Question

Though he was based in Mississippi, it was in this state that Delta blues musician Robert Johnson recorded the entirety of his discography. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this state whose style of jazz-infused, plucking-based blues was developed by Blind Lemon Jefferson and his disciple T-Bone Walker.
ANSWER: Texas [or TX]
[10e] T-Bone Walker’s use of this innovation in Texas blues allowed for the solo guitar to stand out even more. Bob Dylan controversially performed with this feature at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
ANSWER: electricity [accept electric guitar or electric blues; accept Bob Dylan going electric or equivalents; prompt on amplification]
[10h] By the 1940s, T-Bone Walker had moved to this state and developed its style of warmer, piano- and horn-focused blues. Big Mama Thornton spent the latter half of her career in this state.
ANSWER: California [or CA]
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VirginiaArizona State010010
BrownJohns Hopkins0000
Chicago AChicago B010010
Columbia BFlorida0000
Chicago CHarvard010010
Berkeley AIowa State010010
MarylandMichigan010010
Minnesota BCornell B010010
Cornell ANorth Carolina A0000
North Carolina BKentucky010010
IllinoisNorthwestern010010
PennClaremont Colleges010010
RutgersOttawa010010
Berkeley BSouth Carolina010010
Columbia AStanford010010
IndianaTexas1010020
Georgia TechToronto A010010
Chicago DTruman State010010
VanderbiltMcGill010010
Minnesota AWUSTL A1010020
DukeWUSTL B010010
WaterlooPurdue010010
NYUYale A010010
Toronto BYale B010010