T-Bone Walker | |
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Birth name | Aaron Thibeaux Walker |
Also known as | Oak Cliff T-Bone |
Born | Linden, Texas, U.S. | May 28, 1910
Died | March 16, 1975 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 64)
Genres | Urban Blues |
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Years active | 1928โ1975 |
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Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 โ March 16, 1975) was an American blues musician, composer, songwriter and bandleader, who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues, West Coast blues, and electric blues sounds.[1][2] In 2018 Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 67 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".[3]