British blues

British blues is a style of blues developed in the United Kingdom, shaped by American blues recordings and performed by musicians including Alexis Korner and John Mayall.

Chicago blues: An electric blues style that developed in Chicago, marked by amplified ensembles and urban rhythms. Its recordings supplied a major model for British blues musicians.
Electric blues: Blues performed with amplified instruments, especially electric guitar and bass. Amplification gave British bands the ensemble sound associated with their blues.
Cyril Davies: A British blues musician and harmonica player who co-founded Blues Incorporated with Alexis Korner. His harmonica playing and early band work helped define London's blues scene.
British Invasion: The arrival of British rock and pop groups in the United States as major commercial acts during the 1960s. British blues musicians became part of the broader export wave.
American blues: A family of musical traditions developed in the United States, rooted in African American communities. British blues adapted this broad source tradition rather than originating independently.
Delta blues: A Mississippi blues tradition associated with solo singing, guitar, and performers such as Robert Johnson. British musicians drew on its recordings and repertoire.
Blues guitar: A guitar approach using bends, slides, rhythmic figures, and phrasing drawn from blues traditions. Guitar phrasing became a defining feature of British blues performances.
Peter Green: A British guitarist and singer who played with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers before founding Fleetwood Mac. His restrained guitar style became one influential expression of British blues.
The Rolling Stones: A British rock band formed in London in 1962, initially shaped by blues and rhythm and blues. The group brought blues-derived songs and performance styles to international audiences.
British rock: Rock music made in the United Kingdom across diverse styles and periods. British blues is a narrower tradition within the wider history of British rock.

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