T-Bone Walker

guitar, vocals, piano · 1910–1975 · Linden

Guitarist, singer and bandleader born in Linden (Texas), a pioneer of jump blues, West Coast blues and electric blues. Based in Los Angeles, he was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

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Styles

• Jump blues, R&B
• Blues, spirituals, work songs

Landmark tracks

• Mean Old World (1942)
• Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) (1947)
• T-Bone Shuffle (1948)
• Strollin' with Bones (1950)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Apr 23, 2025: SOULBAG (Bon Temps Rouler, TSF Jazz, in French)

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