West Coast blues

West Coast blues
West Coast blues
Stylistic origins	Blues; jazz blues; jump blues; Texas blues;
Cultural origins	1940s, Texas, U.S.

West Coast blues is a type of blues music influenced by jazz and jump blues, with strong piano-dominated sounds and jazzy guitar solos, which originated from Texas blues players who relocated to California in the 1940s.^[1] West Coast blues also features smooth, honey-toned vocals, frequently crossing into rhythm and blues territory.

Texas and the West Coast

Texans who played here included Pee Wee Crayton and T-Bone Walker.^[2]

Little Willie Littlefield was a R&B and boogie-woogie pianist and singer^[3] whose early recordings helped forge a vital link between boogie-woogie and rock and roll.^[3]

References

^ Vladimir, Bogdanov. All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues, Backbeat Books, page xii, (2002) - ISBN 0-87930-736-6
^ Obrecht, Jas (2000). Rollin' and Tumblin': The Postwar Blues Guitarists. Backbeat Books. p. 7. ISBN 0-87930-613-0.
^ ^a ^b McArdle, Terence. "Little Willie Littlefield, Blues Singer, Boogie-Woogie Pianist, Dies at 81". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 4, 2013.