Blues-rock
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- This article should be merged with
Blues Rock.
Blues-rock is a fusion genre of music which combines elements of the
blues with
rock and roll. While rock and blues have always been historically closely linked, blues-rock as a distinct genre did not arise until the late
1960s. The genre was originally British, with artists like
Alexis Korner and
John Mayall forming groups that acted as a training ground for the future stars of the genre, while American bands like
Canned Heat and the
Paul Butterfield Blues Band were also pioneers. Blues-rock was characterized by bluesy improvisation and long jams.
Beginning in the early 1970s, American blues-rock grew to include Southern rock and hard rock bands like the Allman Brothers Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Fabulous Thunderbirds and ZZ Top, while the British scene became focused on heavy metal innovation.
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