Ellis Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 This thread makes me miss working at the Ches Blues Fest at Sandy Point State Park in MD. I was lucky to meet so many blues artist, some of which have passeda away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cept One Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Slim Harpo - Baby Scratch My Back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 This thread has been around for nearly a month and no mention of Robert Johnson? Fail. Yd60nI4sa9A O8hqGu-leFc Son House Jack White does a pretty good Death Letter: gs-E_pVTDaQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfanevan Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Phish rocks any genre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stew Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Im a big Bobby Blue Bland fan. Aint no love, in the heart of the city, truer words have never been spoken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Couple of British Invasion blues bands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZv2s7fU0v4 ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spaceman Spiff Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Seasick Steve!! ---------- Post added May-28th-2011 at 01:37 AM ---------- Kinda unrelated, but here are some photos I've snapped of BB King: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CoolUsernameHere Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 The blues is something I like, but really need to buy more of. I have very little blues music. This one album I have called Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues is pretty cool, though. And I have a couple of Allman Brothers albums, but other than that I have no blues music in my collection. Anyone recommend some blues albums to start a collection with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 There are some crucial crucial names not being mentioned in this thread. I'll throw you guys two of my very favorites. Peter Green: IxgY9eEFiYM 31N4mCS6Tu8&feature=related And Mike Bloomfield: xk9TDlvVhCk&feature=fvst 31EMHS65Nf0&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 If you're dipping your toes into blues for the first time, I wouldn't start with the Delta musicians. They are important and there is a lot of brilliant Delta blues music. But it's not accessible for an ear that's not accustomed to very old and very poor production qualities. But if anyone wants to check out some Delta blues beyond the Robert Johnson and Son House recordings, here are some of my favorite artists: - Charlie Patton (kind of the father of the genre, one of the first male blues stars) - Lonnie Johnson (brilliant guitarist with a Jazz background, probably the most technically skilled guitar player from the genre) - Tommy Johnson - Blind Lemon Jefferson - Mississippi John Hurt - Willie Brown - Reverend Gary Davis - some more I'm forgetting about right now. I've always liked the Piedmont musicians too. In general, I like the country picking style. These guys are pre-electrification of the blues for the most part, mostly recording in the 30s. I really like Elmore James as kind of a master of slide. He recorded in the 50's IIRC and plays the electric guitar. He's not my favorite but he's really good and really important. One of my favorite bluesmen of all is Lightnin' Hopkins. So much personality, such a voice, terrific guitar player too. He's extremely listenable. I prefer country blues musicians to the guys who play electric instruments. He was the rare old school bluesman who was successful recording in the 50's and early 60's before Alan Lomax dug up Son House. Keb' Mo' is a pretty widely appreciated contemporary bluesman from Compton who plays in a more traditional style. He's a hell of a guitar player too and I've got a couple of albums where he plays on a Dobro that are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 How has Junior Kimbrough not been mentioned? The Jimi Hendrix "Blues" album is pretty sweet, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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