B.B. King's electric blues
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B.B. King's electric blues is the distinctive, emotionally charged guitar-driven blues style characterized by his expressive string bends, vibrato, and soulful phrasing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues guitar style
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electric blues subgenre ⓘ musical style ⓘ |
| associatedEra | mid-20th century electric blues ⓘ |
| associatedInstrument | Lucille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chicago blues
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Memphis blues ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
call-and-response phrasing
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clean, singing guitar sound ⓘ dynamic control ⓘ economical note choice ⓘ emotional intensity ⓘ expressive string bends ⓘ lyrical melodic lines ⓘ single-note lead lines ⓘ slow to medium tempos ⓘ soulful phrasing ⓘ tasteful use of space and silence ⓘ use of blues scale ⓘ use of major and minor pentatonic scales ⓘ vocal-like guitar tone ⓘ wide vibrato ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | African-American blues tradition ⓘ |
| developedBy | B.B. King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Blues Is King
NERFINISHED
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Live at the Cook County Jail NERFINISHED ⓘ Live at the Regal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
emotional expression over technical display
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melody over speed ⓘ |
| influenced |
British blues rock guitarists
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Carlos Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Clapton NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Green NERFINISHED ⓘ modern blues guitarists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Delta blues
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T-Bone Walker's electric guitar style ⓘ big band music ⓘ swing jazz ⓘ |
| performedIn | B.B. King's live concerts ⓘ |
| typicalHarmony |
12-bar blues form
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I–IV–V chord progression ⓘ dominant seventh chords ⓘ |
| typicalTechnique |
bending up to pitch rather than sliding
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targeting chord tones ⓘ use of microtonal bends ⓘ vibrato applied with the wrist ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | electric guitar ⓘ |
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