Eddy Clearwater
USA
Born: 10 January 1935
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Texas Blues, Chicago Blues, Swamp Blues, Louisiana Blues, Soul-Blues, Urban Blues, R&B/Soul, Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots, Early R&B
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Once dismissed by purists as a Chuck Berry imitator (and an accurate one at that), tall, lean, and lanky Chicago southpaw Eddy Clearwater is now recognized as a prime progenitor of West Side-style blues guitar. That's not to say he won't liven up a gig with a little duck-walking or a frat party rendition of "Shout"; after all, Clearwater brings a wide array of influences to the party. Gospel, country, '50s rock, and deep-down blues are all incorporated into his slashing guitar attack. But when he puts his mind to it, "The Chief" (a nickname acc...
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