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Electric Blues
- Genre family
- Blues
- 1920s recordings
- 3
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Meet Electric Blues
Electric Blues is a branch of the Blues family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Electric Blues is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Alger “Texas” Alexander, Furry Lewis and Tommy Johnson.
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Parent genreBlues
Current genreElectric Blues
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1920s · Electric Blues
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
3 recordings1920s starting recordings
KEY ARTISTS
1920s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1920s albums
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