The Blues

[superjoe 2.0]

Hey SJ. Stop Fighting with these people. I give up with them all. there not giving us a blues room so goodbye to them all. Heres a decent blues forum. Join me there and pass the word to all us bluesheads.

http://www.bigroadblues.com/cgi/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=list&forum=DCForumID13&archive=

if the link dont work try.
wwwbigroadblues.com
Im there, same username btw. whats yours?

and im giving up on the blues forum thing, if they want to be stupid and leave out something that big, then Im not going to bother. its sad that they wont even give a sub-forum a test run.

[sandman420]

Take out Robert Lockwood Jr. and put in Charley Patton. I consider Lockwood Jr. to be the greatest blues guitarist still alive, but the fact of the matter is he was Robert Johnson's protegé. He came after the Delta blues was established. Charley Patton is often considered the originator of the Delta blues. He was also one of the best Delta blues musicians to ever play.

I was actually talking about Robert Nighthawk, I said Robert Lockwood Jr. for some reason. I dont know why i didn't have Charley Patton on that list. I say he is one of the most important blues musicians. Charley Patton as well as an amzing musician, is considerd one of the most entertaining. Talking about him Robert Lockwood Jr. is an amazing player.

[Bluesman]

Im there, same username btw. whats yours?

and im giving up on the blues forum thing, if they want to be stupid and leave out something that big, then Im not going to bother. its sad that they wont even give a sub-forum a test run.
I agree. this is why im leaving here.I just saw your new post over at the blues forum. my new name is Blues Power. The blues site is not as sophisticated as this one and the pages dont fly at 100 a day. it dont have all the features and search functions but its all blues. i find it much calmer and no flaming so far. the menbers sceem older and more serious. best of all its all blues so i dont have to hear about becker and satch and vai all day. not that anything is worng wioth them but im not interested with them.

see you over on the onther side.

[superjoe 2.0]

I agree. this is why im leaving here.I just saw your new post over at the blues forum. my new name is Blues Power. The blues site is not as sophisticated as this one and the pages dont fly at 100 a day. it dont have all the features and search functions but its all blues. i find it much calmer and no flaming so far. the menbers sceem older and more serious. best of all its all blues so i dont have to hear about becker and satch and vai all day. not that anything is worng wioth them but im not interested with them.

see you over on the onther side.
Im not leaving mx for good, I still like the guitar forum.

[Ned]

Tampa Red
Sonny Boy Williamson
Robert Lockwood
Pinetop and Lindberg
Peetie Wheatstraw
Son House
Cow Cow Davenport



A couple of pianists in there. That's nice to see.

[sandman420]

I think we should talk about Jimmy Reed. He's one of the main blues musicians that helped shape rock and roll. He has a very well known sound as well as having some of his songs considered standards of the Blues. The Rolling Stones used to play alot of covers of his songs too.

[DemBonez]

A couple of pianists in there. That's nice to see.

Pianists have been too out of fashion in the blues since T-Bone Walker became a legend in the 40's. Most of the guys who made an impact started playing before the 40's, the only one who I can think of that hasn't was Otis Spann. People like Memphis Slim and Jay McShann were playing late 30's/early 40's and continued on making great music after that. It's a shame that the piano has been weeded out of the blues so much.

[superjoe 2.0]

Pianists have been too out of fashion in the blues since T-Bone Walker became a legend in the 40's. Most of the guys who made an impact started playing before the 40's, the only one who I can think of that hasn't was Otis Spann. People like Memphis Slim and Jay McShann were playing late 30's/early 40's and continued on making great music after that. It's a shame that the piano has been weeded out of the blues so much.
Theres lots of great piano on the Bluesbreakers with Clapton album.

[Gypsy Campervan]

Has anybody got the guitar tabs for Robert Johnson - I'm a steady rollin' Man, I can find it anywhere?

[PID08]

Has anybody got the guitar tabs for Robert Johnson - I'm a steady rollin' Man, I can find it anywhere?

If you don't mind paying $25, the book "Robert Johnson: The New Transcriptions" has the most accurate Robert Johnson tabs I've seen. And it's got all 29 songs that he's recorded.. Not every take, but it's still a good book and well worth the money.

[Ned]

If you don't mind paying $25, the book "Robert Johnson: The New Transcriptions" has the most accurate Robert Johnson tabs I've seen. And it's got all 29 songs that he's recorded.. Not every take, but it's still a good book and well worth the money.

I hope it has traditional notation as well. If it does, and the transcriptions are very accurate, as you suggest, (and include vocal transcriptions as well), I'd say it's well worth $25. Tell me more.

[PID08]

I hope it has traditional notation as well. If it does, and the transcriptions are very accurate, as you suggest, (and include vocal transcriptions as well), I'd say it's well worth $25. Tell me more.

It's got lyrics, standard notation for vocals and guitar, and tablature for guitar.

amazon.com has it about $10 cheaper than the retail price on the back.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0793589193/qid=1127698920/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-7856613-2172868?v=glance&s=books

[Broken Arrow]

I saw that book in a music store on the weekend, I nearly bought it but then I realised I wasnt good enough.

[Ned]

One thing that annoys me about Hal Leonard rock guitar transcriptions is that they always show the note bent from, never the note bent to, and thus you never see on the page what you're hearing.

Another that annoys me is that Hal Leonard bending notation is needlessly complicated. The very well-established portamento notation for violin-family instruments (which in this context is called "glissando"), is a diagonal line. The diagonal line, strictly speaking, means slide along the string. Sliding along a violin string produces portamento because a violin is unfretted, but sliding along a guitar string does not produce portamento. The solution is simply to turn the diagonal line into a diagonal arrow. Unless you're using a bar, a downward bend on the guitar is obviously a "pre-bend" released, and thus a "pre-bend" released requires no special notation. If the guitar is bending from a note not sounded in its own right, and you want to show what note it is, simply draw in parentheses a small filled-in notehead with no stem. If you want to show how long the bend takes, which should not normally be necessary, simply write =q (an actual quarter note, or whatever note value, not really the letter "q") directly above the diagonal arrow.

[Ned]

It's got lyrics, standard notation for vocals and guitar, and tablature for guitar.

amazon.com has it about $10 cheaper than the retail price on the back.



Sold.

[Hot Rod Deluxe]

woody mann puts out a good book on RJ transciptions

[Son of the Bunt]

im really getting into the blues, i first listened to stuff like leadbelly and muddy waters and robert johnson, but i listen to much more blues rock like cream, led zeppelin etc, im learning the blues on guitar, its a great thing to play on guitar. this is my first post by the way and i call for a FULL blues board added to the forum, i have used mx forum before, i was quite a prolific poster about a year ago. :thumb: i find it interesting how led zeppelin stole most of there songs from the old blues players without giving credit.

[Broken Arrow]

I recently purchased Howlin' Wolf-The London Sessions. Does anyone here beside Pink Freud have it?

[umbilical_mind]

hey all, other than the blues scales and all the techniques in the blues lessons articles on here, is there anything else to know about playing it? I'm experimenting with a slide and that at the moment, and I'm getting faster and faster all the time but I can't help but feel like I'm only scratching the surface. Any links to any good bluesy sites that could help me out?

[Son of the Bunt]

when i got my guitar and started my dad taught me the pentatonic scale and the blues scale but recently ive been dieing to learn more so i got this book called 'complete learn to play blues manual:beginner to professional level' and its pretty good, it starts slow telling you about blues chords, scales and progressions/structures etc and its really very easy to understand, then towards the end of the book (where i havent got to yet) it seems to contain some very advanced stuff in alot of different styles, delta blues, chicago blues, RnB etc. This book is worth buying. :thumb: ps i think it also includes slide techniques.

[Grutte Pier]

hey all, other than the blues scales and all the techniques in the blues lessons articles on here, is there anything else to know about playing it? I'm experimenting with a slide and that at the moment, and I'm getting faster and faster all the time but I can't help but feel like I'm only scratching the surface. Any links to any good bluesy sites that could help me out?

This link may help, it's about Muddy Water's style:

http://www.fenderplayersclub.com/pdfs/lessons/muddy_style.pdf

Check out the video link at the top (you can choose between quicktime and WMP)

It's just a small lesson, but maybe it'll help.

[Ned]

I recently purchased Howlin' Wolf-The London Sessions. Does anyone here beside Pink Freud have it?

Is this the thing with Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr? Who else?

[Broken Arrow]

Steve Winwood, Hubert Sumlin, Bill Wyman(Rolling Stones) and Charlie Watts.

[DemBonez]

Is this the thing with Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr? Who else?

Ringo only played on one track, "I Ain't Superstitious." The personnel was:

Howlin' Wolf - Vocals, Harmonica on two tracks, and guitar on one track
Eric Clapton - Lead guitar
Bill Wyman - Bass, Shaker, and Cowbell
Charlie Watts - Drums, Conga, and Percussion
Hubert Sumlin - 2nd Guitar
Jeffery Carp - Harmonica
Ian Stewart - Original Piano
Steve Winwood - Overdubbed Piano and Organ

Ringo (credited as "Richie") - Drums on "I Ain't Superstitious"
Klaus Voorman - Bass on "I Ain't Superstitious"
John Simon - Piano on "Who's Been Talking?"
Phil Upchurch - Bass on "Rockin' Daddy"
Lafayette Leake - Piano on "Sittin' On Top Of The World", "Worried About My Baby", and "The Red Rooster"
Joe Miller, Jordan Sadnke, Dennis Lansing - Horns


The album really isn't that good. It helped introduce the world to Wolf as a musician, but the actual songs fluctuate from good to bad. There aren't any real standout songs or solos, and the original Wolf version is most of the time better.

[Broken Arrow]

Thats what I was thinking when I first heard it. $5 isn a bad buy though.

[Son of the Bunt]

i just got this from a friend online, gonna give it a listen

[magicbus]

Earl Hooker is a cool blues guitarist.

[Broken Arrow]

I havent heard any of his music but I have heard of him.

[Ned]

Ringo only played on one track, "I Ain't Superstitious." The personnel was:

Howlin' Wolf - Vocals, Harmonica on two tracks, and guitar on one track
Eric Clapton - Lead guitar
Bill Wyman - Bass, Shaker, and Cowbell
Charlie Watts - Drums, Conga, and Percussion
Hubert Sumlin - 2nd Guitar
Jeffery Carp - Harmonica
Ian Stewart - Original Piano
Steve Winwood - Overdubbed Piano and Organ

Ringo (credited as "Richie") - Drums on "I Ain't Superstitious"
Klaus Voorman - Bass on "I Ain't Superstitious"
John Simon - Piano on "Who's Been Talking?"
Phil Upchurch - Bass on "Rockin' Daddy"
Lafayette Leake - Piano on "Sittin' On Top Of The World", "Worried About My Baby", and "The Red Rooster"
Joe Miller, Jordan Sadnke, Dennis Lansing - Horns


The album really isn't that good. It helped introduce the world to Wolf as a musician, but the actual songs fluctuate from good to bad. There aren't any real standout songs or solos, and the original Wolf version is most of the time better.

The story I heard (or read) is that no matter what the rock musicians did, it was, according to Howlin' Wolf, always wrong. Ringo gave up very early and left, but Clapton stayed to the bitter end until finally Howlin' Wolf said, "That's it."

[DemBonez]

If you can find Bill Dahl's liner notes somewhere, I'd suggest reading that. It gives a pretty good perspective (through the eyes of Norman Dayron, the producer) of what happened. I'd be willing to summarize if you need it, but I am too busy right now.


As for Earl Hooker, he is the greatest blues guitarist ever. His tone is just magnificent, and he slides better than Nighthawk and James combined.

[Slight Return]

I just heard some stuff by Mance Lipscomb - he's utterly amazing. Has anyone else heard him? He's Texas country blues.

[Administrator]

I love blues!!!
Hendrix and Vaughn ruled that world along with BB King

[Slight Return]

Yes. Hendrix was a blues master.

[Awesome_999]

cox is BAD luck .... both Jimi Hendrx and Stevie Ray Died while he has been in their bands .... both were accidental i guess cause i mean who pukes and chokes and dies how unlikely is that ..... and how often does a great guitarist die from an airplane crash........and what r the odds that both of these guitarists were great and had the same drummer slim to none so i say COX is a bad omen.....



cox=/= drummer

and I don't think SRV had him as a full time drummer, did he?

[magicbus]

Yea, Cox was the bassist.

[Broken Arrow]

cox=/= drummer

and I don't think SRV had him as a full time drummer, did he?
As magicbus said he was a bassist but you are right that he wasnt always in SRV's band.

[Beechnuts106]

I just got a slide and i was wondering if u knew any sites that i could look at to learn to use it, so far i have been messin around with it and it sounds awful, thanks

[Broken Arrow]

Have you tried it in open E tuning or are you just using standard.

[Lupus]

Can anyone recommend me any good chicago blues bands?

[Grutte Pier]

Can anyone recommend me any good chicago blues bands?

The Red Devils - King King

http://www.guypetersreviews.com/reddevils.php

Best god damn blues album I have ever heard. I made a comment about it earlier in this topic.

[Bluesman]

I just heard some stuff by Mance Lipscomb - he's utterly amazing. Has anyone else heard him? He's Texas country blues.
yeah mance is a great picker and songer writer too. His lyrics are just as powerful as is playing. I have some video of him from like the 40's or 50's where he just sits and plays so effortlessly. He plays slide with a pocket knife too. He never breaks a straight face either. its like he's sleeping as hes playing. I counlt beleive it when i first saw him check out www.homespuntapes.com I think you can still buy the video. Its called the counrty blues collection and has lightin hopkins and bukke white and one or two others. all from east texas lol.

EDIT: if the link dont work just google "homespun tapes"

[Relmar]

Blues is great. I'm having trouble finding modern blues though. I like the new modern tone, but the songs just suck.

[magicbus]

What kind of stuff are you listening to for modern blues? I haven't really heard any, but I hear Kenny Wayne Sheppard is bluesy. My dad also has a few Johnny Lang albums, and he's pretty good.

[Relmar]

If you're talking to me, I havent found anything good in modern time. I just listen to revamps of classics by guys like Clapton and Hooker in a modern tone.

[Ned]

By the way, I pulled out the Derek and the Dominoes live record again last week and now I love it--even "Nobody Knows You". What actually bothered me about this version of this tune at first is that Eric is phrasing the vocal in such an odd way that the entire thing keeps threatening to topple, and since this is live I had every reason to expect it might. Now that I'm confident it does not topple, I'm much more comfortable listening to it, and I find the odd phrasing refreshingly pleasant.

[Bluesman]

check out Http://thebluesbarn.com and also http://thebluesdatabase.com and follow the links.

as far as KSW imo he's an SRV clone but not nearly as innovative

[JonG]

Heh, I need to post in here more. Anybody like Eric Sardinas or Walter Trout?

In about 6 days I'll be seeing Dr. John. I'm listening to Magic Sam - West Side Soul, and it's awesome.

:)

[Schyma]

This thread's still hanging on huh? Shame I haven't posted in it....

Does anyone have any Blind Lemon Jefferson?

[the2stranger]

ok
can someone recommend me some very old Blues, I 'm no fan f the modern stuff (with Harmonica preffered:))
thank you :)

np: Buddy Guy - Fever

[robo2448]

ok
can someone recommend me some very old Blues, I 'm no fan f the modern stuff (with Harmonica preffered:))
thank you :)

np: Buddy Guy - Fever

Check out some Muddy Waters. Pretty old, great harmonica. If you like Buddy Guy, get Buddy Guy and Junior Wells- Alone and Acoustic. Great album with awesome harmonica playing.

John Mayell's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton is a must own and has some great harmonica and guitar playing.

[DemBonez]

ok
can someone recommend me some very old Blues, I 'm no fan f the modern stuff (with Harmonica preffered)
thank you

There's not much in terms of pre-war harmonica besides Sonny Boy Williamson (Both of them). This is mainly because most everything that is good about the harmonica came from one guy, Little Walter.

But if by "very old" you mean pre-Stevie Ray Vaughan, then check out James Cotton Blues Band. Cotton's been one of the most exciting harpists (atleast I think so) in post-war blues.

Other great harpists to check out: Paul Buttersfield, George "Harmonica" Smith, Big Walter Horton.

Check out some Muddy Waters. Pretty old, great harmonica. If you like Buddy Guy, get Buddy Guy and Junior Wells- Alone and Acoustic. Great album with awesome harmonica playing.

John Mayell's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton is a must own and has some great harmonica and guitar playing.

Maybe if I ignore this post it'll just go away.

[magicbus]

Maybe if I ignore this post it'll just go away.

Why? He recommended some great blues albums. It isn't pre-war, but how do we know what the2stranger meant by "old"?

[Broken Arrow]

Another great harp player is Sonnny Boy Williamson.

To add to DemBonez's list.

[the2stranger]

Why? He recommended some great blues albums. It isn't pre-war, but how do we know what the2stranger meant by "old"?

he's right, I didn't say what I meant by óld' this is because I'm not too big on the genre.

but thanks everyone for the help :D

[6stringed]

Has anyone got B.B.Kings new '80' album? or listened to it? I don't know if I should get it or a different blues album.

[JessJansen]

Here is some blues songs ive got recorded on my computer
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=440127

www.soundclick.com/jessejansen

if the links dont work just copy and paste them into the address bar
hope you enjoy.
Nuts Nuts Nuts is just a rock song with some weird blues stuff in it not to much tho the other to are stricly blues.
Thrill is gone is a cover obviously( thought id say that just so none of you got confused)

[Broken Arrow]

Has anyone got B.B.Kings new '80' album? or listened to it? I don't know if I should get it or a different blues album.
I'd get a different blues album if I were you.

[JonG]

I'd get a different blues album if I were you.
Agreed.

Is it a compilation? Or an actual album?

[DemBonez]

Agreed.

Is it a compilation? Or an actual album?

It's an actual album and I liked it. It's not a must have or even that amazing, but it is pretty interesting how different artists collaborated with him. If you don't have any B.B. King at all, I suggest getting Live In Cook County Jail instead since I find its his best. To me, B.B. was the most exciting live blues guitarist and it feels weird listening to his studio work.

If you are just looking for Blues in general, I made a list of my favorite blues efforts (http://rateyourmusic.com/list/DemBonez/top_20_blues) be it a studio, live, compilation, or whatever. While it's not in any real order, I felt that the first 10 are essential to any blues collection and the second 10 are just stuff I really enjoy.

[Broken Arrow]

Turning Point is a cool album.

I only have a few of those though.:(

[JonG]

I have 14 of those :)

I've collected about 10 from him alone.

West Side Soul is amazing. I'm listening to Taj Mahal's s/t right now.

[(*The Noonward Race*)]

I'm seeing Buddy Guy in a month or two. :THUMB:

[Doctor Night]

So, I finally got some SRV, very, very long overdue. That man, is a guitar wizard.

[magicbus]

I'm seeing Buddy Guy in a month or two. :THUMB:

I saw him in July. You're in for a great show :thumb:

[Bluesman]

ive sceen BG like 5 times and its always the same boring show. he'll spend more time talking then playing then start telling abuot the history of blues and how muddy and T bone taught him what he knows. then he'll play lil tid bits of songs to tease you. then tell you he taught jimi and srv what they knew. then he'll do about a 15 minute solo walk around the auduiance then walk off stage. my god what he plays is amazing but its very sparce and short except for the solo.

[magicbus]

ive sceen BG like 5 times and its always the same boring show. he'll spend more time talking then playing then start telling abuot the history of blues and how muddy and T bone taught him what he knows. then he'll play lil tid bits of songs to tease you. then tell you he taught jimi and srv what they knew. then he'll do about a 15 minute solo walk around the auduiance then walk off stage. my god what he plays is amazing but its very sparce and short except for the solo.

He didn't seem to talk too much at the show I went to. He did walk around the audience, which was pretty cool, but he played a lot of songs mostly.

[PinkFreud]

he was definitely a talker. but the show he puts on and the playing he does just blew me away.

[Doctor Night]

who wrote 'Superstitous'?

[DemBonez]

Willie Dixon

[magicbus]

Do you mean "I Ain't Superstitious"? Cause Willie Dixon did that one.

[ROT]

anyone like blind willie mctell
or blind blake?

[DemBonez]

And This Is Maxwell Street Box Set (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004YN9X/qid=1135646929/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/103-4079589-1150230?v=glance&s=music&n=507846)

This thing is truly amazing. It was the music recorded for Mike Shea's documentary And This Is Free about Chicago's Maxwell Street in 1964. The music on here was recorded right from the street. Musicians would find spots to set up and would compete with the people on the street for listeners. On some tracks you can hear the cars whizzing by, on some tracks you can hear people preaching, and on most tracks you can hear the people watching/passing by talking. The music is real. There's no production techniques that cheapen what is being played. There's no artist playing because they are being forced to. It's real, and I love it that way.

While it features a variety of artists from blues mandolin player Johnny Young to blues extraordinaire Carey Bell, the main attraction is slide guitarist Robert Nighthawk. Nighthawk was around in the 30's and played until his death in the 60's. It was said that he had a disinterest in recording, and because of that he isn't as big of a name as those he taught/influenced. Muddy Waters, Earl Hooker, and Elmore James took big cues from his plaing, and I believe both Waters and Hooker were taught by him. Even though he was from the early days of the blues, he was one of the most technically sound slide guitarists even today. People truly need to hear him.

[hide]

If you're talking to me, I havent found anything good in modern time. I just listen to revamps of classics by guys like Clapton and Hooker in a modern tone.

joe bonamassa - blues deluxe, had to cry today
the john mayer trio debut
jonny lang and the big bang - smokin

worth checking out

[cosmic mule]

If you want to listen to real blues from nowadays, check out Corey Harris. He's kind of like Taj Mahal. More tradicional than the soft bluesmen of today, and more open. I feel much closer to his spirit than to the 90% of blues musicians from today.

[superjoe]

can someone email me a charlie patton cd?

jrobertson1019@yahoo.com

[Nic__]

Im not really a big fan of pre-war blues, call me rascist, but i like the 'white' blues better. SRV, Clapton, Beck, Hendrix -yes he is black but still played 'white blues'- Page. More guitar orientated blues.

[slashjunior]

I'm not bashing blues in anyway. It has been the building blocks for many genres of music and has formed some of the great musicians today. However, I think blues in general does get very boring after a while. I haven't found something very original yet and would be open to suggestions.

Although as I said before. Without blues music would have been "very" different today, so it is hugely influencial, probably more so than jazz or classical.

[superjoe]

so does anyone prefer prewar blues?

[JonG]

so does anyone prefer prewar blues?
Yeah.

Robert Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
Son House
MJH
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Willie McTell
Charlie Patton
Blind Blake

[superjoe]

do you have any of those cd's on your puter that you can send me?

[JonG]

Yes, I'll send anyone you want over AIM.

[robo2448]

Anyone else think that Michael Bloomfield is a fantastic guitarist? Honestly, I think he deserves to be mentioned with Clapton, Beck, Hendrix, Guy and others as one of the best electric blues guitarists ever. He had too short a career though. All the drugs kind of came back to hurt him.

[hatebreeder]

I think bloomfield is amazing he's in my top 5 favourite blues or rock guitarists, butterfield blues bands strawberry jam is an amazing cd

[Gypsy Campervan]

Anyone else think that Michael Bloomfield is a fantastic guitarist? Honestly, I think he deserves to be mentioned with Clapton, Beck, Hendrix, Guy and others as one of the best electric blues guitarists ever. He had too short a career though. All the drugs kind of came back to hurt him.

Didn't play guitar on Dylan's Highway 64 Revisited?

[robo2448]

Didn't play guitar on Dylan's Highway 64 Revisited?

Yep. I love his playing on Tombstone Blues especially. And he played with Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 when he got booed viciously.

He was probably most famous as a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, which is great stuff. He also formed Electric Flag, but I have yet to hear anything by them. And he played half of Super Session with Al Kooper (who also plays on Highway 61).

I actually don't have much Bloomfield stuff (2 Paul Butterfield Blues Band albums, Super Session, and Highway 61), but I just love his playing on them. I need more of his stuff. He should be up there with Clapton.

[hatebreeder]

Electric flag was a great band, they covered killing floor.

[Neamhtrocaireach]

I think bumping this thread proves there is an interest in Blues on this site.

[magicbus]

/bumping my old thread

Here's the link to the blues mailing list, I'm also putting it in the first post. Go there and request some blues, or help by uploading your own albums. :thumb:

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=459465

[BlackHawkA4]

Im not really a big fan of pre-war blues, call me rascist, but i like the 'white' blues better. SRV, Clapton, Beck, Hendrix -yes he is black but still played 'white blues'- Page. More guitar orientated blues.

Yea I know what you mean. Alot of the pre-war stuff was too much singing for me. Too much non guitar stuff.

[BlackHawkA4]

Anyone have any good blues orientated blues movies. Cross roads was pretty damn good.

[magicbus]

The Blues Brothers had a lot of good music in it. And its funny too.

[BlackHawkA4]

Yea Blues Brothers is good. I'm looking on something more along the lines of Crossroads though.

[Jody LeCompte]

I got a live Buddy Guy cd last night, man it kicks ***.

I'm also going to see Johnny Lang in a few weeks, that'll be fun.

[KayaMon]

Man if you want to see a man play the blues try and catch Buddy Guy live. Greatest show ive seen to date. Though Johnny Lang does rock.

[A Spoonful Supreme]

Man if you want to see a man play the blues try and catch Buddy Guy live. Greatest show ive seen to date. Though Johnny Lang does rock.

what a showman

[BraveUlysses]

Blues Brothers is like the greatest movie ever. And it has one of the greatest soundtracks ever. Maybe I'll upload it for the blues mailing list.

[Satan Claus]

I like a lot of blues guys like Patton, Tommy Johnson, and Blind Lemon Jefferson. I don't sit down and try to rip off their licks even though I do play guitar and harp. I just enjoy the music. It seems to calm me down after a hard day of work where I usually have to work with a few people that I don't particularly like. Call it threrapy if you will. Who knows maybe some of their stuff will one day show up in my playing one day.

Another guy I like is Lightnin' Hopkins. Robert Nighthawk is just great too. I've got the Maxwell Street record on vinyl and he shows that he can play even Jazz and B.B. King licks as well as great slide guitar. One little known fact is that he could also play harmonica as well. He went under various names such as Robert Lee McCoy and sometimes Robert McCollum so if you can find any pre-war recordings of him under those names as a sideman you will be surprised at his mastery of the harp. He seems to have preferred to play the harp in first position (playing a harp tuned to the same key as the song), and really loved to wail in the higher registers of the instrument.

Big Bill Broonzy was also great. A wonderfull guitar player and singer. His songs were also very funny.

When it comes to electric blues I love Mickey Baker, Peter Green, Albert King, Bloomfield, T-Bone Walker, Sumlin, and of course my own personal fave Eric Clapton. Clapton gets knocked a lot every time he puts out a record these days but to me I could care less. If all he ever did was the Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, and Dominoes records; that would still be enough for me.

Another guy I like is the piano player Otis Spann. That guy could rock and roll in the good old fashioned sense of the term.

In truth, I guess I like all the blues guys and women. There are so many.

[zabbit82]

Me and a few friends hope to see Clapton this summer. Tickets go on sale this saturday but have NO clue how much they are....

I havent been on a good blues kick lately (exept Blues Brothers), but I still think its the best genre of music ever.

[superjoe]

Anyone have any good blues orientated blues movies. Cross roads was pretty damn good.
not really blues orientated, but o brother where art thou is a great movie and has a character that plays tommy johnson.

[A Spoonful Supreme]

You could try Eddie and the Cruisers for a good blues movie, I mean it's got that mentality for sure, it's pretty cool. Documentary = History of the Blues p1 by martin scorsese thats badass.

[magicbus]

not really blues orientated, but o brother where art thou is a great movie and has a character that plays tommy johnson.

Yea that is a great movie. Very good soundtrack.

Zabbit, I think I'm trying to go to the same show :p If I remember correctly you also live near Detroit right?

[zabbit82]

Yeah, I also do live near Detroit. And I'm actually going to that show at The Palace. I bought tickets for my friend, me, and his dad to see them. Its section 214, row 5. Those were the best seats we could get 15 minutes after they went on sale.

[BlackHawkA4]

Hey did anyone catch this John Mayer Trio bag? I was talking to someone about John Mayer and I was looking for a song. I found this song and it was really bluesy. I knew he played the blues but I didn't know that he had come out with some stuff. I went to check out his website and there is a new album there. It's a live album. It's been out for a long time but I've just seen it.

The one song that plays on the website is the one I found accidently.
http://www.johnmayer.com

[Kirb2]

I am just getting into blues music and i need recommendations for some good artists that i can play on my guitar

[Mr. Black]

I am just getting into blues music and i need recommendations for some good artists that i can play on my guitar
Try some of Clapton, SRV, BB King, Eric Johnson, Rory Gallagher.

[superjoe]

magic sam is great, just listened to him for the first time, good stuff.

[robo2448]

West Side Soul is a great album.

Did anyone catch Buddy Guy's performance at Bonnaroo on the webcast? He was great.

[Broken Arrow]

I tried but it wasnt working. :(

I read this thing today that said Screamin' Jay Hawkins has aproximetly 50 illegitimate children but sources say he could have up to 75. haha.

[Ghostfire3]

What's the best Robert Johson album?

[Bluesiestman]

He only recorded twenty nine songs. The 'Complete Collection' has all of them plus practice takes.

[superjoe]

Hey, check this guy out. Hes really good. Id say Bukka White meets Son House.

http://www.myspace.com/zakandhisunhappyguitar

[Interstate]

not really blues orientated, but o brother where art thou is a great movie and has a character that plays tommy johnson.

Saw that the other night. Brilliant soundtrack.

[zabbit82]

Hey did anyone catch this John Mayer Trio bag? I was talking to someone about John Mayer and I was looking for a song. I found this song and it was really bluesy. I knew he played the blues but I didn't know that he had come out with some stuff. I went to check out his website and there is a new album there. It's a live album. It's been out for a long time but I've just seen it.

The one song that plays on the website is the one I found accidently.
http://www.johnmayer.com
That "new" blues record you just discovered by him is Try!, and its a great record. I went to that site, but it plays a song from a new album he's releasing sometime this September.

It would be great if he could do some more John Mayer Trio stuff and break is bubble-gum-pop mold.

[Woodstock]

Have you guys ever seen him on Austin City Limits with Buddy Guy? He plays a great show. He did play some of his pop hits but a majority of the show was blues jams. It was great.

[Scuba_Steve]

I'm sure buddy guy being their made it pretty amazing too, haha.

Does anyone else think that johnny winter is one of, if not THE best white bluesmen ever? He's so amazing and I've been listening to him non-stop for quite some time now.

[Brewer14]

Have you guys ever seen him on Austin City Limits with Buddy Guy? He plays a great show. He did play some of his pop hits but a majority of the show was blues jams. It was great.

The one where he played with Double Trouble also? I need to tape that, awesome show.

[zabbit82]

Gah! I missed that! Next time that airs (if ever) I'll be sure to watch it and tape it.

I imagine that would be amazing.

[Towlie]

I heard Jeff Beck and Eric Johnson were good blues artists. What is their best albums I should check out?

[Woodstock]

Jeff Beck is much more of a fusion based guitar player. Check out his albums Blow By Blow, Truth, and Wired.

[Broken Arrow]

Truth is bluesy. I'm not a huge fan.

[6stringed]

i am a great of a three hundred pound man who is
known as Howlin' Wolf. Anyone here agree that he is
fanastic

[Bluesiestman]

I agree

[A Spoonful Supreme]

Say, anyone help me out, I need Robert Johnson's They're Red Hot.

[superjoe]

i can send it to you on aim

the crossroads68 ..sn

[A Spoonful Supreme]

Okay, are you on now? Spoonful Supreme.

[magicbus]

Bump because I love Albert King.

Also check out this thread and support:

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=483497