Died On This Date (March 16, 1975) T-Bone Walker / Blues Icon
themusicsover Aaron “T-Bone” Walker
May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975
T-Bone Walker was a highly influential Texas blues guitarist, songwriter and singer. His electrifying blues solos laid the foundation for such future disciples as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Billy Gibbons, Chuck Berry, and Jimi Hendrix. Walker learned to play the guitar while in his teens, getting a helping hand from family friend, Blind Lemon Jefferson. He moved to Los Angeles and began making records in 1929. He soon became a popular draw along the city’s fabled Central Avenue jazz scene. He made several albums through the early ’70s, with his 1971 release, Good Feelin’ earning him his only Grammy. Health issues dogged Walker during his later years which no doubt, lead to a stroke in 1974. In March of 1975, T-Bone Walker suffered a second stroke and ultimately died of bronchial pneumonia on March 16, 1975. He was 64 years old.
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