Electric blues
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The electric blues is a type of blues music distinguished simply by the amplification of the guitar, or more rarely, the bass guitar or harmonica. Electric blues can be any other kind as well, most commonly Chicago blues, Texas blues or Memphis blues.
The electric blues first emerged as a full-fledged genre in the mid-1940s. The original artists performing this style became heroes to a whole era of British youth, who began imitating their styles. After a period of slavish imitation, British musicians began inventing their own style, which became wildly popular during the 1960s as part of the British Invasion.
For example, the Rolling Stones were mostly influenced by the following electric blues artists:
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