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1460:(1996). "Paul Butterfield Blues Band". In
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651:Band of Gypsys
475:was released.
382:Willie Johnson
378:Joe Hill Louis
370:electric blues
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2805:Chicano rock
2685:Slacker rock
2408:Country rock
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1931:Hill country
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687:
683:Robin Trower
675:Dr. Feelgood
667:Led Zeppelin
635:Jimi Hendrix
632:
600:Eric Clapton
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554:Cyril Davies
551:
539:Janis Joplin
484:
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457:and drummer
451:Howlin' Wolf
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398:Elmore James
366:power chords
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200:, the early
165:Muddy Waters
161:Willie Dixon
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148:, and early
132:and form of
128:is a fusion
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3367:Modern rock
3342:Active rock
3322:New Zealand
3150:Bangladeshi
3145:Azerbaijani
2780:Costa Rican
2736:Viking rock
2726:Stoner rock
2645:Gothic rock
2468:Occult rock
2443:Heavy metal
2433:Garage rock
2403:Comedy rock
2393:Chamber pop
2388:Boogie rock
2195:Blues songs
2087:Boogie rock
2082:Biker metal
1958:New Zealand
1941:New Orleans
1815:Blues scale
1654:Hal Leonard
1583:039-4513223
1018:Palmer 1980
1006:Palmer 1992
961:Nytimes.com
905:October 25,
878:October 25,
802:(2012) and
742:Jeff Healey
734:Robert Cray
671:heavy metal
643:power trios
624:Jethro Tull
616:Peter Green
590:John Mayall
574:the Animals
545:(1967) and
515:Delta blues
511:Canned Heat
507:Alan Wilson
495:psychedelic
413:Lonnie Mack
402:Albert King
341:1960s–1970s
248:, extended
224:in the UK.
218:Savoy Brown
193:Canned Heat
185:Lonnie Mack
181:the Animals
150:heavy metal
105:heavy metal
100:Boogie rock
27:Music genre
3590:Blues rock
3584:Categories
3527:Rock opera
3482:Beatlesque
3317:Australian
3236:Rock kapak
3219:Visual kei
3199:Indonesian
3042:Portuguese
3027:Macedonian
3022:Lithuanian
2901:Belarusian
2880:Venezuelan
2865:Ecuadorian
2848:Tropicália
2843:Samba rock
2675:Rock kapak
2665:Jangle pop
2660:Indie rock
2614:Yacht rock
2609:Visual kei
2599:Shock rock
2539:Dance-rock
2529:Arena rock
2513:Swamp rock
2508:Space rock
2493:Samba rock
2488:Roots rock
2463:Noise rock
2383:Blues rock
2378:Beat music
2347:Surf music
2342:Rockabilly
2320:Latin rock
2257:Distortion
2245:Components
2238:Rock music
2077:Blues rock
1983:West Coast
1881:Work songs
1876:Spirituals
1182:Adelt 2011
831:References
738:Gary Moore
710:Status Quo
663:Jimmy Page
443:blues harp
396:musicians
362:distortion
327:Crossroads
169:Jimmy Reed
134:rock music
126:Blues rock
33:Blues rock
18:Blues-rock
3265:Taiwanese
3248:Pakistani
3231:Malaysian
3159:1959–1975
3155:Cambodian
3117:Post-punk
3082:Ukrainian
3062:Slovenian
3032:Norwegian
3002:Icelandic
2997:Hungarian
2960:Nederbeat
2875:Uruguayan
2860:Colombian
2833:Brazilian
2828:Argentine
2790:Dominican
2731:Sufi rock
2721:Post-rock
2716:Math rock
2690:Trop rock
2640:Dream pop
2635:Deathrock
2604:Soft rock
2594:Punk rock
2579:Power pop
2574:Post-punk
2549:Glam rock
2544:Funk rock
2534:Cock rock
2498:Soft rock
2483:Raga rock
2458:Krautrock
2453:Jazz rock
2438:Hard rock
2428:Folk rock
2293:Genres by
2262:Rock band
1992:Subgenres
1936:Louisiana
1805:Blue note
1707:Koda, Cub
1527:. Carol.
1470:Koda, Cub
1430:Koda, Cub
1403:McFarland
1158:Eder 1996
967:April 19,
758:Sue Foley
690:Aerosmith
655:Jeff Beck
547:Woodstock
531:the Doors
499:acid rock
486:East West
430:Billboard
425:bluegrass
298:based on
142:hard rock
85:harmonica
82:keyboards
3556:Category
3243:Nepalese
3214:Japanese
3170:Filipino
3140:Armenian
3112:New wave
3090:Art rock
3047:Romanian
2972:Estonian
2955:Indorock
2940:Croatian
2896:Albanian
2870:Peruvian
2775:Canadian
2763:American
2680:Shoegaze
2670:Rap rock
2564:New wave
2368:Art rock
2325:Pop rock
2282:Drum kit
2252:Backbeat
2183:Category
2051:Jug band
2031:Electric
1963:Piedmont
1895:Regional
1835:Shuffles
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899:AllMusic
819:See also
622:, early
543:Monterey
503:Bob Hite
477:AllMusic
386:Pat Hare
376:such as
319:triplets
3492:Motorik
3475:Related
3387:Culture
3384:History
3310:Oceania
3301:Zambian
3291:Angolan
3275:Turkish
3260:Russian
3209:Israeli
3204:Iranian
3187:Bengali
3175:Bisrock
3165:Chinese
3072:Swedish
3067:Spanish
3057:Serbian
3052:Russian
3017:Latvian
3012:Italian
2977:Finnish
2926:Britpop
2916:British
2911:Bosnian
2906:Belgian
2855:Chilean
2800:Mexican
2795:Haitian
2706:Britpop
2335:British
2056:Skiffle
2009:Country
1953:Memphis
1921:Chicago
1866:Origins
1859:Origins
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939:May 10,
578:R&B
509:formed
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435:Memphis
421:country
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3568:Portal
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2982:French
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2889:Europe
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3007:Irish
2992:Greek
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2950:Dutch
2785:Cuban
2699:1990s
2650:Grebo
2623:1980s
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2026:Dirty
2014:Delta
1968:Texas
1946:Swamp
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390:riffs
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3270:Thai
3253:Sufi
3192:Raga
3133:Asia
3122:Punk
2114:Soul
2109:Jump
2092:Punk
1747:ISBN
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