Members EvilTwin Posted August 16, 2004 Members Share Posted August 16, 2004 I love talking about Son House, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton and Big Bill Broonzy as much as anyone...but I was just wondering which electric bluesmen you guys are into? I worked backwards like most other people: introduced through Stevie Ray, went back to Slowhand, Mike Bloomfield and Johnny Winter, then discovered the three Kings, Albert Collins, Hubert Sumlin, Muddy Waters, etc. Just got the idea from reading the new Guitar Player Legends mag. Who do you guys dig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members apostrophe Posted August 16, 2004 Members Share Posted August 16, 2004 muddy waters definately!! hes got sucha wicked slide, makes the hairs on my neck stand up. hes all substance....and hes got such a commanding voice to boot! muddy, even my fiancee loves him and wholeheartedly agrees that if there was one man that was man enough to satisfy a woman in 5 minutes time, it was muddy! i cant compete with that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LittleBrother Posted August 16, 2004 Members Share Posted August 16, 2004 Oh Electric?Well by far one of the greatest creators of the legacy of the blues was a BASS man Willie Dixon and he wrote all the hits that made Muddy and Howlin Wolf famous. He is the man that really was a cornerstone in Chess records if you ask me. Also Little Walter had to be one of the best influences of all times and a harp player that laid down the future. I love Wolf and Hubert Sumlin. Hooker is another. I really like the funkier and less known cats like Houndog Taylor, Gatemouth or Son Seals and many others. The king of blues guitar in my opinion that was unlike ANY other? ALBERT KING ! He is the man. Make no mistake. Freddie comes a close second and BB King is the one that made it famous for having the most polish and class. If I had a wish I'd have the 3 Kings play for my birthday party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members apostrophe Posted August 16, 2004 Members Share Posted August 16, 2004 acousticly speaking, muddys a monster! just check out his "folk singer" album. just him, buddy guy, and willie dixon. all acoustic, all amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bitt81 Posted August 16, 2004 Members Share Posted August 16, 2004 While they are not always pure blues, I have been listening to the ABC's...Luther Allison, Lonnie Brooks, and Albert Collins a lot lately. I also thought I would throw in Elmore James for a listen too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FingerBone Bill Posted August 16, 2004 Members Share Posted August 16, 2004 Top electric blues players IMHO.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimeanes Posted August 17, 2004 Members Share Posted August 17, 2004 I like Bluesman John Hammond. Jim Eanes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UGB Posted August 17, 2004 Members Share Posted August 17, 2004 SRV floats my boat. I consider myself blessed to have seen him in concert and it was right after he sobered up. Killer show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted August 17, 2004 Members Share Posted August 17, 2004 The blues to me has many flavors of which I am only familiiraity with a mish-mash of different styles that hail from Texas to Mississppi to Chicago and all the way to the other side of the pond. It's all academic to me, though. B.B. King Buddy Guy Billy Gibbons Eric Clapton Jimmy Page Jeck Beck Last but not least and certainly without a doubt SRV! - I've just about worn out my VHS of "Austin City Limits" and am afraid to pick up my Strat for fear of losing myself in any one of his tunes. Speaking of Albert King and SRV, check out the two of them on the "In Session" CD recorded at an independent Canadian TV station: http://www.fantasyjazz.com/html/king7501_p2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FingerBone Bill Posted August 17, 2004 Members Share Posted August 17, 2004 Originally posted by kwakatak ....Speaking of Albert King and SRV, check out the two of them on the "In Session" CD recorded at an independent Canadian TV station: http://www.fantasyjazz.com/html/king7501_p2.html I love that album Kwak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted August 17, 2004 Members Share Posted August 17, 2004 Originally posted by FingerBone Bill Top electric blues players IMHO....I'd personally give your #1 award to Bloomfield,although Pete is deserving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluesfrog Posted August 17, 2004 Members Share Posted August 17, 2004 I have to say The Vaughan Brothers, B.B. King, Albert King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton... I only like Eric Claptons newer versions though... I saw him in DC in 2001 I think it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluesfrog Posted August 17, 2004 Members Share Posted August 17, 2004 Oh, and I totally forgot to mention my #1 favorite electric bluesman. That would be Stephen Stills.... and I got front row tickets and VIP Passes to Crosby, Stills, and Nash tomorrow night in Virginia Beach.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilTwin Posted August 17, 2004 Author Members Share Posted August 17, 2004 Originally posted by Bluesfrog I have to say The Vaughan Brothers, B.B. King, Albert King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton... I only like Eric Claptons newer versions though... I saw him in DC in 2001 I think it was. I used to only dig newer Clapton...I heard stuff like "From the Cradle" and it sounded much better than the things I had heard from him. But the radio doesn't usually play the album he did with John Mayall or anything but the title track from "Layla." Take those albums, along with the work in Cream, and you hear Clapton's real work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougdnh Posted August 17, 2004 Members Share Posted August 17, 2004 There are so many ! BB King - I still consider him the master, especially his late 50's stuff - the epitome of cool blues guitar. T Bone Walker - The founding father. Even though a lot of his stuff sounds the same, it just sounds so good! Gatemouth Brown - A virtuoso - nuff said. Duke Robillard - The current king of jazz-blues ala T Bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Singin' Dave Posted August 17, 2004 Members Share Posted August 17, 2004 I have been lucky enough to see some of the better known and lesser known greats over the past 20 years or so here in Chicago, and I'll throw in another vote for Son Seals, a great blues man with amazing soul. Other greats I have seen live in Chicago are: BB King (w/ Johny Lang when he was like 14 outide by the lake) Buddy Guy (a few times..awesome showman, amazing chops) SRV (w/ Buddy Guy @ Buddy Guy's club, Legends, late one night in late 80's..incredible to say the least) Albert Collins Otis Clay Eddie "The Chief" Clearwater (huge hands on that guy!) Melvin Taylor (local guy..a little busy sometimes but impressive) tons more, but I'm blanking. LOVE the electric blues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanE Posted August 17, 2004 Members Share Posted August 17, 2004 Off the top of my head: Rory Gallagher-if you don't have the Live In Europe DVD go buy it. Johnny Winter Jimmy Thackery Monti Amundson Studebaker John Eric Sardinas B.E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock4gzus Posted August 24, 2004 Members Share Posted August 24, 2004 Walter Trout is my favorite electric bluesman. I highly recommend that you listen to him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members taiko Posted August 24, 2004 Members Share Posted August 24, 2004 SRV:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Buzzy Posted August 29, 2004 Members Share Posted August 29, 2004 Robben Ford's solo on Help the Poor imakes me cry it is soooo good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irpacynot Posted August 29, 2004 Members Share Posted August 29, 2004 B.B. is definitely King for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rh2d Posted August 30, 2004 Members Share Posted August 30, 2004 B.B. King, Clapton Artie Traum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scodiddly Posted August 30, 2004 Members Share Posted August 30, 2004 I did sound at a nasty college-town club that had blues some nights, so my tastes are somewhat colored by who I worked with. Here's the people who most impressed me, though: 1. Buddy Guy - if he was "on", he was downright incredible. Supposedly he gave Hendrix some lessons way back when, and whether or not that's true he does have that sort of sound and intensity.2. Albert Collins - 'nuff said. Except that he was much better live than his records.3. Lonnie Brooks - great player, and also about the nicest guy I ever worked with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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