He was inspired by the black American blues musicians of the 50's who weren't really technically skilled themselves either.
The truth is, my father's been rather excited by the thought of an American blue from Cambridge coming to visit him after all these years.
Rock fiddle, like rock music in general, owes much to American blues.
American blues and soul were also part of the mix.
American blues and folk songs aren't at the base of the music anymore; now they're the dressing.
The song is different from the band's usual style, with influences from American blues and country music.
Next came an infatuation with American blues and country.
It specializes in early American blues, jazz and western swing music.
It's in the ancient modal scales of the melodies, which can sound like American blues.
Topic also produced some of the first American blues records to be commercially available in Britain.