T-Bone Walker was the cool breeze that electric blues rode in on. A Texas original from Linden, he turned the guitar into a spotlight, slinging it behind his head, duckwalking, and dropping into the splits long before rock stars copied the act. His 1947 classic Call It Stormy Monday set the blueprint for modern blues—smooth, sharp, and full of bite. By the 1950s, everyone from B.B. King to Chuck Berry was lifting his licks. T-Bone made the blues plug in and stand tall. Follow @lonestarbeer anoth

Blues legend Aaron Thibeaux “T-Bone” Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) T-Bone Walker was born Aaron Walker on May 28, 1910, in Linden, Texas. He started playing guitar and banjo when he was 13. Blind Lemon Jefferson was a family friend and an influence on Walker — the young man would lead the legendary blind blues musician to gigs. Walker played in carnivals as a teenager — singing, dancing, playing banjo, accompanying such well-known blues singers as Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, and learnin