Editing Electric blues (section)

==Contemporary electric blues==
Since the end of the 1960s, electric blues has declined in mainstream popularity, but retained a strong following in the US, Britain and elsewhere, with many musicians that began their careers as early as the 1950s continuing to record and perform, occasionally producing breakthrough stars.<ref name=AllmusicB703-4/> In the 1970s and 1980s, it absorbed a number of different influences, including particularly rock and soul music.<ref name=AllmusicB703-4/> Stevie Ray Vaughan was the biggest star influenced by blues rock and opened the way for guitarists including [[Kenny Wayne Shepherd]] and [[Jonny Lang]].<ref>R. Weissman, ''Blues: the basics'' (Routledge, 2005), p. 140</ref> Practitioners of soul-influenced electric blues in the 1970s and 1980s included [[Joe Louis Walker]] and most successfully [[Robert Cray]], whose ''[[Strong Persuader]]'' album  (1986), with its fluid guitar sound and an intimate vocal style, produced a major crossover hit.<ref name=AllmusicB703-4>V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra, S. T. Erlewine, eds, ''All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues'' (Backbeat, 3rd edn., 2003), pp. 703-4</ref>  Veteran [[Linsey Alexander]] is known for his original Chicago blues influenced by [[soul music|soul]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], and [[funk]].<ref name="Delmark">{{cite journal|last=Whiteis|first=David|title=Linsey Alexander: linear notes from his new cd Been There Done That|journal=Rhythm & News|year=2012|series=2012 Festival Issue|issue=729|page=9|url=http://delmark.com/pdfs/rn729-all.pdf|access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="Been There Done That">{{cite web|last=Marcus|first=Richard|title=Music Review:Linsey Alexander - Been There Done That|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Music-Review-Linsey-Alexander-Been-There-Done-3802620.php|publisher=Hearst Newspapers|access-date=28 January 2013}}</ref>

Since her breakthrough commercial success ''[[Nick of Time (album)|Nick of Time]]'' (1989), [[Bonnie Raitt]] has been one of the leading artists in acoustic and electric blues, doing much to promote the profile of older blues artists.<ref>R. Weissman, ''Blues: the basics'' (Routledge, 2005), pp. 131-2</ref> After the renewed success of John Lee Hooker with his collaborative album ''[[The Healer (John Lee Hooker album)|The Healer]]'' (1989),<ref>V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra, S. T. Erlewine, ''All music guide to the blues: the definitive guide to the blues'' (Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2003), p. 245</ref> several artists began to return to electric blues, including [[Gary Moore]], beginning with ''[[Still Got the Blues]]'' (1990)<ref>V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra, S. T. Erlewine, ''All music guide to the blues: the definitive guide to the blues'' (Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2003), pp. 410-12</ref> and Eric Clapton with ''[[From the Cradle]]'' (1994).<ref>D. Dicaire, ''More blues singers: biographies of 50 artists from the later 20th century'' (McFarland, 2001), p. 203</ref>