It's because most people don't care about blues. I wish we had a rock/blues forum, since R&M is overrun with metal threads.

Is any one here familiar with charly patton hes a great delta blues player, i cant seem to get any tabs of his stuff ive tryed ever i can think of..any one help!

[QUOTE=robo2448]It's because most people don't care about blues. I wish we had a rock/blues forum, since R&M is overrun with metal threads.[/QUOTE]
i think your wrong. maybe current members dont care about blues or are into other genres but if we had a blues room it would attract more members.
this would contribute greatly to the site. I frequent other blues sites and they have forums that are cool. i just like this site beacue of its wide array of rooms and I want to improve it.

[QUOTE=Nopo]Is any one here familiar with charly patton hes a great delta blues player, i cant seem to get any tabs of his stuff ive tryed ever i can think of..any one help![/QUOTE]

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I have concluded that Muddy Waters is awesome. Random, but I've been listening to them recently and they are really talented. Good guitar, great harmonica- great band. Anyone else think they're really good?

np- Muddy Waters- Honky Tonk

quite, muddy and little walter, and im not sure who is on piano, and who played guitar with him

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yeah! thanks looks like a great book

[QUOTE=Bluesiestman]quite, muddy and little walter, and im not sure who is on piano, and who played guitar with him[/QUOTE]Was t Hubert Sumlin becasue I know he used to play for Muddy.

Lots of people have played for Muddy. The most prolific is defintely Buddy Guy, who has become the Muddy Waters in modern times. Other greats who have played with him are Johnny Winter ([I]Hard Again[/I]), Michael Bloomfield ([I]Fathers and Sons[/I]), and Bo Diddly ([I]The Super Blues[/I]). I am guessing the pianist was Otis Spann, who was teh greatest blues pianist ever (I love Sunnyland Slim too). And I'll go out on a limb and say the guitarist was Jimmy Rogers.

[QUOTE=Livewired]Was t Hubert Sumlin becasue I know he used to play for Muddy.[/QUOTE]
he only played for him for like, one tour, and then went back to howlin' wolf.

good too. because wolf was better.

Caught Robert Cray live Saturday week. Never much cared for his records, but he's better live. Very clean sound; clear, deliberate singing and playing--and his keyboardist is good (there's way too much emphasis on guitar in this thread, by the way).

Caught Wayne Baker Brooks (son of Lonnie) live the next day. Now here's a blues guitarist who really pours it on.

I'm seeing B.B. King in concert October 26. :) should be awesome.

did anyone hear about Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown's death?

bummer.

[QUOTE=HoTPiNk]I'm seeing B.B. King in concert October 26. :) should be awesome.[/QUOTE]

I heard he is doing his very last tour ever? is that true?

would be a shame, haven't seen him live yet.

Today is B.B. King's birthday...and mine.

NP: SRV- Little Wing

Stevie owns.

[QUOTE=Grutte Pier]I heard he is doing his very last tour ever? is that true?

would be a shame, haven't seen him live yet.[/QUOTE]

He is 80, after all, and that's pretty old to do anything, let alone go on tour. it is a shame he's gotten so old. After him, not much.......

[QUOTE]You've got a point actually, imagine his guitar playing with the singing of John Lee Hooker or some other great blues singer.

He also doesn't seem to be able to hold himself back on slow blues a lot of the time as well. Having said that I still really like him.

One thing I'd like to echo from earlier in the thread is just how good is Lightnin' Hopkins, and why do so few people know it??[/QUOTE]
Lightening hopkins is awesome. Hes sooo underrated, i found out about by seeing one of his records at a record store, went home and downloaded some, then bought the cd. I just got a howlin wolf cd too, really good. I love Moanin.

[QUOTE]Was t Hubert Sumlin becasue I know he used to play for Muddy.[/QUOTE]
Hubert Sumlin was howlin wolf's guitarist. Check out his solo on Hidden Charms...good stuff.

[QUOTE=rockinbass17]it is a shame he's gotten so old. [/QUOTE]

That's a strange thing to say.

What's the consensus here on Buddy Guy? I for one, think he is an astounding guitar player.

Buddy Guy needs to stop making albums and just become a live musician. I really can't say he's had a good album since [I]Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Play the Blues[/I] in 1972.

[QUOTE=DemBonez]Buddy Guy needs to stop making albums and just become a live musician. I really can't say he's had a good album since [I]Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Play the Blues[/I] in 1972.[/QUOTE]

I love that album!

It's the perfect thing to drive to.

Buddy GUy is an amazing guitarist/performer. He's a huge influence on my guitaring, and if you see he live, he's crazy. Did you hear "Blues Singer", DemBonez? That was a good acoustic album, and it came out like last year or something.

[QUOTE=Grutte Pier]I heard he is doing his very last tour ever? is that true?

would be a shame, haven't seen him live yet.[/QUOTE]
I honestly have no idea, but I'm really excited for it either way. I'm going with my mom hehe. :cool:

Anyone ever heard of the Red Devils? Listened to their live album [I] King King [/I], and I must say, 'tis grand. I have this sweet teacher who gives me the CD and says, "Listen to it and tell me what you think." Me thinks it is great.

For a great bluesician, you cant get better than Rory Gallagher

[QUOTE=scotch]That's a strange thing to say.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I suppose it was. I know people get old, there isn't any way around it. I'm just saying it's too bad he ain't gonna be around much longer.

Corey Harris anyone?

Anyone into blues guitarist Dave Hole?