Friday, December 1, 2006

T Bone Walker

Aaron Thibeaux Walker or T-Bone Walker (1910–1975) was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, who is believed to have been the first bluesman to use an amplified acoustic guitar.

American Folk Blues Festival-1962
T-Bone Walker-Vocal, Guitar-Memphis Slim. Pure blues at its best. Walker was a big influence on Jimi Hendrix.


T-Bone Walker sits in with Chuck Berry at the Montreux Jazz Festival. They're backed by The Aces - Dave and Louis Myers on bass and guitar, Fred Below on drums, with Lafayette Leake on piano.


Norman Granz's Jazz At The Philharmonic,1964.


Stormy Monday Blues

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