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The electric blues is a type of Blues Music distinguished by the Amplification of the Guitar , the Bass Guitar , and/or the Harmonica . Electric blues is performed in several regional subgenres, such as Chicago Blues , Texas Blues and Memphis Blues .

The electric blues first emerged as a fully-fledged genre in the mid- 1940s . The initial wave of U.S. electric blues musicians inspired the British Blues scene of the 1960s, which included artists such as John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers , Eric Clapton , The Yardbirds and the first incarnation of Fleetwood Mac , as well as more famous rock groups such as Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones .

Electric blues artists include: