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Aaron Thibeaux “T-Bone” Walker just may be he most influential guitarist of the twentieth century. In interview after interview with guitar players of a certain age, from B.B. King on down, Walker’s name repeatedly comes up with astounding fretboard facility and an electrifying stage show---duckwalking across many a stage while Chuck Berry was still in diapers. His sophisticated style is the foundation upon which the “west Coast sound” in blues is built.
Young Aaron, who became known as Oak Cliff T-Bone, played with jazz guitar giant Charlie Christian in 1933 before moving to Los Angeles. His recording career took off with songs like “T-Bone Shuffle” and “Stormy Monday” for Black & White, and continued with strong sides for Imperial and Atlantic in the fifties. Recommended listening: T-Bone Blues (Atlantic). These 1959 recordings lack the grainy “AM radio” tone often common to that era: they all sound remarkably crisp and modern.
