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British blues

British blues is a genre. British blues grew out of Chicago blues. Its influence carried into Heavy metal, Progressive rock, Rhythm and blues, blues rock and hard rock, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around British blues. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where British blues came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
British bluesChicago bluesHeavy metalProgressive rockRhythm and bluesblues rockhard rockrock and rollPsychedelic rock

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British blues connections

British blues grew out of Chicago blues, went on to shape Heavy metal, Progressive rock, Rhythm and blues and blues rock. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced British blues

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped British blues.

What British blues shaped

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