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Post by Donny Doom on Dec 2, 2008 5:05:17 GMT -5
Who are your favorite blues artist or bands? Here are some of my favorites & influences as a musician.
Buddy Guy
B.B. King
Howlin' Wolf
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Muddy Waters
John Lee Hooker
Willie Dixon
Albert King
Robert Johnson
Big Joe Williams
Lightnin' Hopkins
In my opinion the blues is one of the most influential music genres on modern music in the world.
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Post by dmihatmttl on Dec 2, 2008 6:42:40 GMT -5
Awesome list, Donny. A lot of my favorites on there . . . .
My favorite of all time is Howlin' Wolf.
J.N.
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Post by ski84 on Dec 2, 2008 10:28:11 GMT -5
Great list you got there!
My list would also contain the following:
Luther Allison
Melvin Taylor
Lamont Cranston
Paul Butterfield
Chris Duarte
Tinsley Ellis
Popa Chubby
Junior Kimbrough
R.L. Burnside
Elmore James
Dave Hole
Savoy Brown
Peter Green era Fleetwood Mac
Chris Whitley
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Post by blackers45 on Dec 2, 2008 10:38:42 GMT -5
Rory Gallagher Robin Trower Gary Moore Paul Rose  |
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Post by rtbuck on Dec 2, 2008 12:50:39 GMT -5
Rathr than just list favorites I gave a quick little sypnosis of them This is one of my favorite Blues albums & I highly recommend it!:  Freddie King - one of the greatest electric blues players ever. I'd recommend any best of with "Going Down","I'm Tore Down", "Key to the Highway","Hideaway", & "Lodi". His mellow version of "Walking By Myself" by Jimmie Rodgers is phenominal. Albert Collins - Another one of the greatest electric bluesman. If you haven't heard"I Ain't Drunk,I'm Just Drinkin'" go download it from itunes right now.'Frostbite' & 'Frozen Alive' are among his best albums. Muddy Waters - A simple best of is great but my favorite Muddy Waters album is called 'Hard Again' which Muddy re-records his classics with a great band featuring Johnny Winter & Pinetop Perkins. Jimmy Reed - My favorite of the old acoustic/harmonica bluesmen. Any album with "Big Bossman" & "Bright Lights Big City" is what a blues fan needs. Johnny Winter - In my opinion the greatest bluesman, check out "Progressive Blues Experiment" & "Red Hot & Blue". Any albums he made on the Alligator Records label such as "Guitar Slinger" are blues at it's best. John Primer - 'The Real Deal' is definitely his best at fine electric blues. One song that is a lot of fun is from the 1920's/early 30's by Bessie Smith called "Gimme a Pigfoot & a Bottle of Beer" If you're looking for a newer blues star check out Ryan McGarvey. The guy is only in his early 20's & plays & sings like a veteran bluesman. Same thing with a band from UK called Backdoor Slam only i don't even think they hit 20 agewise yet |
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Post by spacel0rd on Dec 2, 2008 13:03:17 GMT -5
Rathr than just list favorites I gave a quick little sypnosis of them This is one of my favorite Blues albums & I highly recommend it!: My roommate in college had that LP. We used to jam to it. |
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Post by dmihatmttl on Dec 3, 2008 0:18:16 GMT -5
Great to see Mr. Burnside get a mention. A couple years before he died, I got to see him play in a club near my hometown, and I'll never forget that night. Not only did Mr. Burnside rock the joint harder than I've seen some musicians *a third his age* rock it, but his 19-year-old grandson was his drummer and I don't think I've *ever* seen anyone bang a set like that kid. Incredible. J.N. |
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Post by blackers45 on Dec 3, 2008 9:13:37 GMT -5
I forgot about Albert Collins he smokes, I have him and Albert King (not B.B.) playing with Gary Moore it's on VHS and i no longer have a VCR. |
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Post by rtbuck on Dec 3, 2008 9:48:34 GMT -5
I forgot about Albert Collins he smokes, I have him and Albert King (not B.B.) playing with Gary Moore it's on VHS and i no longer have a VCR. That must've been some show!!! |
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