Aaron Thibeaux Walker or T-Bone Walker or Oak Cliff T-Bone (May 28 1910 — March 16 1975 ) was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the most important pioneers of electric guitar.

T-Bone Walker (born Aaron Thibeaux Walker in Texas in 1910) is the founding father of the electric blues guitar, almost single-handedly defining a style that influenced every generation to follow. This is where B.B. King learned everything he knew — as he will be the first to tell you. T-Bone was an electrifying performer, whose splits and behind-the-back solos set the stage for his musical descendants Guitar Slim and Jimi Hendrix. Much of his recording was done between 1946 and 1954, includin