Roots of Blues -- T-Bone Walker „She Is Going To Ruin Me"

„She Is Going To Ruin Me"
(A. Walker)

Recorded:
Chicago, December 19, 1945
T-Bone Walker (vcl) (g), Melvin Moore, Nick Cooper (tp), Nathan Joseph, Frank Derrick (as), Moses Grant (ts), unknown (b) (d)

Aaron Thibeaux Walker or T-Bone Walker or Oak Cliff T-Bone (May 26, 1910 — March 15, 1975) was an American blues guitarist, singer, pianist and songwriter who was one of the most important pioneers of the electric guitar. His solos were among the first heard on modern blues recordings and set a standard that is still followed
His distinctive sound did not develop until 1942, when Walker recorded "Mean Old World" for Capitol Records. His electric guitar solos were among the first heard on modern blues recordings and set a standard that is still followed. [Some music historians cite Ernest Tubb's 1940 honky tonk classic, "Walking the Floor over You" as the first "hit" recording to feature and highlight a solo by a standard electric guitar--though earlier hits featured electric lap steel guitars. The blues master Lonnie Johnson had also recorded at least once on electric guitar, but his innovation was neither much noted nor influential.]

Much of Walker's output was recorded from 1946--1948 on Black & White Records, including 1947's "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)",[1] with its famous opening line, "They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad". He followed up with his "T-Bone Shuffle" and "Let Your Hair Down, Baby, Let's Have a Natural Ball". Both are considered blues classics. B. B. King says "Stormy Monday" first inspired him to take up the guitar. The song was also a favorite live number for The Allman Brothers Band.

Following his work with Black & White, he recorded from 1950-54 for Imperial Records (backed by Dave Bartholomew). Walker's only record in the next five years was T-Bone Blues, recorded over three widely separated sessions in 1955, 1956 and 1959, and finally released by Atlantic Records in 1960.

By the early 1960s, Walker's career had slowed down, in spite of a hyped appearance at the American Folk Blues Festival in 1962 with Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon, among others. A few critically acclaimed albums followed, such as I Want a Little Girl. Walker recorded in his last years, 1968 - 1975, for Robin Hemingway's Jitney Jane Songs music publishing company, and he won a Grammy Award in 1971 for Good Feelin' (Polydor), produced by Robin Hemingway. "Fly Walker Airlines", Polydor, also produced by Hemingway, was released in 1973.

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[Mounhas]

Ah memories, buying my first T-Bone album at my railway station bookstore 45 years ago, getting it home, and.... wow. Still has that effect on me listening to this. What a musician, showman, innovator.

[ElmoLewiss]

that's an awesome pic.

[2SugarsPleeze]

Absolute quality of the highest order!

LUVIN' IT!

[markstacechris]

@fearghal10 He did that because the resonance of the wood is different if it's held away from the body.

[joriszsz]

Roots of blues? this is the blues!

[NoCommentBologna]

Is there a video where he plays behind his back?? thanks

[DWatchtower1]

Well, Jimi and Chuck--The roots of blues showmanship!?! Rock on, Baby. And, I love Jimi.

[Willinthehall]

@fearghal10 He used to be a violinist. It was comfortable for him I guess.

[fearghal10]

If he could play behind his back whilst doing the splits, why did he play with his guitar tilted toward him so he could see?

[GrisGrisOnUrDoorStep]

Oak Cliff's finest right here

[gitfiddlejim]

@deefjohnholler

Re RJ being father of blues, I agree its not so, he was said to have heard a hell of a lot of records, before he recorded, a number of his tunes, ( not the words) were influenced by Leroy Carrs tunes. It was a big meltin pot, we will never know what blues sounded like before recordings were possible, but the earliest artists recorded must have had influences, some born in 1890,s and developed their styles from what they heard till electric recording in 1920s.