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Aaron Thibeaux Walker or T-Bone Walker or Oak Cliff T-Bone (May 28, 1910 - March 16, 1975) was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, who is believed to have been the first bluesman to use an amplified acoustic guitar. Walker was born in Linden, Texas of African American and Cherokee descent. When he was a young man his family moved to a region of south Dallas known as Oak Cliff where he met and learned from Blind Lemon Jefferson, another blues musician. Walker's recording ...Read More >
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Happy Birthday to T-Bone Walker, born on this day in 1910 in Linden, Texas. Schooled in blues guitar by Blind Lemon Jefferson, blessed with a powerful singing voice, boasting a born showman's innate sense of how to engage an audience, a gifted songwriter who penned "Stormy Monday" and "T-Bone Shuffle" among others, and one of the first musicians to play an electric guitar in public, T-Bone Walker's influence on electric blues cannot be overstated. In order to convey Walker's ... MORE
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