As the first electric bluesman, he was the person who connected older acoustic blues to the new, electric sound. His music links the earliest recorded male blues singers with the blues of Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughn and his records were an influence on BB King. Walkers influences go beyond the blues however; his music links genres. T-Bone Walker and Lonnie Johnson are the blues guitarists most respected and mentioned by jazz aficionados. Many early rock and roll guitarists have also cited Walker as a big influence in their playing, Chuck Berry being the most notable
