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West Coast blues

This article is about the genre of blues music. For the album by Harold Land, see West Coast Blues!
West Coast blues
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins1940s, Texas, U.S.

West Coast blues is a type of blues music influenced by jazz and jump blues, with strong piano-dominated sounds and jazzy guitar solos, which originated from Texas blues players who relocated to California in the 1940s.[1] West Coast blues also features smooth, honey-toned vocals, frequently crossing into rhythm and blues territory.

Texas and the West Coast

Texans who played here included Pee Wee Crayton and T-Bone Walker.[2]

Little Willie Littlefield was a R&B and boogie-woogie pianist and singer[3] whose early recordings helped forge a vital link between boogie-woogie and rock and roll.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Vladimir, Bogdanov. All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues, Backbeat Books, page xii, (2002) - ISBN 0-87930-736-6
  2. ^ Obrecht, Jas (2000). Rollin' and Tumblin': The Postwar Blues Guitarists. Backbeat Books. p. 7. ISBN 0-87930-613-0.
  3. ^ a b McArdle, Terence. "Little Willie Littlefield, Blues Singer, Boogie-Woogie Pianist, Dies at 81". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
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