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LINDEN, Texas—Born of searing pain and simple joy, the blues is a truly unique and American musical gift to the world.

With roots in work songs and spirituals from black America, and influences that stretch back to West Africa, the blues has become one of the most popular genres in the past century with a wide impact on rock and roll, jazz and other music forms.

And people who love the blues do so with passion and knowledge.

The T-Bone Walker Music Festival held last weekend celebrated Linden native Walker, who pioneered the use of the electric guitar ...