Editing Electric blues (section)

==Electric Texas blues==
{{Main article|Texas blues}}
[[File:Stevie Ray Vaughan Live 1983.jpg|thumb|[[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] was the most prominent figure in Texas electric blues in the late 20th century]]
Texas had had a long history of major acoustic blues performers like [[Blind Lemon Jefferson]] and [[Lightnin' Hopkins]], but by the 1940s many Texas blues artists had moved elsewhere to further their careers, including [[T-Bone Walker]] who relocated to [[Los Angeles]] to record his most influential records in the 1940s.<ref name=Allmusicblues694-5/> His R&B influenced backing and saxophone imitating lead guitar sound would become an influential part of the electric blues sound.<ref name=Allmusicblues694-5/> [[Goree Carter]]'s "Rock Awhile" (1949) featured an [[Distortion (music)|over-driven]] [[electric guitar]] style and has been cited as a strong contender for the "[[first rock and roll record]]" title.<ref name="palmer19">[[Robert Palmer (American writer)|Robert Palmer]], "Church of the Sonic Guitar", pp. 13-38 in Anthony DeCurtis, ''Present Tense'', [[Duke University Press]], 1992, p. 19. {{ISBN|0-8223-1265-4}}.</ref>

The state R&B recording industry was based in [[Houston]] with labels like [[Peacock Records|Duke/Peacock]], which in the 1950s provided a base for artists who would later pursue the electric Texas blues sound, including [[Johnny Copeland]] and [[Albert Collins]].<ref name=Allmusicblues694-5/> [[Freddie King]], a major influence on electric blues, was born in Texas, but moved to Chicago as a teenager.<ref name=Allmusicblues694-5/> His instrumental number "[[Hide Away (instrumental)|Hide Away]]" (1961), was emulated by British blues artists including Eric Clapton.<ref>M. Roberty and C. Charlesworth, ''The complete guide to the music of Eric Clapton'' (Omnibus Press, 1995), p. 11.</ref>

In the late 1960s and early 1970s the Texas electric blues scene began to flourish, influenced by [[country music]] and blues rock, particularly in the clubs of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]. The diverse style often featured instruments like keyboards and horns, but placed particular emphasis on powerful lead guitar breaks.<ref name=Allmusicblues694-5/> The most prominent artists to emerge in this era were the brothers [[Johnny Winter|Johnny]] and [[Edgar Winter]], who combined traditional and southern styles.<ref name=Allmusicblues694-5/> In the 1970s [[Jimmie Vaughan|Jimmie]] formed [[the Fabulous Thunderbirds]] and in the 1980s his brother [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] broke through to mainstream success with his virtuoso guitar playing, as did [[ZZ Top]] with their brand of Southern rock.<ref>E. M. Komara, ''Encyclopedia of the blues'' (Routledge, 2006), p. 50.</ref>