Members Harry-L Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 I've seen Walter twice in Dayton. Killer player. Every song is like going to a fire A little sloppy on picking mechanics but that just adds to his blues charm Walter is more popular in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 "The Texas Blues" sound is not a particular tone, but the range of sounds in that broad tradition.This question is like asking "who is *the* Catholic writer?" or " who is *the* Hollywood fimmaker?" Um...that would be the apostle Paul and Steven Spielberg....And for THE Texas Blues sound you have to play a telecaster through a cranked blackface Fender amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogerF Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 Gotta add the late Doug Sahm to the list of great Texas Blues players/singers. Doug was a very eclectic musician, but he could play T-Bone Walker to a "T" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 Um...that would be the apostle Paul and Steven Spielberg....And for THE Texas Blues sound you have to play a telecaster through a cranked blackface Fender amp.Loving the blackface suggestion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members walt0915 Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 Yeah, and since David Crosby was in prison in Texas, does he qualify? David gets a pass to qualify for whatever he wants in my book. Whatever you say about him, he's alright with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 It's an especially great sound for minstrel show gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oldskool Texas Posted May 24, 2007 Members Share Posted May 24, 2007 Get a copy of Stefan Grossman's book, "Texas Blues" and a Mance Lipscomb album for a real education in Texas Blues! In the book, you'll get introduced to such Texas legends as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Funny Papa Smith, Willie Reed, Little Hat Jones, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance, and Lil' Son Jackson. Lots of folks call this "country blues," but I believe that the modern Texas sound owes a huge debt to these guys, especially those who play slide. And if you can find a VHS copy of the movie "Mance Lipscomb: A Well Spent Life," by famed documentary director Les Blank, you'll be amazed by what you see and hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 Get a copy of Stefan Grossman's book, "Texas Blues" and a Mance Lipscomb album for a real education in Texas Blues!In the book, you'll get introduced to such Texas legends as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Funny Papa Smith, Willie Reed, Little Hat Jones, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance, and Lil' Son Jackson.Lots of folks call this "country blues," but I believe that the modern Texas sound owes a huge debt to these guys, especially those who play slide. And if you can find a VHS copy of the movie "Mance Lipscomb: A Well Spent Life," by famed documentary director Les Blank, you'll be amazed by what you see and hear. When Bob Dylan first hit New York, he went around telling a bullsh*t story about how he lived in New Mexico and also in Texas, where he learned songs from Mance Lipscomb. (See the Martin Scorcese biopic.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 Texas Blues Sound = Freddie King to me. All the others are derivatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 When I've heard people say they're going for that "Texas Blues" sound they mostly mean they want to sound like Stevie. To the laymen, SRV is "the texas blues". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackCat Posted May 25, 2007 Members Share Posted May 25, 2007 Get a copy of Stefan Grossman's book, "Texas Blues" and a Mance Lipscomb album for a real education in Texas Blues!In the book, you'll get introduced to such Texas legends as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson, Funny Papa Smith, Willie Reed, Little Hat Jones, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance, and Lil' Son Jackson.Lots of folks call this "country blues," but I believe that the modern Texas sound owes a huge debt to these guys, especially those who play slide. And if you can find a VHS copy of the movie "Mance Lipscomb: A Well Spent Life," by famed documentary director Les Blank, you'll be amazed by what you see and hear. Done and done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JiveJust Posted June 4, 2007 Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 Is there such a thing? I keep reading and hearing people refering to "the" texas blues sound in the singular, but it seems to me that the bluesmen out of texas sound pretty different - I don't hear a lot of tonal similarities between SRV, Copeland and Freddie King for example.So, what is this texas blues sound? Do these people really just mean SRV's sound? I think of the Texas Blues sound as the lazy shuffle groove that all the Texas greats have used in their tunes. That said I think it's a marketing gimmick anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JiveJust Posted June 4, 2007 Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 Texas Blues Sound = Freddie King to me. All the others are derivatives. Lightning Hopkins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members go cat go Posted June 4, 2007 Members Share Posted June 4, 2007 Texas blues is known for having a fast swing shuffle rhythm. Many players used a ton of box 2 & 4 pentatonics along with a lot of Dorian and Mixolydian modes. This what I think of when I hear Teas Blues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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