Beale Streeters
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The Beale Streeters were a loose collective of influential Memphis blues and R&B musicians in the 1940s–50s that helped shape the modern electric blues sound.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Beale Streeters | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
blues ensemble
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musical collective ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Beale Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | WDIA radio station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Beale Street music scene ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post–World War II ⓘ |
| genre |
Memphis blues
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electric blues ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
modern electric blues
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postwar rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicScene | Memphis club circuit ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing the Memphis blues club sound
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shaping the modern electric blues sound ⓘ |
| notableMember |
B.B. King
NERFINISHED
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Bobby Bland NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Ike Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Ace NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosco Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
electric guitar–driven blues
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emphasis on vocal blues ballads ⓘ horn-backed R&B arrangements ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bobby "Blue" Bland
this entity surface form:
The Beale Streeters