Location: Linden

Linden, Texas — often dubbed “Music City Texas” — is deeply significant because it is the birthplace or hometown of three monumental figures who shaped American music: ragtime pioneer Scott Joplin, blues legend Aaron “T-Bone” Walker, and Eagles co-founder Don Henley.

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Linden: T-Bone Walker Birthplace

Birthplace of the Pioneer of Electric Blues

T-Bone Walker was born in Linden, Texas in 1910. Discover the Cass County birthplace of the pioneering electric blues guitarist in East Texas.

Categories Artists T-Bone Walker

Linden: T-Bone Walker’s Cass County

The town that produced the inventor of electric blues guitar and inspired B.B. King and Chuck Berry

T-Bone Walker's birthplace in Linden, the town that produced the inventor of electric blues guitar and inspired B.B. King and Chuck Berry.

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