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Genre
texas blues
Parent Genre: blues

Texas blues is a subgenre of blues music that originated in the state of Texas. It is characterized by its heavy use of electric guitar, often with a distorted sound, and a driving rhythm section. The lyrics often focus on themes of love, loss, and the struggles of everyday life. Texas blues has been influential in the development of rock and roll and has produced many notable musicians.


Top artists of texas blues genre

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gary Clark Jr.
Freddie King
Albert Collins
Jimmie Vaughan
Lightnin' Hopkins
Johnny Winter
T-Bone Walker
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Big Mama Thornton
Seasick Steve
Lead Belly
Guitar Shorty
The Vaughan Brothers
Omar and The Howlers
Lowell Fulson
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texas blues music timeline

Explore texas blues history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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texas blues playlist created by Chosic

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List of texas blues artists

Here is a list of texas blues artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the texas blues genre. You can find out what texas blues genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Stevie Ray Vaughan
62 25 45 60 15 63 123 2315221
2
Gary Clark Jr.
56 7 48 71 16 42 116 868777
3
Freddie King
52 19 60 57 45 74 132 374446
4
Albert Collins
48 25 53 62 19 65 145 179865
5
Jimmie Vaughan
45 1 65 57 27 76 118 127242
6
Lightnin' Hopkins
45 9 59 25 80 56 116 256708
7
Johnny Winter
45 3 44 73 16 71 140 479919
8
T-Bone Walker
44 22 59 37 68 61 113 187624
9
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
44 6 61 73 21 81 128 168745
10
Big Mama Thornton
42 1 49 40 62 56 124 169147
11
Seasick Steve
41 4 54 53 57 49 128 203121
12
Lead Belly
39 7 58 33 93 73 126 179724
13
Guitar Shorty
37 0 59 79 14 74 109 25869
14
The Vaughan Brothers
37 27 70 58 12 79 135 168548
15
Omar and The Howlers
37 5 61 66 10 63 117 20652
16
Lowell Fulson
36 1 64 50 56 72 112 24411
17
Doyle Bramhall
35 1 58 74 12 70 112 9965
18
Lonnie Mack
35 22 52 63 23 66 121 25967
19
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
34 23 63 57 32 68 121 64383
20
Johnny Copeland
34 0 66 61 11 75 122 15183
21
Blind Willie Johnson
33 1 60 20 97 53 135 99752
22
Larry Davis
32 0 47 28 89 54 100 1365
23
Floyd Dixon
31 2 73 51 64 86 115 6243
24
Angela Strehli
30 1 45 69 26 60 136 4254
25
Lou Ann Barton
30 0 57 46 21 86 124 6331
26
Pee Wee Crayton
29 62 53 42 73 55 138 8108
27
Buddy Whittington
28 13 64 72 19 58 139 4912
28
Arc Angels
27 2 44 80 1 36 143 19407
29
Chris Duarte Group
27 34 87 56 42 65 114 7843
30
Kim Wilson
26 0 64 54 53 81 111 11376
31
Chris Duarte
26 16 55 86 10 72 117 16600
32
Bnois King
26 0 0 0 0 0 0 314
33
Zuzu Bollin
25 1 59 56 41 73 132 752
34
Blind Lemon Jefferson
25 9 49 23 98 51 132 45747
35
Carolyn Wonderland
25 1 53 64 24 60 128 19774
36
Mance Lipscomb
25 10 53 19 89 68 137 16914
37
Corey Stevens
23 1 67 57 24 65 133 14144
38
Smokin' Joe Kubek
22 0 40 69 13 51 140 12580
39
Arnett Cobb
21 27 54 6 86 25 56 4721
40
W.C. Clark
21 1 69 77 44 86 110 3628
41
Andrew "Jr Boy" Jones
20 0 66 57 19 45 120 801
42
Long John Hunter
20 14 50 59 19 59 132 4792
43
Omar Kent Dykes
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 772
44
Diunna Greenleaf
19 0 55 70 12 61 162 1520
45
Mark May
18 17 54 67 11 69 115 5207
46
Ezra Charles
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 272
47
Roy Gaines
16 33 58 51 39 59 139 1295
48
Lavelle White
16 0 51 78 23 74 144 670
49
Denny Freeman
16 90 63 72 16 87 122 653
50
Joe "Guitar" Hughes
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 318
51
Robert Ealey
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 217
52
Juke Boy Bonner
14 0 53 43 68 71 94 1535
53
U.P. Wilson
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 344
54
Melvin "Lil' Son" Jackson
10 1 60 8 99 64 199 708
55
Bobby Mack
6 71 68 60 4 77 111 1478
56
The Smokin' Joe Kubek Band
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5545
57
Frankie Lee Sims
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 874
58
Benny Turner
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 363
59
Harmonica Slim
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 329
60
Smokey Hogg
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 646
61
Bob Kirkpatrick
5 9 53 45 15 69 106 140
62
Ramblin' Thomas
3 38 55 14 98 40 135 973
63
Hop Wilson
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 331
64
Alan Haynes
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 703
65
Jesse "Babyface" Thomas
2 0 63 19 73 55 138 248
66
Little Hat Jones
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 928
67
Bessie Tucker
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 734
68
J.T. "Funny Paper" Smith
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 205
69
Alger "Texas" Alexander
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
70
Pete Mayes
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109
71
Whistlin' Alex Moore
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155
72
Henry Qualls
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
73
Ida May Mack
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 219
74
Oscar “Buddy” Woods
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70