B.B. King biographer David McGee referred to it as a "Mount Rushmore of a blues song". Singer and writer Billy Vera noted "if T-Bone had done nothing more in his career than write and record this one tune, his esteemed place in the history of American music would be guaranteed". As an early electric blues guitar soloist, Walker influenced a generation of blues musicians. In several interviews, B.B. King has stated that "Stormy Monday" inspired him to begin playing electric guitar: