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
496188
3
46
136911
4
41
179281
5
39
341510
6
48
249288
7
32
153792
8
45
400393
9
52
803176
10
51
185932
11
36
180725
12
39
219288
13
62
1580532
14
43
109158
15
55
611724
16
47
190721
17
37
130723
18
47
242514
19
36
106486
20
44
215770
21
61
2402102
22
41
120402
23
39
167781
24
61
2664002
25
56
907062
26
39
49250
27
54
1264183
28
50
328709
29
47
364692
30
54
742594
31
62
742101
32
49
433407
33
56
847819
34
49
389380
35
44
242847
36
46
416483
37
46
446325
38
43
267872
39
40
247528
40
44
286347
41
49
357186
42
35
89342
43
39
61776
44
51
412698
45
52
302102
46
71
5692909
47
38
47208
48
45
331004
49
39
104829
50
39
28733
51
29
45945
52
43
200189
53
41
535177
54
35
28395
55
35
26265
56
46
310671
57
43
79843
58
39
74902
59
39
120471
60
43
190165
61
44
124253
62
30
14726
63
42
174270
64
32
25585
65
33
29807
66
39
149877
67
32
43568
68
45
23073
69
31
81097
70
57
695749
71
56
668329
72
29
90761
73
49
434596
74
32
101121
75
42
87650
76
39
76360
77
36
45280
78
34
16589
79
40
98950
80
58
907152
81
32
69241
82
40
45922
83
35
24005
84
37
95581
85
38
46045
86
31
14041
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
123357
97
31
45662
98
41
26444
99
35
17741
100
34
97911
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