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Show 5: Texas Blues Guitar Tradition

Texas blues has room to roam: sharp guitar lines, open rhythm, and a lot of songster blood still in it. This show makes the case that Texas produced one of the broadest blues traditions in the country, from country picking to sleek electric leads.

33Tracks
28Artists
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TagsTexas bluesguitar bluescountry blueselectric bluesregional
Genrestexas bluesbluestraditional blueselectric bluesacoustic blues
Tracklist
#TrackArtist
1Rambler Blues 📖 StoryBlind Lemon Jefferson
2Dark Is the NightRy Cooder
3It's Nobody's Fault but MineBlind Willie Johnson
4John the Revelator 📖 StoryBlind Willie Johnson
5Two Timin' WomanMelvin Lil' Son" Jackson"
6Bring Me My ShotgunLightnin' Hopkins
7Boogie ChillenMance Lipscomb
8Blue Yodel (T for Texas)Jimmie Rodgers
9I Am the Black AceBlack Ace
10Muscat Hill Blues bridgeBuddy Woods
14Mean Old World 📖 StoryT-Bone Walker
15Call It Stormy Monday 📖 StoryT-Bone Walker
16T-Bone Blues 📖 StoryT-Bone Walker
17Have You Ever Loved A WomanFreddie King
18Going Down bridgeFreddie King
19Ease My Pain bridge 📖 StoryJohnny Winter
20Ice PickAlbert Collins
21Gangster Of LoveJohnny Guitar" Watson"
22Why Don't You Eat Where You Slept Last Night?Zuzu Bollin
23Low SocietyLowell Fulson
24Loud Mouth LucyRoy Gaines
25Texas FloodStevie Ray Vaughan
26Just Got Back from Baby'sZZ Top
27Lone Star Shootout bridgeLong John Hunter
28A Blue Song bridgeJoe Guitar" Hughes"
29Somebody Loan Me A DimeFenton Robinson
30Sweet Little AngelBig Mama Thornton
31Ball N' ChainBig Mama Thornton
32My Woman Has a Black Cat BoneHop Wilson
33Shakin' Dem Bones 📖 StoryU.P. Wilson
Driftin' BluesCharles Brown
Let Me Go Home, WhiskeyAmos Milburn
You're My Man - Slick Chick BluesVictoria Spivey