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Title: Reccomend some blues artists/albums to me
Post by: natedog on October 23, 2005, 09:52:18 AM: What are your favorite blues artists/albums/songs?
Title: Reccomend some blues artists/albums to me
Post by: El Tejon on October 23, 2005, 11:06:35 AM: My favorite was R.L. Burnside's "Going Down South". He recently passed, I think it was in August '05.

Wes Montgomery, Muddy Waters, Memphis Minnie, John Lee Hooker and Bo Didley, inter alia.
Title: Reccomend some blues artists/albums to me
Post by: Guest on October 23, 2005, 11:24:31 AM: Quote from: natedog
What are your favorite blues artists/albums/songs?
Title: Reccomend some blues artists/albums to me
Post by: JAlexander on October 23, 2005, 01:21:13 PM: Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, and Robert Johnson, of course.

James
Title: Reccomend some blues artists/albums to me
Post by: SalukiFan on October 23, 2005, 01:44:44 PM: If you like blues harp I would highly recommend Junior Wells and/or Little Walter.

Well's "Hoodoo Man Blues" is a classic album and so is Little Walter's "Best".
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Post by: 280plus on October 23, 2005, 03:08:46 PM: http://www.roomful.com/index.php

If it was me I'd start with the first album and work my way forward. Gregg Piccolo is a local boy and plays a pretty mean saxophone...

The samples of the new album do not represnt the other ways they have sounded over the years. They backed an 80's female singer and actually put one on the charts with her. I cannot remember her name. It's not Joan Jett, Debby Harry, Crissy Hines, but someone along those lines. It may come to me yet. It's like I almost got it but just can't make the connection.
Title: Reccomend some blues artists/albums to me
Post by: Sylvilagus Aquaticus on October 23, 2005, 05:05:59 PM: John Lee Hooker.

Blue Louie.

Little Ed and the Blues Imperials.

Koko Taylor

How could I have almost forgotten Etta James?

Regards,
Rabbitl
Title: Reccomend some blues artists/albums to me
Post by: crt360 on October 23, 2005, 06:55:33 PM: There are lots of them:

Some good older stuff:

Mississippi John Hurt

Charlie Patton

Johnny Shines

Some good, not so old stuff:

Albert King

Buddy Guy

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Title: Reccomend some blues artists/albums to me
Post by: 280plus on October 24, 2005, 12:43:08 AM: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Sadly I find he passed on Sept 10 2005...
He was a great guy
Title: Reccomend some blues artists/albums to me
Post by: BobCat on October 24, 2005, 05:00:37 AM: Magic Sam
Buddy Guy
Koko Taylor
Title: Reccomend some blues artists/albums to me
Post by: SADShooter on October 24, 2005, 05:50:55 AM: A few off the top of my head:

Hound Dog Taylor--I love "Gimme Back My Wig"

Robert Cray--more modern, smooth guitar style, 80's crossover hit with "Strong Persuader"

SRV, of course, for an otherworldly blues interpretation

Freddie King (joining Albert and B.B.)-- gotta love a guy who can reference chitlin pizza

Albert Collins' "Cold Snap" is a phenomenal album, in my opinion, with "Dirty Dishes" as my favorite song.

It's a broad universe. Are you more interested in seminal classics? Piano? Guiter? Delta? Chicago? A little more detail might help us target suggestions.
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Post by: Headless Thompson Gunner on October 24, 2005, 05:56:36 PM: Do you like modern blues or traditional blues?
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Post by: Monkeyleg on October 24, 2005, 06:44:50 PM: There's a music store on Beal Street in Memphis that has some of the best and most obscure blues artists I've ever heard. The owner will ask you what blues artists you already like, and then mail you when he gets CD's in from other artists who are in the same genre.

We've bought some incredible music from artists that most people have never even heard of.

If you want to know the name of the shop, email me and I'll have my wife get all the contact info.

"Gimme Back My Wig." One of my favorites. Nice to see humor in the Blues.

If you're into obscure musicians, check out Milwaukee Slim. Great stuff.

Also, if you get a chance to get to Memphis, check out the Rum Boogie Cafe. They have bands/singers every night that will floor you.
Title: Reccomend some blues artists/albums to me
Post by: SpookyPistolero on October 25, 2005, 01:27:30 AM: I like kind of a blend of old and new myself, but mostly old. To concur with some others, my favorites are BB King, Albert King and Muddy Waters. For a bit of dark jazz, 'Kind of Blue' from Miles Davis is a good album.