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The West Coast blues is a type of blues music characterized by jazz and jump blues influences, strong piano-dominated sounds and jazzy guitar solos (which originated from Texas blues[?] players relocated to California).

Charles Brown
Roy Brown[?]
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Ivory Joe Hunter[?]
Little Willie Littlefield[?]
Percy Mayfield[?]
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Amos Milburn[?]
Roy Milton[?]
Johnny Otis
Joe Turner
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