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The Inventor Of The Electric Guitar Blues

T-Bone Walker

1983 · Blues

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The Inventor Of The Electric Guitar Blues by T-Bone Walker

The Inventor Of The Electric Guitar Blues is a Blues album by T-Bone Walker, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Wichita Falls Blues
  2. A2Sail On Boogie
  3. A3I'm Still In Love With You
  4. A4T-Bone Boogie
  5. A5Evening
  6. A6You Don't Love Me Blues
  7. A7Mean Old World Blues
  8. A8Description Blues

Side B

  1. B1That's Better For Me
  2. B2Hard Pain Blues
  3. B3The Hustle Is On
  4. B4Baby Broke My Heart
  5. B5I Walked Away
  6. B6No Reason
  7. B7My Baby Is Now On My Mind
  8. B8Pony Tail
  9. B9When The Sun Goes Down

Sound DNA

  • Blues
  • Texas Blues
  • clean
  • swaggering
  • bluesy

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Liner notes continued on inner sleeve, which also as lyric transcriptions to all songs by Per Notini.
Recorded in Dallas, 5 Dec 1929 (A1)
Recorded in Chicago, possibly May 1945 (A2 to A7)
Recorded in Hollywood, ca Dec 1946 (B2)
Recorded in Los Angeles, Nov 1947 (A8, B1), April 5, 1950 (B3, B4), late Sep/early Oct 1950 (B5, B6), and Sep/Oct 1953 (B7 to B9)
Session details (from Godrich/Dixon ' Blues & Gospel Records 1902-42"; Leadbitter/Slaven "Blues Records 1943-66"; additions by B. Daniels & R. Topping)
Total time side A: 23:25
Total time side B: 22:57

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • T-Bone WalkerVOCALS, GUITAR
  • Al KillianTRUMPET
  • Billy HadnottBASS
  • Buddy WoodsonBASS
  • Bumps MyersTENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Cornelius ColemanDRUMS
  • Dave BartholomewTRUMPET
  • Eddie "Lockjaw" DavisTENOR SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE
  • Eddie HutchersonTRUMPET
  • Edward HaleALTO SAXOPHONE
  • Frank ClarkeBASS
  • Frank FieldsBASS
  • George OrendorffTRUMPET
  • Herb HardestyTENOR SAXOPHONE , BARITONE SAXOPHONE
  • Jack McVeaTENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Lee AllenTENOR SAXOPHONE , BARITONE SAXOPHONE
  • Lloyd GlennPIANO
  • Marl YoungPIANO

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