Blues-rock
(Redirected from Blues rock)
Blues rock is a type of music which mixes blues with rock and roll, and uses mostly electric guitar as a main instrument. It began in the mid 1960s in England and the United States with bands such as Cream[1] and The Rolling Stones,[2] who experimented with music from the older bluesmen like Elmore James, Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf and Bo Diddley.
Examples of Artists
[change | change source]- Allman Brothers Band
- Mike Bloomfield
- Joe Bonamassa
- Eric Clapton[1]
- Fleetwood Mac
- Rory Gallagher
- Jimi Hendrix
- John Mayall
- The Rolling Stones[2]
- Carlos Santana
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- George Thorogood
- Status Quo
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Johnny Winter
- ZZ Top
- David Wilcox
Sources
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hear Cream (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hear The Rolling Stones (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).
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