What is Blues-rock?
'''Blues rock''' is a type of music which mixes [[blues]] with [[rock and roll]], and uses mostly [[electric guitar]] as a main instrument. It began in the mid [[1960s]] in [[England]] and the [[United States]] with bands such as [[Cream (band)|Cream]]<ref name=pc53>{{Pop Chronicles|53| |Cream}}</ref> and [[The Rolling Stones]],<ref name=pc30>{{Pop Chronicles|30| |The Rolling Stones}}</ref> who experimented with music from the older bluesmen like Elmore James, [[Robert Johnson (musician)|Robert Johnson]], [[Howlin' Wolf]] and [[Bo Diddley]]. ==Examples of Artists== *[[Allman Brothers Band]] *[[Mike Bloomfield]] *[[Joe Bonamassa]] *[[Eric Clapton]]<ref name=pc53/> *[[Fleetwood Mac]] *[[Rory Gallagher]] *[[Jimi Hendrix]] *[[John Mayall]] *[[The Rolling Stones]]<ref name=pc30/> *[[Carlos Santana]] *[[Lynyrd Skynyrd]] *[[George Thorogood]] *[[Status Quo]] *[[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] *[[Johnny Winter]] *[[ZZ Top]] *[[David Wilcox]] ==Sources== {{reflist}} {{music-stub}} {{Rock music}} [[Category:Rock music]]