Punk blues : Ask Biography

Music genre

Name

Punk blues

Stylistic origins

Punk rock, protopunk, blues, garage rock, blues rock

Cultural origins

Early 1980s, United States

Typical instruments

Guitar - drums - Piano - Harmonica - Hammond organ, Farfisa organ - Bass guitar

Mainstream popularity

Underground scene; some mainstream popularity in the '90s and 2000s.

Regional scenes

England, Europe, United States

Other topics

Timeline of punk rock, timeline of alternative rock, cowpunk, psychobilly, garage punk, Sludge Metal

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Punk blues (or blues punk) denotes a fusion genre of punk rock and blues. Punk blues musicians and bands usually incorporate elements of related styles, such as protopunk and blues-rock. Its origins lie strongly within the garage rock sound of the 1960s and 1970s.

Punk blues can be said to favor the common rawness, simplicity and emotion shared between the punk and blues genres. Chet Weise, singer/guitarist of The Immortal Lee County Killers stated, "Punk and blues are both honest reactions to life. It's blues, it's our blues. It's just a bit turned up and a bit faster."