The Blues Thread

[mwheelerk]

Some of my all time favorite blues albums:

Muddy Waters - Folk Singer
Howlin Wolf - The Real Folk Blues
Jimmy Reed - At Carnegie Hall
Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign
Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues
Magic Sam - Black Magic
John Lee Hooker - Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive
B B King - Lucille
T Bone Walker - T Bone Blues

Guaranteed great as far as I am concerned!

[The Grand Wazoo]

Sad to hear this morning that David Honeyboy Edwards just died at almost 96 yrs old - he was one of the last in the direct line back to the start of it all.
If you read some of his obituaries, they're kind of like a who's who of the blues because he was associated with Charlie Patton, Big Joe Williams, Tommy Johnson, Rice Miller, Robert Johnson.......and on, and on.

He was recorded by Lomax in the 40's

[WAD62]

If you're looking around for some newer blues artists try the 'Black Keys', simplistically put they could be described as a 'bluesey' white stripes...but they are much better than that IMHO

[Werner Berghofer]

Will,

If you're looking around for some newer blues artists […]

then Keb’ Mo’ also should be mentionend and suggested.

Werner.

[WAD62]

Will,



then Keb’ Mo’ also should be mentionend and suggested.

Werner.

Cheers Werner, I'll check him/her/them out, always good to get new tips

[electric beach]

Will,



then Keb’ Mo’ also should be mentionend and suggested.

Werner.

I'd 2nd that. Mr Kevin Moore may well be more accessible to anyone who finds "the blues" a bit too - well, blue

The most common work is the eponimous Keb' Mo', but I just bought Suitcase last week and it's excellent, both for the songs/ musicianship and also the recording.

[Stratmangler]

I'd 2nd that. Mr Kevin Moore may well be more accessible to anyone who finds "the blues" a bit too - well, blue

The most common work is the eponimous Keb' Mo', but I just bought Suitcase last week and it's excellent, both for the songs/ musicianship and also the recording.

He's an excellent live performer too - well worth going to see if you can

[Welder]

It was Werners shout for Keb' Mo' that made me dig this out.

[jimdgoulding]

Lying round home alone
On a rainy night like this
Starving for your love
Hungry for just one kiss
Every rain drop I hear
Against my window pane
Beats so loud and clear words that spell your name

I got nowhere to turn
Tired of being alone
I feel like breaking up somebody's home
[x2]

I know it's useless
Hanging on to you when you belong to someone else
Can't change my feelin’ child
Cause after all I didn't make it myself

Last night I cried so hard I believe I caught a chill
Can't control the vibration
My heart just won't stand still

Got nowhere to turn
I'm tired of feelin' alone
I feel like breaking up somebody's home

That blue enough for you? Well, I wish you could hear the Jimmy Johnson Blues Band's rendition of it.

R&B was the youth music round the time I was reaching puberty in North Dallas, Texas, Freddie King's homebase. I can't remember a single white artist from the day that could hold a match to black performers. The biggest joke amongst my friends was Pat Boone doin Little Richard covers. And, Elvis Presley. Well, at least they exposed the likes of Little Richard and Willie Mae Thorton to larger audiences. My collection of 45rpm's were from labels like Duke, Federal, King, Vee Jay, Atlantic, and Chess.

Some modern bands and players that came out of this tradition in Texas were SRV, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Angela Strehli (see if you can download the title track and Too Late from her Deja Blue album and the opening story telling track from Blond and Blue), The Jazz Crusaders, Boz Scaggs (Come on Home), Lou Ann Barton and countless others.

Man, I loves the BLUES, always!

[Neil McCauley]

Re The Blues, you might find this archive to be of interest > http://bit.ly/pcNTCy

Regards. Howard.

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