Dino Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 [ Deleted as promised to all members 06/01/06] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingin' Ryan Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Go out and buy some old John Lee Hooker stuff. I don't really know a vast amount about Blues, but you can't fail with John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reptile Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Go out and buy some old John Lee Hooker stuff. I don't really know a vast amount about Blues' date=' but you can't fail with John.[/quote']Yeah, the very early stuff when he is playing without a band with coke bottle tops on his shoes for percussion.Also check outHowlin' WolfAlbert KingBB KingSonny Boy WilliamsonThat will get you a start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 muddy waters too. can't forget muddy!of you can get the howlin' wolf london sessions, go for it! /x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Mel Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 i'm quite partial to a bit of skip james myself. devil got my woman and bad whiskey in particular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ 10 Easy Wishes Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Muddy Waters is the only guy. I listen to him allllllllllll the time. get 'live in mississippi' - one of my favourite albums of all time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewCat Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 you best bet is john lee hooker, some hendrex stuff and most of all BB KING! paying the cost to be the boss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 mississippi fred mcdowell is ace if you're after some old school slide guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam 45 Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Buddy Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 and more recently, you really need to be owning some Stevie Ray Vaughan. His control and touch are unparalleled. Also modern wise, Kenny Wayhe Shepherd and Jonny Lang are well worth looking out for. The there's my personal favourites, Paul Lamb and the King Snakes. Paul Lamb is an exceptional blues harmonica player and they're a super tight band. Everything they've recorded is excellent and he changes the band quite a bit - in a John Mayall stylee! Try 'Take Your Time and Get it Right" and "The Blue Album."Speaking of John Mayall, get "Bare Wires" "The Turning Point" and the outstanding "The Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton" which is rightly regarded by many as one of the best blues albums of all time. /x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Get y'self down to the crossroads, boy. I'll be along in a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeC Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I need to build up a Blues repertoire like' date=' fast.Can anyone suggest CD's I should go out and buy? Don't suggest those compilations that I got recently 'cos they're 85% useless. I'm looking for standards here.Don't bother telling me that I have to be born with it, or that if I need to ask I'll never know. I refuse to believe that shit. Even the greats started somewhere, and I'm as willing to learn as they were.[/quote']If this is an attempt to keep up with Mr Henry....good luck....he'll still pull stuff out of the bag that'll throw you, and as soon as you feel comftable with a song he'll adlib something just to throw you....he's evil I tell you......EVIL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 and more recently' date=' you really need to be owning some Stevie Ray Vaughan. His control and touch are unparalleled. Also modern wise, Kenny Wayhe Shepherd and Jonny Lang are well worth looking out for. The there's my personal favourites, Paul Lamb and the King Snakes. Paul Lamb is an exceptional blues harmonica player and they're a super tight band. Everything they've recorded is excellent and he changes the band quite a bit - in a John Mayall stylee! Try 'Take Your Time and Get it Right" and "The Blue Album."Speaking of John Mayall, get "Bare Wires" "The Turning Point" and the outstanding "The Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton" which is rightly regarded by many as one of the best blues albums of all time. /x[/quote']All good stuff. Stevie Ray Vaughan has an amazing DVD 'Live at El Mocambo' that should be compulsory viewing in schools.Another of John Mayall's protegees is Walter Trout. Amazing.I'd also go for Muddy Waters, never really got the BB King thing though.For the older stuff I'd go with Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, and Lightnin Hopkins. And Little Walter beats either of the Sonny Boy Williamsons for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Stevie Ray Vaughan has an amazing DVD 'Live at El Mocambo' that should be compulsory viewing in schools.never really got the BB King thing though.i'll admit i've never been a huge BB King fan either! although seeing him in his prime on the muhamed ali "when we were kings" DVD does send a shiver down my spine, cos his voice was so powerful back then.and 'El Mocambo'is just a blueprint of guitar playing. It blows me away to watch! /x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bailz Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 'Still Got The Blues' and 'Back to the Blues' by Gary Moore.YouthGoneWild should back me up on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Early Taj Mahal is class Natchl Blues, One Giant Step etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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