http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=g.143&rws=%2Fblues%2Ftexas-blues%2Fmusic-videos.rssTexas Blues developed in the 1920s, drawing heavily from country, but leaving out the twang. It has a laid-back rhythm known as the Texas shuffle, which swings and lags a little behind the beat. Lyrically, Texas Blues veers away from cryin'-in-my-beer themes. Its accompaniment was traditionally melodic, and more likely to be a single acoustic guitar than an ensemble. However, Texas Blues went electric after World War II, influenced primarily by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, who played solo electric guitar over a horn section. T-Bone Walker and Stevie Ray Vaughan later carried the torch for the shuffle beat and the relaxed Texas tradition.Texas Bluesen720Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:39:18 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=g.143&rws=%2Fblues%2Ftexas-blues%2Fmusic-videos.rss Texas Blues developed in the 1920s, drawing heavily from country, but leaving out the twang. It has a laid-back rhythm known as the Texas shuffle, which swings and lags a little behind the beat. Lyrically, Texas Blues veers away from cryin'-in-my-beer themes. Its accompaniment was traditionally melodic, and more likely to be a single acoustic guitar than an ensemble. However, Texas Blues went electric after World War II, influenced primarily by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, who played solo electric guitar over a horn section. T-Bone Walker and Stevie Ray Vaughan later carried the torch for the shuffle beat and the relaxed Texas tradition.