West Coast blues
Template:Short description Template:About Template:More citations needed Template:Original research Template:Infobox music genre 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.<ref>Vladimir, Bogdanov. All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues, Backbeat Books, page xii, (2002) - Template:ISBN</ref> West Coast blues also features smooth, honey-toned vocals, frequently crossing into rhythm and blues territory.
Texas and the West Coast
[edit]Texans who played here included Pee Wee Crayton and T-Bone Walker.<ref>Obrecht, Jas (2000). Rollin' and Tumblin': The Postwar Blues Guitarists. Backbeat Books. p. 7. Template:ISBN.</ref>
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