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British blues is a form of music derived from American blues that originated in the late 1950s, and reached its height of mainstream popularity in the 1960s. In Britain, blues developed a distinctive and influential style dominated by electric guitar, and made international stars of several proponents of the genre, including the Rolling Stones ...
- British acoustic blues, British electric blues
- Mid-twentieth-century United Kingdom
- John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton - Bluesbreakers (Decca 1966)
- Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic, 1969)
- Rolling Stones - Rolling Stones No.2 (Decca, 1965)
- Cream - Fresh Cream (Reaction, 1966)
May 23, 2022 · From seasoned veterans to young breakthrough artists who’ve used social media to put themselves in front of an audience of millions, to those doing it the old fashioned way in pubs and clubs up and down the country, here’s (in no particular order) our list of 15 Great British blues artists to check out right now.
The British style has perhaps the closest ties to rock music as opposed to rock & roll, a distinct stylistic descendant of the 1950s. It is this constant shift between preserving older styles and mainstreaming it into the pop marketplace that is the hallmark of British blues.
Apr 19, 2024 · April 19, 2024. By. Richard Havers. Cyril Davies Performing at Ealing Jazz Club. Photo: David Redfern/Redferns. Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner are the Godfathers of the British blues scene....
Listen to the British Blues Essentials playlist on Apple Music. 50 Songs. Duration: 3 hours, 19 minutes.
British blues, early to mid-1960s musical movement based in London clubs that was an important influence on the subsequent rock explosion. Its founding fathers included the guitarist Alexis Korner (b. April 19, 1928, Paris, France—d. January 1, 1984, London, England) and the harmonica player Cyril
