle, Terence. "Little Willie Littlefield, Blues Singer, Boogie-Woogie Pianist, Dies at 81". The Washington Post . Retrieved July 4, 2013.
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