T-Bone Walker was an American Blues Legend. Specializing in Big City blues, he was an excellent singer, songwriter, pianist, blues guitarist and overall amazing musician. He was most famous of course for his blues guitar playing and was one of the most important pioneers of the electric guitar in blues music. He was featured as #47 in Rolling Stones magazine article entitled “The 100 Greatest Blues Musicians Of all Time. Born in 1910 as Aaron Thibeaux Walker he learned his amazing skills playing in the string bands of Dallas in the 1920’s. His sound is thought to have fully developed when he recorded “Mean Old World” for Capitol records. Blues guitarist T-Bone Walker has gone from there to be one of the most influential blues guitarists of the 20th century.
Top 5 Songs:
1 Cold Hearted Woman
2 Flower Blues
3 Goin’ to Build Me a Playhouse
4 I’m in an Awful Mood
5 Jealous Woman
Top 3 Albums:
1 – Feelin’ The Blues
2 – Stormy Monday Blues
3 – The Truth
Discography:
1961 I Get So Weary Vivid Sound
1963 Great Blues Vocals and Guitar Capitol
1967 Stormy Monday Blues [Wet Soul]
1967 The Legendary T-Bone Walker Brunswick
1968 Blue Rocks Charly Records
1968 I Want a Little Girl Delmark
1968 Stormy Monday Blues [Stateside] Stateside Distribution
1968 The Truth Brunswick
1969 Bosses of the Blues, Vol. 1 RCA
1969 Feelin’ the Blues Black & Blue
1969 Funky Town BGO
1969 Good Feelin’ Polygram
1970 Everyday I Have the Blues Blues Time
1973 Dirty Mistreater MCA Records
1973 Fly Walker Airlines Polydor
1973 Well-Done Collectables Records
1996 Blues Collective Laserlight
2003 Back on the Scene: Texas, 1966 [Castle] Castle/Sanctuary
Plain ‘ole Blues Charly Records
T-Bone Walker Toshiba
