Style of blues music which incorporates elements of jazz and jump blues
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West Coast blues
Stylistic origins
Blues
jazz blues
jump blues
Texas blues
Cultural origins
1940s, Texas, U.S.
West Coast blues is a type of blues music influenced by jazz and jump blues, with strong piano-dominated sounds and jazzy guitar solos, which originated from Texas blues players who relocated to California in the 1940s.[1] West Coast blues also features smooth, honey-toned vocals, frequently crossing into rhythm and blues territory.
^Vladimir, Bogdanov. All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues, Backbeat Books, page xii, (2002) - ISBN 0-87930-736-6
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American pianist, singer, and songwriter. His style contained WestCoastblues, Jump blues, and R&B. Over a career that spanned seven decades, he said he...
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