By the early 1970s, the electric blues guitar reached its peak in mass popularity. With roots in the post-World War II Chicago blues style marked by amplification and picking solos, the electric blues was pioneered by African-American guitarists including T. Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Freddy King, Albert King, Chuck Berry, Ma…
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