{"id":23966,"date":"2021-07-10T03:19:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T03:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recursing-chebyshev.104-207-151-122.plesk.page\/index.php\/2021\/07\/10\/t-bone-walker-blues-singer-overview-biography\/"},"modified":"2023-12-10T04:22:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T04:22:44","slug":"t-bone-walker-blues-singer-overview-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/t-bone-walker-blues-singer-overview-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"T-Bone Walker (Blues Singer) &#8211; Overview, Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postersf\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"T-Bone Walker\" src=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/40\/1910\/t-bone-walker\/t-bone-walker.jpg\" title=\"T-Bone Walker\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"profile greyfon\">\n<table class=\"table table-col-2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Name:<\/td>\n<td>T-Bone Walker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Occupation:<\/td>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/category\/blues-singer\" title=\"Celebrities in Blues Singer\">Blues Singer<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gender:<\/td>\n<td>Male<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Birth Day:<\/td>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/birthday\/may-28\">May 28<\/a>,<br \/>\n                                                                                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/born-in\/1910\">1910<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Death Date:<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/died-celebrities\" title=\"Celebrities who passed away\">Mar 16, 1975 (age 64)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Age:<\/td>\n<td>                                        Aged 64\n                                                                    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n                                                                            Birth Place:\n                                                                    <\/td>\n<td>                                        Linden,<br \/>\n                                                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/country\/united-states\">United States<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zodiac Sign:<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/zodiac-sign\/Gemini\">Gemini<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rightxbar\">\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs profile\">\n<li class=\"nav-item\">\n<a class=\"nav-link active\" href=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/t-bone-walker\">Overview<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\">\n<a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/t-bone-walker\/net-worth\">Net Worth<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\">\n<a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/t-bone-walker\/birthday\">Birthday<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\">\n<a class=\"nav-link\" href=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/t-bone-walker\/family\">Family<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 class=\"title-full celeb-name\">T-Bone Walker<\/h1>\n<div class=\"fullowins\">\n                        T-Bone Walker was born on <strong>May 28, 1910<\/strong> in Linden, United States (64 years old). T-Bone Walker is <strong>a Blues Singer<\/strong>, zodiac sign: <strong>Gemini<\/strong>. Nationality: <strong>United States<\/strong>. <strong>Approx. Net Worth: Undisclosed<\/strong>.\n                    <\/div>\n<h2>Trivia<\/h2>\n<div>He was the first musician to use the electric guitar for blues music.<\/div>\n<div id=\"single__profile_stat_table\">\n<div class=\"meta_row networth\">\n<h2 class=\"title\">Net Worth 2020<\/h2>\n<div class=\"value networth\">Undisclosed<\/div>\n<div>Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/t-bone-walker\/net-worth\">T-Bone Walker net worth<\/a> here.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Does T-Bone Walker Dead or Alive?<\/h2>\n<p>As per our current Database, T-Bone Walker died on Mar 16, 1975 (age 64).<\/p>\n<h2><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-user-md\"><\/i> Physique<\/h2>\n<div class=\"physical-stats physique-stats\">\n<table class=\"table wikitable wikitable-striped sortable\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Height<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Weight<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Hair Colour<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Eye Colour<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Blood Type<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Tattoo(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n                                                                        N\/A\n                                                                    <\/td>\n<td>\n                                                                        N\/A\n                                                                    <\/td>\n<td>\n                                                                        N\/A\n                                                                    <\/td>\n<td>\n                                                                        N\/A\n                                                                    <\/td>\n<td>\n                                                                        N\/A\n                                                                    <\/td>\n<td>\n                                                                        N\/A\n                                                                    <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Before Fame<\/h2>\n<p>He was shown the ropes by family friend\u00a0Blind Lemon Jefferson.<\/p>\n<h2><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-bookmark\"><\/i> Biography<\/h2>\n<h2><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> Biography Timeline<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tl\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_cont\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_collision\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_borderhide\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot_inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year\">1929<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_collision odd expand\">\n<div class=\"tl_item_dot\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item b_divsec tlc_work tl_work tl_dim0 tl_dim1 hasimg\">\n<div class=\"tl_text_cont hasattr\">\n<p>Walker began his career as a teenager in Dallas in the 1920s. His mother and stepfather (a member of the Dallas String Band) were musicians, and Blind Lemon Jefferson, a family friend, sometimes came over for dinner. Walker left school at the age of 10, and by 15 he was a professional performer on the blues circuit. Initially, he was Jefferson&#8217;s prot\u00e9g\u00e9 and would guide him around town for his gigs. In 1929, Walker made his recording debut with Columbia Records, billed as Oak Cliff T-Bone, releasing the single &#8220;Wichita Falls Blues&#8221; backed with &#8220;Trinity River Blues&#8221;. Oak Cliff is the community in which he lived at the time, and T-Bone is a corruption of his middle name. The pianist Douglas Fernell played accompaniment on the record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_cont\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_collision\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_borderhide\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot_inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year\">1935<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_collision odd expand\">\n<div class=\"tl_item_dot\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item b_divsec tlc_work tl_work tl_dim0 tl_dim1 hasimg\">\n<div class=\"tl_text_cont hasattr\">\n<p>Walker married Vida Lee in 1935; the couple had three children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_cont\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_collision\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_borderhide\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot_inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year\">1940<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_collision odd expand\">\n<div class=\"tl_item_dot\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item b_divsec tlc_work tl_work tl_dim0 tl_dim1 hasimg\">\n<div class=\"tl_text_cont hasattr\">\n<p>By the age of 25, Walker was working in clubs on Central Avenue, in Los Angeles, sometimes as the featured singer and as guitarist with Les Hite&#8217;s orchestra. In 1940 he recorded with Hite for the Varsity label, but he was featured only as a singer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_cont\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_collision\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_borderhide\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot_inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year\">1942<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_collision odd expand\">\n<div class=\"tl_item_dot\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item b_divsec tlc_work tl_work tl_dim0 tl_dim1 hasimg\">\n<div class=\"tl_text_cont hasattr\">\n<p>In 1942, Charlie Glenn, the owner of the Rhumboogie Caf\u00e9, brought T-Bone Walker to Chicago for long-time stints in his club. In 1944 and 1945, Walker recorded for the Rhumboogie label, which was tied to the club, backed up by Marl Young&#8217;s orchestra.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_cont\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_collision\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_borderhide\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot_inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year\">1946<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_collision odd expand\">\n<div class=\"tl_item_dot\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item b_divsec tlc_work tl_work tl_dim0 tl_dim1 hasimg\">\n<div class=\"tl_text_cont hasattr\">\n<p>T-Bone Walker performed at the second famed Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles produced by Leon Hefflin Sr. on October 12, 1946. Jack McVea, Slim Gaillard, The Honeydrippers, Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, and Louis Armstrong were all on the same program. He also performed for the third Cavalcade of Jazz concert held in the same location on September 7, 1947 along with Woody Herman as Emcee, The Valdez Orchestra, The Blenders, The Honeydrippers, Slim Gaillard, Johnny Otis and his Orchestra, Toni Harper, The 3 Blazers and Sarah Vaughn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_cont\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_collision\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_borderhide\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot_inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year\">1952<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_collision odd expand\">\n<div class=\"tl_item_dot\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item b_divsec tlc_work tl_work tl_dim0 tl_dim1 hasimg\">\n<div class=\"tl_text_cont hasattr\">\n<p>Chuck Berry named Walker and Louis Jordan as his main influences. B.B. King cited hearing Walker&#8217;s recording of &#8220;Stormy Monday&#8221; as his inspiration for getting an electric guitar. Walker was admired by Jimi Hendrix, who imitated Walker&#8217;s trick of playing the guitar with his teeth. Steve Miller stated that in 1952, when he was eight, Walker taught him how to play his guitar behind his back and also with his teeth. He was a family friend and a frequent visitor to Miller&#8217;s family home and Miller considers him a major influence on his career. &#8220;Stormy Monday&#8221; was a favorite live number of the Allman Brothers Band. The British rock band Jethro Tull covered Walker&#8217;s &#8220;Stormy Monday&#8221; in 1968 for John Peel&#8217;s &#8220;Top Gear&#8221;. Eva Cassidy performed &#8220;Stormy Monday&#8221; on her 1996 Live at Blues Alley recording.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_cont\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_collision\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_borderhide\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot_inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year\">1955<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_collision odd expand\">\n<div class=\"tl_item_dot\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item b_divsec tlc_work tl_work tl_dim0 tl_dim1 hasimg\">\n<div class=\"tl_text_cont hasattr\">\n<p>He recorded from 1950 to 1954 for Imperial Records (backed by Dave Bartholomew). Walker&#8217;s only record in the next five years was T-Bone Blues, recorded during three widely separated sessions in 1955, 1956 and 1959 and released by Atlantic Records in 1959.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_cont\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_collision\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_borderhide\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot_inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year\">1962<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_collision odd expand\">\n<div class=\"tl_item_dot\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item b_divsec tlc_work tl_work tl_dim0 tl_dim1 hasimg\">\n<div class=\"tl_text_cont hasattr\">\n<p>By the early 1960s, Walker&#8217;s career had slowed down, in spite of an energetic performance at the American Folk Blues Festival in 1962 with the pianist Memphis Slim and the prolific writer and musician Willie Dixon, among others. However, several critically acclaimed albums followed, such as I Want a Little Girl (recorded for Delmark Records in 1968). Walker recorded in his last years, from 1968 to 1975, for Robin Hemingway&#8217;s music publishing company, Jitney Jane Songs. He won a Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording in 1971 for Good Feelin&#8217;, while signed with Polydor Records, produced by Hemingway, followed by another album produced by Hemingway, Fly Walker Airlines, released in 1973.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_cont\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_collision\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_borderhide\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot_inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year\">1974<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_collision odd expand\">\n<div class=\"tl_item_dot\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item b_divsec tlc_work tl_work tl_dim0 tl_dim1 hasimg\">\n<div class=\"tl_text_cont hasattr\">\n<p>Walker&#8217;s career began to wind down after he suffered a stroke in 1974. He died of bronchial pneumonia following another stroke in March 1975, at the age of 64.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_cont\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_collision\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_borderhide\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot\">\n<div class=\"tl_year_dot_inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_year\">1980<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_collision odd expand\">\n<div class=\"tl_item_dot\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item_line\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tl_item b_divsec tlc_work tl_work tl_dim0 tl_dim1 hasimg\">\n<div class=\"tl_text_cont hasattr\">\n<p>Walker was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"inline-icon\"> <\/span> Upcoming Birthday<\/h2>\n<p>\n                            Currently, T-Bone Walker is 112 years, 4 months and 8 days old. T-Bone Walker will celebrate 113th birthday on a Sunday 28th of May 2023.\n                        <\/p>\n<p>Find out about <a href=\"https:\/\/celebnetworthpost.com\/t-bone-walker\/birthday\">T-Bone Walker birthday<\/a> activities in timeline view here.<\/p>\n<h3>T-Bone Walker trends<\/h3>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/ssl.gstatic.com\/trends_nrtr\/1544_RC05\/embed_loader.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">trends.embed.renderExploreWidget(\"TIMESERIES\", {\"comparisonItem\":[{\"keyword\":\"T-Bone Walker\",\"geo\":\"\",\"time\":\"today 12-m\"}],\"category\":0,\"property\":\"\"}, {\"exploreQuery\":\"q=T-Bone Walker&date=today 12-m\",\"guestPath\":\"https:\/\/trends.google.com:443\/trends\/embed\/\"});<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<h3>FAQs<\/h3>\n<div class=\"alert6 tags-block\">\n<ol class=\"faq\">\n<li>Who is T-Bone Walker<br \/>\n                                                                ?\n                            <\/li>\n<li>How rich is T-Bone Walker<br \/>\n                                                                ?\n                            <\/li>\n<li>\n                                    What is T-Bone Walker<br \/>\n                                                                        &#8216;s salary?\n                                <\/li>\n<li>When is T-Bone Walker<br \/>\n                                                                &#8216;s birthday?\n                            <\/li>\n<li>When and how did T-Bone Walker<br \/>\n                                                                became famous?\n                            <\/li>\n<li>How tall is T-Bone Walker<br \/>\n                                                                ?\n                            <\/li>\n<li>Who is T-Bone Walker<br \/>\n                                                                &#8216;s girlfriend?\n                            <\/li>\n<li>List of T-Bone Walker<br \/>\n                                                                &#8216;s family members?\n                            <\/li>\n<li>Why do people love T-Bone Walker?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"celeb-news\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name: T-Bone Walker Occupation: Blues Singer Gender: Male Birth Day: May 28, 1910 Death Date: Mar 16, 1975 (age 64) Age: Aged 64 Birth Place: Linden, United States Zodiac Sign: Gemini Overview Net Worth Birthday Family T-Bone Walker T-Bone Walker was born on May 28, 1910 in Linden, United States (64 years old). 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