Aaron "T-Bone" Walker died 36 years ago, almost to the day; the 7-year-old who lives in my house notified me of this over breakfast Wednesday as he read from the this-day-in-history section of the ...

Born Aaron Thibeaux Walker on May 28, 1910, in Linden, Texas, T-Bone was a pioneering figure in the popularisation of the electric guitar, playing a crucial role in shaping the blues and ...

That’s what T-Bone Walker did. And his ideas are still being felt, still flying, and shall be as long as people are flush on Friday and broke come Monday.

T-Bone Walker: T-Bone Blues. Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers July 12, 2018. In the early 1940s, when African-Americans in the South and Southwest moved north to the Midwest and west to Los Angeles in ...

If imitation is the sincerest kind of honor, then this Chicago Blues Festival`s respects to Aaron Thibeaux Walker are not limited to the ”Salute to T-Bone Walker” on Saturday afternoon and ...

For T-Bone Walker, it was not just the job that had given him the blues: his girl had left him and now he could barely get out of bed. “They call it Stormy Monday but Tuesday’s just as bad ...

T-Bone Walker, who died on March 16, 1975, may be forgotten by the wider public, but he remains one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the 20th century. Jump to content.

When it comes to blues guitar legends, few are as groundbreaking as T-Bone Walker. Born Aaron Thibeaux Walker on May 28, 1910 ...