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T-Bone Walker was also of Cherokee descent (an ancient American population of which some artifacts remain, such as weapons and ceramics, dating back at least 5000 years).
He inspired performers like Jimi Hendrix (I don’t know if you’re familiar with him...) with his shows, where he played the electric guitar across his neck or behind his back.
As a young man, he met "Blind" Willie Johnson (who was blinded at seven by his stepmother, who threw sulfuric acid in his eyes) who instilled in him the foundations to develop as a blues guitarist...
Had it not been for a cerebrovascular insult better known as a stroke (from the Latin ictus, meaning blow), our *Oak Cliff T-Bone* (born *Aaron Thibeaux Walker*) would today be 112 years old and counting.