Favorite Blues Artist

Buckwheat · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2001 1:03 pm Post subject: Favorite Blues Artist

I like lots of Blues, here are some of my favorites:

Muddy Waters
B.B. King
John Lee Hooker
Albert Collins -- very cool, plays a Tele
Albert King
Freddie King
...and many more...

jamesron41 · Lion Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 945 Location: Waco,TX

SRV
Jimmie vaughan
Eric Clapton
Buddy Guy
Albert Collins
John Mayall
Robert Cray
Albert King
Lonnie Mack
Many Many More........

ACfixer · Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2001 7:17 am Post subject: Favorite Blues Artist

Yeah, I gotta start out the same way Harry did...

SRV
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Doyle Bramhall
Jimi's music is so blues influenced that I cannot leave him out of the mix....

jamesron41 · Lion Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 945 Location: Waco,TX

I forgot to add:
Tab Benoit
Susan Tedeschi
Etta James
Bonnie Raitt
Jimi Hendrix
Jonny Lang

Buckwheat · Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2001 11:31 am Post subject: Favorite Blues Artist

How about:

Robert Johnson
Sonny Boy Williamson -- Harp Player
Howlin' Wolf
Etta James
Luther Allison
William Clarke -- Harp Player
Little Walter -- Harp Player
SRV
Buddy Guy

Too many others to mention..

Buckwheat · Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2001 5:20 pm Post subject: Favorite Blues Artist

Yes, yes....

Calif-Tele · Tadpole Joined: 19 Dec 2001 Posts: 21 Location: So Calif

Luv 'em all!

zappatude · Sea Monkey Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 10

I'm not sure if you would say this guy played the Blues. But he did have awesome Tele tone and beautiful touch and feel... Roy Buchanon. Albert King is also one of my favorites.

owwdatune · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 6:23 am Post subject: Favorite Blues Artist

man, i've been listening to the Johnny Winter-Deluxe-album...super !! they are rockin' ..some great axe work. WHEW.
~T~

BTW..you can hear one of the songs over at www.alligator.com

owwdatune · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 6:26 am Post subject: Favorite Blues Artist

also b4 i forget - i wanted to mention- if you like old time Mississippi delta blues- check out the album by Corey harris/Henry butler - Vu Du Menz....really really good...you can check out 1 of their songs at Alligator also.
~T~

Michael D · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 5:22 pm Post subject: Favorite Blues Artist

and how 'bout Louis Armstrong?

ACfixer · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 6:42 pm Post subject: Favorite Blues Artist

That's it! I'm going out on a limb here... You guys are dragging out the ol' farts because it sounds cool to say their name. It's like when you tell the chicks you are into classical music but you know you never listen to it. You guys are my age for the most part and I know what's in your CD player too. Foghat, Pink Floyd, Zep, Nugent.... Not Satchmo Mudpicker, Railroad Johnny, or Catfish Crawdaddy. I say you guys never listen to most of those names except SRV, Jimi, and BB.

Ok I am now an official target. I'll be listen to Watermelon Willie in the meantime

admin · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2002 9:48 pm Post subject: Favorite Blues Artist

Not a guitar player, but I love Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald....

Sixstring · Kitten Joined: 28 Dec 2001 Posts: 140

Bombs away!

Well right now my CD player is playing Repertoire, A Collection of Unforgettable Piano Jazz. It is also holding some Phil Keaggy and Joe Pass and Santana.

But you're probably not too far off, AC. Lots of people spout off names just to sound cool. Everyone wants to be influenced by Robert Johnson, when the truth is we were influenced by Clapton. But since he was influenced by Johnson...

I cut my blues teeth on early Aerosmith, Nugent, Steve Miller, Clapton, etc. But I've been digging deeper, going back to the pioneers and really digging the roughness of it all. I have to be honest that my personal influences all came around in the 50's, 60's & 70's, but I've been soaking in the golden oldies for a while now and it's great to hear where my mentors came from. I really dig Howlin' Wolf- what a voice! Of course, Muddy Waters was great. And yes, I've actually spent time listening to Robert Johnson. But you're right, when it comes trivia time, I'll do much better on the Led Zep questions.

ACfixer · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2002 6:31 pm Post subject: Favorite Blues Artist

I love honesty! LOL

You know Sixstring, you brought up a great blues band that's often overlooked. Aerosmith (especially the old stuff) is flat out some great blues rock.