thebes Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 The Blues are simply great. A hecka of a lot of 60's rock took their inspiration fromt the Blues-people like the Stones, Van Morrison, The Animals etc. Here's acouple of more to consider: Sun House (delta blues), Bobby Blue Bland (soul/blues) Robert Cray, Leon Russell, Albert King, T-bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Billie Holliday, Corey Harris, Root Boy Slim, Doug MacLeod, and for movie tracks Ry Cooder's Crossroads and The Blues Brothers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovedrummin Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 I'd recommend anything by the three Kings: Albert King, B.B. King & Freddy King. Each has his own distinct guitar sound/style. I'd also recomend Buddy Guy and Roy Buchanan. For female blues artists, I'd recomend Susan Tedeschi and Lou Ann Barton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Taj Mahal is my favorite blues guy. His early stuff is really rootsy. Taj Mahal (self-titled) Giant Step Natch'l Blues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmeishmael Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Try Charles Brown's A Life In The Blues. It is a DVD and CDA of a live show he did in a venue called Lone Star, in New York. He was a classical music piano player and taught chemisty in south Texas. Not his bag, he moved to L.A. in the 40's and started playing the bar scene. He was in a group called Johnny Moore's Three Blazers when they has a hit called Driftin' Blues. That was the start. Early Ray Charles was often compared to Charles Brown. The piano solos on I Stepped in Quicksand and When the Sun Comes Out are spectacular. I believe he wrote Please Come Home For Christmas. He did a great duet with Bonnie Raitt on his tune Merry christmas Baby. This is a great DVD. You will not be sorry. And if you like this, check some other music of the L.A. 40's scene, like Amos Milburn and Wynonie Harris. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theryugobuddy Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Another very fun blues band is J Geils. The guys that did "Freeze Frame" and "Centerfold" were a driving blues outfit live. They had two great live albums--"Full House" and "Blow your Face Out" in the 70's that rock with the blues. Great harp by a guy named Magic Dick and guitar and Peter Wolf was a wildman upfront. They were a rock band that played alot of r&b and blues songs-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 ...and I thought of another one I really like - Roy Gaines and 'I Got the T Bone Walker Blues'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theryugobuddy Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 I keep coming back to this subject-- 'sall good-- The first two albums by the Butterfield Blues Band cannot be beat--the first one is a classic. Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop on guitar with Butterfield on harp--the beats and bass go deep-- Another great place to start--old Chicago blues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyT Posted June 18, 2005 Author Share Posted June 18, 2005 Keep em coming. I have a 2 week vacation in August. It would be a good time to go through the local record stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_L Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 If you've got a home theater get the Eric Clapton Crossroads DVD Guitar Summit. You'll get a 2 DVD smorgasboard of blues by some of the best. I'm surprised no one mentioned that yet. (unless I missed it) Try JJ Cale, Naturally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmboydoug Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign or Blues At Sunrise Muddy Waters - Folk Singer Albert Collins - Cold Snap or Ice Pickin Tab Benoit - Nice And Warm Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray - Showdown For some freebies, go to garageband.com, select blues, all time best, and start listening. I have at least 200 excellent blues songs on my pc, and have bought some cd's by artists I never would have heard of otherwise. One excellent Blues CD I just purchased after discovering it on Garageband.con and highly recommend is Smiling Jack Smith - Three Seconds To Love Me. Best, doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jheis Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Here are a couple from my favorite New Orleans Blues Man - Johnny Adams - known as "The Tan Canary": Room With a View of the Blues - with Dr. John, Duke Robillard and Walter "Wolfman" Washington. Walking on a Tightrope - all songs on the cd composed by Percy Mayfield From the Heart - collection of Doc Pomus, John Hiatt, and Dr. John songs - among others Man of My Word - the crossed fingers on the cd cover says it all! The backup band is reminisent of the Stax and Muscle Shoals groups from the 60's and 70's Good Morning Heartache - regarded as Johnny Adams' first jazz recording (but all his blues recordings are very jazzy). All available on Rounder Records. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theryugobuddy Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Another favorite is a more contemporary blues band -- Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise. Their first four CDS are fantastic in a Blues/R&B/pop vein. "Time to Discover" is their best one but the second and third one are very very good, too. I've seen these guys and they rock live. Robert is blind, and he was discovered late in life when he was heard singing outside a window by some musicians/producers and they invited him to sing for them, and ended up backing him. He's a great writer and singer-- Great guitar, but no guitar **** a rama-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodog Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 ---------------- On 6/13/2005 7:45:44 PM edwinr wrote: Muddy Waters - 'Folk Singer' BB King - 'Riding with the King' Anything from John Lee Hooker Anything from Keb Mo Also Eric Bibb and Blues Traveller ---------------- edwinr, On that recommendation I picked up a couple of Keb Mo discs at the used disc store the other day. I had never heard Keb Mo, but man oh man... really good stuff. Thanks for sharing. Woo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Woo, I'm also a big Keb Mo fan, and if you like him don't forget to pick up some Taj Mahal and Eric Bibb, they go together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsawomanthing Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 here are a few I've listened to and enjoyed: Luther Allison, T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells. Listen & enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuclearay Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Blues recommendations: Cobalt, aqua, turquoise, indigo, azure, cyan, navy, cornflower, and sometimes teal and violet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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