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Blues recommendations anyone?
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Eric Clapton's solo on "Strange Brew" was lifted note for note from Albert Kings early hit "Crosscut Saw", but if you really want to hear his influence it would be on Stevie Ray Vaughn's work. Young Albert King taught himself to play holding a right hand guitar upside down back wards since he was left handed. He also plucked the strings with his thumb without a pick, although you would never guess by listening to his dynamic style. Yup, my favorite of the classic electric blues men was the late great Albert King. Now switch gears and check out Etta Baker. Shes about 100 years old and plays authentic Piedmont Blues. An interesting finger picking style from the mountains of North Carolina. Cool Stuff. My last suggestion is to go out and get a couple compilation albums, like the Alligator Samplers. You will find some great music this way. Good Luck ! |
To my taste, a lot of the old classic blues is tough for modern ears to listen to. It's the real deal and part of understanding the genre but not always easy going... that btw was the stuff that influenced the 60's british bands. Listen to early John Mayall, Stones etc. In the rock genre Johnny Winters is a definitive one along with the aforementioned Stevie Ray. Totally random that no one has mentioned BB King is a mystery. To say nothing of Albert King. Actually check out Eric Clapton's "Riding With The King" which is a duet with BB King; and "Me & Mr Johnson" which is a tribute to seminal bluesman Robert Johson For a change of pace try some of the great jazz singers - Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald all have albums with "Blues" in the title. Maria Muldaur is more contemporary - "A woman alone with the blues" is full of feeling. My newest, latest greatest find is an obscure Duke Ellington album called Back To Back which is a small ensemble with Johnny Hodges on trumpet. Coubt Basie has one called Good Time Blues that really gets rolling. And there is an early Basie with Jimmy Rushing that is pretty raw. All of the Verve/Blue Note gang did some blues - as did Satchmo. |
I suggest you take a few names from lists like this and go to a site like Amazon.com or Allmusic.com and listen to some cuts. Hopefully you'll find a sytle of blues that you like. As you will find below I am somewhat of an "electric" blues fan, Texas, Chicago, whatever.... it's all good to me. Good luck and happy hunting! A. J. Croce...That's Me In The Bar Aerosmith...Honkin' On Bobo Albert Collins...Cold Snap Albert Collins Albert Collins...Deluxe Edition Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland...showdown Allman Brothers Band...One Way Out ( 2 Discs ) Alvin Lee & Ten Year After...Pure Blues Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan...In Session B.B.King with Eric Clapton...Riding with the King B.B.King...The Best Of The Blues 3 CD Set B.B.King...Live In Cook County Jail B.B.King...King Of The Blues:1989 B.B.King & Friends...B.B.King & Friends - 80 Bid Bad Voodoo Daddy...Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Bill Perry...Crazy Kind of Life Bill Perry...Raw Deal Blues Traveler...Four Bob Walsh...Blues Bob Walsh...A Canadian Blues Rendez-vous Bonnie Raitt...Nick Of Time Bonnie Raitt...Longing In Their Hearts Bonnie Raitt...Road Tested Bonnie Raitt...Silver Lining Bonnie Raitt...Souls Alike Brian Setzer Orchestra...Guitar Slinger Brian Setzer Orchestra...The Dirty Boogie Bubby Guy...Heavy Love Bubby Guy...Bring'Em In Buddy Guy...Feels Like Rain Byther Smith...Addressing the nation with the blues Canned Heat...Greatest Hits (Uncanned ! - The best of Canned Heat) Carlos Santana...Blues For Salvador Charlie Musselwhite...Deluxe Edition Coco Montoya...Can't Look Back Coco Montoya...Suspicon Coco Montoya...Gotta mind to travel Colin James...Colin James and The Little Big Band II Colin James...Bad Habits Colin James...Limelight David Gogo...Skeleton Key David Gogo...Bare Bones David Hole...The Live One David Hole...Working Overtime David Raitt & Jimmy Thackery...That's It Debbie Davis...Key to Love Debbie Davis...Tales from the Austin Motel Debbie Davis...Picture This Debbie Davis...All I Found Debbie Davis...Love The Game Debbie Davis, Kenny Neal, Tab Benoit...Homesick for the Road Deborah Coleman...What about love Deborah Coleman...Soft place to fall Deborah Coleman...I Can't Lose Delbert McClinton...One Of The Fortunate Few Delbert McClinton...Live From Austin Dogskin Suit...Growin' at the Gator Dogskin Suit...Diggin' Up The Yard Doug James (D.Robillard & Sugar Ray Norcia)...Blow Mr. Low Duke Robillard...Stretchin' Out Live Duke Robillard...New Blues for the Modern Man Duke Robillard...Duke's Blues Duke Robillard...Living with the Blues Eric Clapton...24 Nights Eric Clapton...Unplugged Eric Clapton...From The Cradle Eric Clapton...Blues - 2 CD Set Eric Clapton...Me and Mr. Johnson Eric Clapton...Sessions For Robert J. Fabulous Thunderbirds...The Greatest Hits Fabulous Thunderbirds...Wrap It Up Gregg Allman...Searching for simplicity Harry Manx...Dog My Cat James Cotton Blues Band...35th Anniversary Jam Jeff Healey Band...Get Me Some Jeff Healey Band...See The Light Jeff Healey Band...Hell To Pay Jimi Hendrix...Martin Scorsese Presents THE BLUES Jimmie Vaughan...Strange Pleasure Jimmy D. Lane...Long Gone Jimmy D. Lane...Legacy Jimmy D. Lane with Double Trouble...It's Time Jimmy Thackery...Healin' Ground Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers...Drive to Survive Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers...Switching Gears Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers...Trouble Man Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers...True Stories Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers...We Got It Jimmy Thackery & the Drivers...Wild Night Out! Jimmy Thackery & Tab Benoit...Whiskey Store Jimmy Thackery & Tab Benoit...LIVE - Whiskey Sore Joanna Connor...Big Girl Blues Joanna Connor...Slidetime Joe Beard (Duke Robillard & friends)...For Real Joe Beard (featuring Ronnie Earl)...Blues Union John Hammond...Wicked Grin John Lee Hooker...House Of The Blues John Lee Hooker...The Real Folk Blues John Lee Hooker...The Best Of John Lee Hooker.1965-1974 John Lee Hooker...Plays & Sings The Blues John Mayall...London Blues 1964-1969 John Mayall...Along for the Ride John Mayall...John Mayall & The BluesBreakers and Friends John Mayall...Road Dogs Johnny Winter...I'm A Bluesman Johnny Winter...Guitar Slinger Jonny Lang...Lie To Me Jonny Lang & The Big Bang...Smokin' Junior Wells...Come On In This House Junior Wells...Everybody's Gettin' Some Keb' Mo'...Slow Down Keb' Mo'...Big Wide Grin Keb' Mo'...Just Like You Keb' Mo'...Keb' Mo' Kelly Joe Phelps...Lead me on Kenny Wayne Shepherd...Ledbetter Heights Kenny Wayne Shepherd...Live On Kenny Wayne Shepherd...Trouble is Kevin Duke...Rollin' On Led Zeppelin...BBC Sessions Little Charlie & The Nightcats...Shadow of the Blues Lonnie Mack...Live - Attack of the Killer V Lucky Peterson...Beyond Cool Lucky Peterson...Lifetime Luther Allison...Reckless Luther Allison...Soul Fixin Man Luther Allison...Serious Magic Dick & Jay Geils...Bluestime Magic Slim & The Teardrops...Anything can happen Marcia Ball...Let me play with your poodle Marcia Ball...Presumed innocent Maria Muldaur...Meet me where they play the blues Maria Muldaur...Richland Woman Blues Maurice John Vaughn...In The Shadow Of The City Michael Bloomfield...Don't Say That I Ain't Your Man Michael Coleman...Do your thing Mighty "Mo" Rodgers...Blues is my wallin' wall Monster Mike Welch...Axe To Grind Muddy Waters...The Best Of Muddy Waters Muddy Waters...Folk Singer Noah Wotherspoon & the stratocats...Buzz Me Otis Rush...Any Place I'm Going Rita Chiarelli...Breakfast at Midnight Rita Chiarelli...What a Night - "Live" R.L. Burnside...Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down Robert Cray...Strong Persuader Robert Cray Band...Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark Robert Cray Band...Some Rainy Morning Ronnie Earl...Ronnie Earl & friends Ronnie Earl...Healing Time Ronnie Earl...I feel Like Goin' on Ronnie Earl...Now My Soul Ronnie Earl / Duke Robillard...The Duke meets the Earl Rory Block...I'm Every Woman Roy Gaines...Bluesman For Life Roy Gaines...I Got the T-Bone Walker Blues Ruthie Foster...Runaway Soul Ruthie Foster...Stages Shemekia Copeland...Wicked Smokin' Joe Kubek Band...Texas Cadillac Smokin' Joe Kubek Band...Bite Me ! Smokin' Joe Kubek Band...Cryin' For The Moon Smokin' Joe Kubek Band...Take your best shot Smokin' Joe Kubek Band...Got My Mind Back Smokin' Joe Kubek Band...Roadhouse Research Sonny Landreth...The Road We're On Sonny Landreth...Grant Street Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble...Blues at Sunrise Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble...Soul To Soul Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble...Texas Flood Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble...Couldn't Stand the Weather Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble...The Sky Is Crying Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble...In Step Susan Tedeschi...Just Won't Burn Susan Tedeschi...Live from Austin Tx.(Auston City Limits concert) Susan Tedeschi...Hope and Desire Taj Mahal...In progress & In motion (1965 to 1998) Terry Evans...Blues for Thought Tommy Castro...Exception To The Rule Various Artists...From Matrimony to Alimony Various Artists...The Blues White Album Various Artists...BAR ROOM BLUES Various Artists...Blues for a Rotten afternoon Various Artists...Pure Blues Various Artists...The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions Various Artists Whole lotta Blues...Songs of Led Zeppelin Various Artists 1995...We Are The Blues Walter Trout...Walter Trout Walter Trout...Go the Distance Walter Trout...Relentless Walter Trout...Live Trout (2 Disc) ZZ Top...One foot in the blues |