T-Bone Walker - 110 Years

110 years ago in a small town Linden, Texas, a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues and electric blues sound, Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker was born to Movelia Jimerson and Rance Walker parents, both musicians.
T-Bone Walker learned to play the guitar, ukulele, banjo, violin, mandolin, and piano from his stepfather, Marco Washington.
Walker began his nusic career in Dallas in the late 1920s. In 1929, he made his recording debut with Columbia Records, Throughout his career Walker worked with top-notch musicians, including the trumpeter Teddy Buckner, the pianist Lloyd Glenn, the bassist Billy Hadnott, and the tenor saxophonist Jack McVea.
Walker was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Chuck Berry named Walker and Louis Jordan as his main influences. Walker's "Stormy Monday" inspired B.B. King for getting an electric guitar. Walker was also highly admired by Jimi Hendrix.
The Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 37 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".