The Blues.

[steenoe]

RE: That H. P. Lang recording = "Alongside The Blues" ... I'd like to get it = the backup band is very good. If I can't find it in DVD-A or SACD, then I might like the LP ... (when my new Rega P3 turntable finally get here ;>)

I am not sure they made anything else than the CD. Did you find it on vinyl, somewhere? Here is a pic of H P Lange with his trusty old and worn slide guitar He uses several others too ofcourse, the National Steel being one of them. The bottleneck is in this case replaced by a piece of brasstube.

Steen

 

[kec]

Another white guy who surprised me was Ian Moore, when he released his first CD. But as far as Blues goes, it was a one-hit wonder. He changed styles after that, but that first album is worth listening.

I have that CD. It's been a while since I've heard it, I'll have to dig it out and give it another spin.


One of my favorite blues guitar players is Buddy Guy. I've met the man in person at the NAMM show years ago and seen him play live.

Here's an album that I like alot. Buddy Guy and Junior Wells - Alone & Acoustic. No electric guitars, no bass, no drums. Just acoustic guitar and harp. Good stuff!

-Ken

 

[Lsharptec1]

Hey Guys,

"It's hard for a white guy to do the Blues" ...

Guess y'all forgot about Lonnie Mack from Cincinnati.

I consider his "Oreo Cookie Blues" to be a classic.

Larry

 

[phn]

Deltahead video

Their stage act is the same.

Short, poor live clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PXB4sbp0ZQ

 

[FastEddy]

kec: " ... One of my favorite blues guitar players is Buddy Guy. ...."

That "Folk Singer" album by a very old Muddy Waters has a very young Buddy Guy playing ..."Muddy's supporting cast includes Buddy Guy on guitar, with occasional visits by Chess veteran drummer Clifton James, Otis Spann's piano and Willie Dixon at the upright. ..." 24bit DVD-A version: http://www.classicrecords.com/item.cfm?item=HDAD 2008

 

[steenoe]

With a backing section like that, it can only be good BTW Willie Dixon wrote a lot of the great hits for Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf. They were competing to get the best stuff from Dixon.
Wasnt Buddy Guy supposed to be one of the few guys, that could actually take over from Muddy Waters?
Sonustree: That guy Seasick Steve is magnificent I bet its worth every penny to see him perform. Better watch if he comes to play anywhere near Great videos.

Steen

 

[ANTHONY2181]

Hi People,
Check out Kenny Wayne shepherd's new album blues from the back roads http://www.kennywayneshepherd.net/ very good album great Classic old blues influences from people like BB King Hebert Sumlin Honey Boy Edwards,Pine Top Perkins and a whole range of others the album comes with a Excellent DVD to.It's an important step in the blues Kenny Wayne fits in very well. It also has SRVs Rhythm section Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton well worth a listen

Regards

Anthony

 

[audio-kraut]

Even "better" than r.j burnside - listen to junior kimbrough, otha turner, robert balfour, jesse mae hemphill. All in the mississippi hill country trad. Not to forget the young'ens: north mississippi allstars.

 

[phn]

Jesse Mae seems to have performed pretty much to the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXirNblcteg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD2PNxcvlhg

http://www.jmhemphill.org/

 

[kec]

Hi People,
Check out Kenny Wayne shepherd's new album blues from the back roads http://www.kennywayneshepherd.net/ very good album great Classic old blues influences from people like BB King Hebert Sumlin Honey Boy Edwards,Pine Top Perkins and a whole range of others the album comes with a Excellent DVD to.It's an important step in the blues Kenny Wayne fits in very well. It also has SRVs Rhythm section Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton well worth a listen

Regards

Anthony

I was just about to post the same thing as I'm listening to it right now. Excellent stuff!

I'm glad Kenny's doing this CD/documentary (on the DVD). It's a great homage to the old school blues guys that may not be around too much longer. Hopefully, it will expose and inspire the younger generation to the blues.

Check these out:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/1205:1204/002-2552059-9502407

http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/1205:1206/002-2552059-9502407


-Ken

 

[phn]

I'm not sure I buy "better" (with or without quotation marks) than Burnside.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgsC1WlAzWE

 

[9anda1f]

I'll heartily second kec's list, especially:

- Robert Johnson (the "Hendrix" of Blues guitar!)
- Mississippi John Hurt (a guitar wizard)

add Louisiana Red (great Delta Blues)

and for an excellent (white) Blues guitar
- John Hammond John is superb in concert, plays alone guitar and mouth harp...John can make his guitar walk AND talk!!! And he does a primo rendition of Tom Waits' "16 Shells from my 30-06" (although for the real "get down", Tom's version is riveting)

Great thread!

9anda1f

 

[FastEddy]

phn: ... these are is about the only decent sound tracks of Burnside: http://www.amazon.co.uk/HellHounds-My-Trail-Afterlife-Johnson/dp/1572526653/ ... http://www.amazon.co.uk/You-See-Me-Laughin-Country/dp/B0007R8FOE/ ... all 24 bit / 48K DVD video, PAL zone 2 = :>(

and these vinyls: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wish-Heaven-Sitting-Down-VINYL/dp/B00004YTTU/ ... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Come-VINYL-R-L-Burnside/dp/B000009OIX/ ... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Too-Badd-VINYL-R-L-Burnside/dp/B000001ZV5/ ... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pocket-Whiskey-VINYL-R-L-Burnside/dp/B0000036WQ/ ...

Got a favorite of these ? ... do you know of other quality high resolution discs or records?

(The Amazon UK reviews confirm your assessment = great blues, great guitar work, great backup band(s).)

 

[steenoe]

Eddy, I beleive your first link is about my favourite guitar player, Robert Johnson BTW Its very very rare, to hear a fingerpickin' guitar player these days, to equal the old guy's like Blind Willie Johnson or Skip James. Must have been something in the water?

Steen

 

[Zen Mod]

who else than my man steen can start thread like this .........in last months

anyway-one important observation about nature of genres is:

same as many good rock recordings can put me right in desperation, blues and jazz (no matter how sad and blue are) never ever put me in that sort of mood ; there is always some light on end of the tunnel,if you know what I mean.........and I know that you know -if you like the blues.

it really doesn't matter what color is your cotton, only important is that you have your own,same as me......
even listening "misery and blues" ,life is great ; mebbe not in this very moment,but tomorrow is new day

and I'm black !



btw steen-how many cds are in Scorcese package?

editedit;
just to put one glorious name here ,too - Rory .

editeditedit

steen-there is always slight chance that I became too agresive repeating this.........but you really need larger and dirtier cones for listening da bluesssssssssssssssssss

 

[Fuling]

I got quite surprised when "phn" mentioned Deltahead in the first page of this thread, I discovered them just a couple of weeks ago and would never expect to read about them here!
Badge is another great "punk blues" band that deserves some attention, they´re great musicians!

 

[steenoe]

Rory

Galagher? Who else?? He was one of the best british blues guys Yep, the blues is depressing like hell, but at the same time uplifting. Thats excactly what I like about it
Thanks for tuning in Zen The Scorsese package is pretty big! I have these (for now) The 5 cd box, dealing with the Blues in the last nearly 100 years! I have also the 12 CD's with seperate artists! Thats 17 cd's in all. Apart from those, there is a single CD presenting the Blues and a CD to go with with every film that was made in the Scorsese series! The films are on 7 DVD's and I have those too

and I'm black !

Nope, your hair is black, and thats not the same I will send you an email

Steen

 

[steenoe]

I dont know about those deltaheads, to me they dont belong in a blues thread. But that could just be me being too; ahemmm; I dont know Other than that, PHN contributed with really great stuff, like Jessie Mae.

Steen

 

[Zen Mod]

.............. Nope, your hair is black, and thats not the same ...............

Steen

ya know-I'm serb,inteligent one (without tale modesty) ; and-these two facts,mixed, makes me black

 

[steenoe]

ya know-I'm serb,inteligent one (without tale modesty) ; and-these two facts,mixed, makes me black

There you go, thats why you love the Blues, then
On a totally different note, I did a search on "Blues" here on DIYaudio at some point and found nothing! Nada! I mean, come on!! Being a US based forum, there is nothing about the Blues to be found?? Heck; a darn guy from Denmark should start all this
I am happy about this thread developing as it does! Lets have those resources comming in.

Steen

BTW Check out my opening post, its loaded with Blues song quotes Here is one: Mr. Mo' We need a payment from you: right here right now