british rhythm blues british rhythm blues musical movement developed united_kingdom late 1950s early 1960s reached peak mid-1960s overlapped distinct broader british beat british blues scenes attempting emulate music african american blues rock roll pioneers wolf placed greater emphasis guitars played greater energy origins movement british jazz folk movements 1950s visit influenced key figures turn electric blues form band clearing house british rhythm blues musicians scene clubs groups emerged later 1950s 1960s bands began break mainstream success major acts included rolling_stones animals dominated charts wake central second wave acts bands members went leading rock music performers late 1960s early 1970s helping create psychedelic progressive hard rock making rhythm blues key component music mid enjoyed revival british soul disco scenes pub rock circuit new wave music revival enjoyed resurgence interest late 1980s 2000s british version contemporary began gaining popularity late 2000s success british female singers influenced soul led talk british invasion characteristics commentators distinguish british rhythm blues bands beat bands influenced rock roll hand british blues particularly emulated chicago electric blues artists considerable crossover sets musicians bands like beatles parallel beat scene manchester influenced american forms music included girl groups early sound helping produce commercial form music began dominate british charts bands developing london club scene mainly concerned emulate black rhythm blues performers including work blues artists like wolf wider rhythm blues singer rock roll pioneers like resulting sound british rhythm blues differed tone african american artists emphasis guitars greater energy british rhythm blues singers criticised rhythm blues vocal styles shouts stops cries vocalists attempt emulate particular singer seen critics able sing blues convincingly power cover versions songs riffs simplified frequently object music usually whip energy produce musical groups based guitars rhythm lead bass drums result arrangements tended guitar oriented higher originals guitars highest levels created driven guitar sound characteristic rock music noted split end main strands blues left attempt recreate chicago electric blues style major influence later emergence blues boom particularly work continued bringing jazz developing jazz sound strand taken acts including unique form pursued resident band club street unusual having predominantly black audience american locals utilised jazz mixed elements caribbean music including rolling_stones focused rocking guitar music based work followed small guitar drum based groups rapidly rock music history origins early 1950s blues music largely known britain blues influenced jump blues imported recordings american artists brought african american servicemen stationed britain world war merchant seamen visiting ports london liverpool newcastle belfast illegal imports major british record labels emi particularly subsidiary began distribute american jazz increasingly blues records emerging market outside recordings occasional radio broadcasts ways british people familiar blues broadcast visiting britain popular asked perform series programmes bbc eventually titled glory road broadcast later year folk song collector resident london produced series programmes title art negro blues mississippi night featured folk blues recordings artists including introduction later followers blues music hardships life african americans southern year programme hosted included town country blues played music wide range blues artists jazz british rhythm blues scene developed london related jazz folk club scenes 1950s scenes jazz developed second world war reaction swing consciously introducing older elements american jazz particularly new_orleans produce jazz music incorporated elements blues occasional blues influenced singles reached including self penned bad penny blues jazz record reach british british jazz band leader major figures development rhythm blues britain 1950s interest blues help foster development electric rhythm blues members dance band fundamental movements founded partly means blues served director helped establish major venues bands brought american folk blues performers found better known paid europe america series tours began big include played royal festival hall bill opened group led young later took johnson key figure development british beginning playing american folk blues songs particularly derived recordings intervals accompaniment guitar tea chest bass lively style emulated american bands left form new outfit band members band played race blues songs concert intervals recorded released high tempo version rock island line major hit spending months peaking number number début record gold britain selling million copies worldwide stimulated explosion british estimated late 1950s groups britain sales guitars grew rapidly groups performed improvised bass percussion church halls coffee bars addition members beatles large number british rhythm blues musicians began careers playing including fashion created demand opportunities play versions american folk blues jazz music contribute growth club scene folk mid-1950s britain blues seen form folk music toured england played folk blues set fit british expectations american blues current electric chicago blues clubs included ballad club pub founded early stages clubs saw playing british american folk music included folk blues subsided mid-1950s clubs following lead began shift performance english traditional folk material partly reaction growth american dominated pop rock roll music banning american music performances exclusively english folk clubs traditional american folk blues continued provide 1960s british groups material particularly emergence bob_dylan folk blues songs example song catalogue provided animals house rising sun john hardy black girl british acoustic blues continued develop folk scene early 1960s folk guitar pioneers particularly played blues folk jazz developing distinctive guitar style known folk baroque continued figures like country blues band british acoustic blues players achieve little commercial success found difficult gain recognition blues overshadowed rhythm blues electric blues emerged later 1950s development blues incorporated blues ran public house london served focal point british acts like guitarist worked playing segment barber introduced supporting band visiting artists began play duo deciding central interest blues closed club reopened month later london blues acted venue visiting artists performances visit major impact duo nature general initially british audiences shocked waters electric blues soon playing crowds receiving rave reviews british blues emulated delta blues country blues emerging british folk revival davies supported waters tour began play high powered electric blues forming band fluid line clearing house british rhythm blues musicians later 1950s early 1960s included future members rolling_stones acting mentor figures including historian writer record collector pivotal growth movement referred father british blues established regular rhythm blues night given residency took british blues album davies split issue including horn sections sound release continued line ups davies went form stars expansion scene early british rhythm blues bands like found folk clubs accept blues performances london jazz clubs moved style addition central london included richmond rolling_stones began gain attention blues clubs appearing capital rate declared london new chicago scene soon began spread london particularly clubs birmingham adopting genre jazz bands followed suit tony original burton trent rhythm blues incorporated demand blues recordings britain europe led new outlets american recordings chicago recordings available included emi label series records enthusiastically sought collected new generation enthusiasts increasing appetite rhythm blues reflected growing numbers american artists visiting country organised german promoters brought american blues stars including waters wolf country arrived date tour including line original dates sold rapidly added later year annual national jazz blues festival held reading peak year rapid expansion peak boom estimated rhythm blues bands england beginning year end june reached number charts stay weeks song chosen debut single animals covered album lightning released year peaked number singles chart covered animals december rolling_stones version little red based version recorded chicago topped chart week penned songs continue covered british artists major acts rolling_stones commercially successful act genre rolling_stones renewed childhood association discovering shared interest records introduced guitarist gig contained future members rolling_stones formed london jones took track cover muddy waters album abandoned blues line solidified focus wide range rhythm blues artists debuted soon gained residency building reputation live act signed recording contract single cover come released june despite virtually band record company reputation fans helped reached number singles chart produced titled album largely consisted rhythm blues standards following wake beatles national international success rolling_stones soon established second popular band joined british invasion american record charts leaders second wave oriented bands addition chicago blues numbers rolling_stones covered songs bobby giving number success cover little red song writing partnership richards gradually began dominate band output giving breakthrough international hit satisfaction song borrowed phrases rhythms standards covered importance writing partnership contributed jones marked shift away material investigate series new musical styles long career blues songs influences continued surface music london bands london based bands pursued similar course rolling_stones included sect began metropolis blues quartet acquired lead guitarist acting backing band boy british tour earned formidable reputation live act developing frantic improvised guitar harmonica rave ups enjoyed modest success singles based covers cut pop oriented single love away blues prompted quit band stint form cream replacement eventually replacement saw band enjoy series hits pioneers psychedelic rock early lack success standards enjoyed breakthrough single got written provided model later riff based hard rock reached number follow day night reached number band released length albums period sect formed developed strong reputation london clubs commercial success contemporaries hits don bring self penned honey need reached failed break american market chiefly remembered later psychedelic work pink floyd began rhythm blues outfit adopting new based blues musicians playing london blues clubs time began record moved psychedelic compositions jams central feature emerging london underground scene provincial groups bands emerge major british cities included animals newcastle belfast birmingham bands played exclusively rhythm blues relying sources included girl group songs hit singles remained core early albums animals sound characterised keyboards powerful vocals moved london released series successful singles beginning hit house rising sun mixing commercial folk soul albums dominated blues standards vocalist multi series hits baby don reached comes night enduring legacy garage rock standard number penned running largely vehicle young keyboard player vocalist wrote man reached billboard standards major hit cover reached number number subsequent singles failed penetrate hardly broke marking steep decline band fortunes return line changes important psychedelic rock bands major influence progressive rock groups british height musically centred rhythm blues later soul music artists performed original music available small london clubs scene based bands like stones following large number specifically bands emerged fill gap included creation action smoke john children successfully early promotional material tagged producing maximum rhythm blues moved attempting emulate producing songs reflected lifestyle bands able enjoy cult national success found difficult break american market managed difficulty produce significant following particularly appearances jazz influenced acts jazz influenced acts organisation led organ saxophone playing vocals rhythm section form cream sound highly rated vocalists scene enjoyed success covers girl group songs reached number largely stuck rhythm blues standards albums mixed soul rock roll jazz popular live acts era little impact terms record sales noted later successes members including guitarist pianist drummer bassist mixed jazz music number singles beginning african caribbean american artists number visiting black stars scene included american singer stationed england air_force invited join ram jam band guitarist enjoyed hit singles albums band split sang leading band born jamaica moved london local number hits built strong reputation live act releasing live album debut achieving moderate success singles original broke champion jack new_orleans blues pianist toured europe settled living switzerland denmark halifax england 1970s 1980s finally settling germany significant successful visiting artist early years circuit major acts playing bands new_york invited england record solo artist animals bassist drums bass band formed experience major stars hits early followed later year psychedelic album experienced major hit triumphant return major figures late 60s rock solo artists number solo artists emerged scene highly successful careers later 1960s 1970s included elton_john dissolution long john joined davies death early took leadership group renaming band featured second vocalist formed short lived moved originally formed band teenage keyboardist later better known elton_john enjoyed greatest success pop ballads beginning let begin reached number britain despite supporting beatles rolling_stones remained virtually unknown outside dissolved joined blues rock combo broke moved faces began pursue solo career mixing rock folk successful british solo artists 1970s elton_john taking formed partnership lyricist writing hits major pop artists embarked solo career commercially successful early 1970s sustained pop music british blues boom wider rhythm blues boom overlapped terms personnel later narrowly focused british blues boom blues boom began come prominence mid-1960s rhythm blues movement began peter leaving nucleus wide knowledge blues forms techniques central blues boom began gain national international attention release album considered seminal british blues recordings started second great british blues replaced departure form cream record rhythm section formed produced album set blue horizon record label signed emerging blues acts major acts included free years eponymous début album reached early instrumental reached number single charts early formed peak boom unusual having female vocalist keyboard player perfect british hit classic blind perfect left join husband remained largely focused blues standards band suffered series line changes managing comeback club circuit achieved mainstream breakthrough split years 1960s commercial apex british blues boom decline surviving major acts moved away covers inspired music psychedelic rock shift new like followed bands like away bar structures complex classical influenced progressive rock members generation blues based bands including played loud form blues influenced rock lead development hard rock ultimately heavy metal like continued play pure form blues largely outside mainstream notice structure clubs venues festivals grown late 1950s early 1960s britain virtually disappeared 1970s british rhythm blues virtually ceased exist active genre rhythm blues bands began find difficult achieve album sales formed vocals instrumental talents despite popular stage performances broke albums disappointing sales years later continued played club scene early soul records particularly highly prized bands london pub rock circuit based pub rock acts like managed build following touring topped british charts live album failed significant impact rise disco music british soul music popular mid late 1970s handful pub rock acts managed achieve mainstream success advent punk rock new wave music including squeeze london based pub rock bands received major boost jam kicked revival debut album city mixed standards originals modelled early singles confirmed status leading revival band album song writing drew heavily british focused narratives pub rock bands like red beans rice little inmates zero eddie major acts growing revival scene london bands grew feed desire music combining music 60s groups elements punk music including acts managed develop cult pop hits revival early 80s broke jam formed abandoned elements punk adopt music based early soul major figures movement including emerged solo artists early 1980s defined blue eyed soul singers member formed blues band vocalist continued tour record rhythm blues new millennium roots music including rhythm blues began enjoy resurgence interest end 1980s 1990s annual blues festivals established including great british rhythm blues festival held lancashire hosts acts keyboard player squeeze presenter highly influential later backing band rhythm blues orchestra supporting embarked series tours leaving rolling_stones formed featured keyboardist touring producing series based albums managed regular glossy magazine 1980s 1990s musicians particularly african americans mixed pop disco like beats high tech electronic production produce new genre contemporary adding elements genres including funk hip hop soul music 2000s british artists began enjoy success genre including music produced modern artists tend incorporate electropop sounds exemplified artists 2000s decade success british female artists mixed soul music elements rhythm blues including leading talk british invasion significance different circumstances came played rhythm blues produced british artists different tone created african americans emphasis guitars greater energy criticised exploiting massive catalogue african american music noted music bringing british world cases american audiences helping build reputation existing past rhythm blues artists order sustain careers artists soon moved recording performing american standards writing recording music 60s helped pioneer psychedelic eventually progressive hard rock heavy metal mixing elements world folk classical music 1970s 1980s helped shape new wave post punk music major impact later genres including result british rhythm blues major component sound rock music chart hits table lists recordings singles chart early 1960s british groups material previously recorded american rhythm blues musicians
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