Electric blues

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The electric blues is a type of blues music distinguished by the amplification of the guitar, bass guitar, drums, and sometimes the harmonica, often in the same vein as blues-rock but with an even greater emphasis on the blues sound. Electric blues is performed in several regional subgenres, such as Chicago blues, Texas blues and Memphis blues.

The electric blues first emerged as a fully-fledged genre in the mid-1940s. The initial wave of U.S. electric blues musicians inspired the British blues scene of the 1960s, which included artists such as John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Cream, Eric Clapton, The Yardbirds and the first incarnation of Fleetwood Mac, as well as rock groups such as The Who, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones.

One of the most famous guitarists of the genre was Stevie Ray Vaughan, who brought the music of electric blues to a new level, inspiring and exposing it to a vast crowd which made this genre even more popular then it was previously.

John Mayer was first inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan's playing though he took a more pop-sounding route. But later, he came back to his more bluesy roots with John Mayer Trio and with the release of his 2006 solo album Continuum.

Electric blues artists include:

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