Electric blues is a genre of music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s, characterized by the use of amplified instruments such as electric guitars, basses, and keyboards. It is a fusion of traditional blues with elements of rock and roll, jazz, and R&B. The genre is known for its powerful guitar solos, driving rhythms, and soulful vocals. Electric blues has been influential in the development of rock music and has produced some of the most iconic guitarists of all time.
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Popular electric blues Songs
Slowhand 35th Anniversary
1977
Shake Your Money Maker
1990
Bloomfield-A Retrospective
1984
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Remastered 2010)
1970
Texas Flood (Legacy Edition)
1983
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
2023
Bridge Of Sighs (2007 Remaster)
1974
Getting Ready... (World)
1971
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List of electric blues artists
Here is a list of electric blues artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the electric blues genre. You can find out what electric blues genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
57
689769
2
44
496062
3
46
136911
4
41
179281
5
39
341414
6
48
249288
7
32
153702
8
52
802830
9
45
400393
10
51
185932
11
36
180725
12
39
219241
13
62
1579336
14
55
611724
15
43
109158
16
47
190721
17
37
130723
18
47
242514
19
44
215770
20
61
2402102
21
36
106486
22
41
120402
23
39
167781
24
61
2664002
25
56
907062
26
39
49250
27
54
1264183
28
49
328552
29
47
364692
30
54
742594
31
62
742101
32
56
847819
33
49
433407
34
49
389380
35
44
242847
36
46
416416
37
46
446142
38
43
267775
39
40
247466
40
49
357096
41
44
286274
42
35
89342
43
39
61776
44
51
412698
45
52
301934
46
71
5692909
47
45
330736
48
39
104641
49
43
200092
50
39
28715
51
29
45945
52
41
534696
53
35
28395
54
35
26251
55
46
310671
56
38
47158
57
43
79800
58
39
74878
59
39
120430
60
43
190049
61
44
124127
62
30
14722
63
32
25585
64
42
174207
65
33
29807
66
39
149877
67
32
43568
68
44
22999
69
31
81097
70
57
695749
71
56
668329
72
29
90731
73
32
101068
74
49
434596
75
42
87650
76
39
76360
77
36
45280
78
34
16589
79
58
907152
80
40
98950
81
32
69241
82
35
24005
83
40
45904
84
37
95581
85
38
46037
86
31
14024
87
30
49034
88
32
80902
89
29
10454
90
32
3179
91
37
33829
92
36
49566
93
34
77967
94
28
14403
95
29
35778
96
43
123335
97
31
45534
98
41
26444
99
35
17741
100
34
97911
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