I am/was a blues guitarist
I am/was a blues guitarist but I don't play professionally anymore. The last blues gig I did was with a guy by the name of Curtis Salgado. I would suggest that you check him out at http://www.curtissalgado.com. You mentioned the BLues Brothers. Well, if you look at the back of the Blues Brothers album, you will see that it is dedicated to Curtis Salgado. That is because Curtis Salgado was the person that taught John Belushi everything he knew about the blues. this happened when John Belushi was in Eugene Oregon filming "Animal House" Curtis was playing with the Robert Cray band at the time. So... anyway, check out Curtis, check out Robert Cray, also.. Gary Moore, Robin Ford, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Elmore James, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, (That by thte way is Stevie Ray Vaughns Bothers band. Stevie Rays brother is Jimmy Vaughn and is a great guitarist/song writer in his own right) Little Walter, BB. King , Albert Collins, Freddy King, Albert King, T Bone Walker, Sonny Boy WIlliamson, Jimmy Rogers, Lightnin Hopkins... I could go on but that should be more than enough to get you started along with all the other suggestions.
By the way, I had to quit playing guitar professionally because I have, (over the years) ruptured 5 disks in my back, 2 in my lower back and 3 in my upper back. I have had 3 surgeries, and I cannot lift heavy equipment anymore and I also have nerve damage in my left arm/hand and my fingers don't move like they used to anymore. So, now Iplay for pleasure and I am trying to make some nice speakers to listen to some really good blues on.. PM me is you need any more suggestions..
Fmaker
I am/was a blues guitarist but I don't play professionally anymore. The last blues gig I did was with a guy by the name of Curtis Salgado. I would suggest that you check him out at http://www.curtissalgado.com. You mentioned the BLues Brothers. Well, if you look at the back of the Blues Brothers album, you will see that it is dedicated to Curtis Salgado. That is because Curtis Salgado was the person that taught John Belushi everything he knew about the blues. this happened when John Belushi was in Eugene Oregon filming "Animal House" Curtis was playing with the Robert Cray band at the time. So... anyway, check out Curtis, check out Robert Cray, also.. Gary Moore, Robin Ford, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Elmore James, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, (That by thte way is Stevie Ray Vaughns Bothers band. Stevie Rays brother is Jimmy Vaughn and is a great guitarist/song writer in his own right) Little Walter, BB. King , Albert Collins, Freddy King, Albert King, T Bone Walker, Sonny Boy WIlliamson, Jimmy Rogers, Lightnin Hopkins... I could go on but that should be more than enough to get you started along with all the other suggestions.
By the way, I had to quit playing guitar professionally because I have, (over the years) ruptured 5 disks in my back, 2 in my lower back and 3 in my upper back. I have had 3 surgeries, and I cannot lift heavy equipment anymore and I also have nerve damage in my left arm/hand and my fingers don't move like they used to anymore. So, now Iplay for pleasure and I am trying to make some nice speakers to listen to some really good blues on.. PM me is you need any more suggestions..
Fmaker
I agree with most of the recommendations, excellent choices. Some of my favorites would include Hendrix: blues, the Gary Moore blues releases Still Got The Blues and Blues For Greenie, all the Stevie Ray Vaughn but especially Texas Flood and In Step, Eric Clapton's From The Cradle and the "Beano" album with John Mayall, Danny Gatton does some excellent blues playing on Unfinished Busines and 88 Elmira St and Harlem Nocturne is worth the purchase of Cruisin Deuces.
Some others: Albert Collins - I especially like his Alligator stuff - Ice Pickin and the Showdown collaboration with Johnny Copeland and Robert Cray are excellent. Freddie King was a completely unique player and the Just Pickin anthology is an excellent survey. BB King seems best to me on his live recordings; the Regal and the Apollo in particular. Albert King, I'll Play The Blues For You is outstanding.
Some lesser Known: Mark May's Telegraph Road is definitely one of my favorite blues recordings. Check out his Albert Collins cover of The Lights Are On But Nobody's Home. Tab Benoit - it's all good but Nice And Warm is very solid. Luther Allison's Blue Streak is an excellent example of his playing. Coco Montoya deserves to be better known - a fine player. Duke Robillard used to be the guitarist in Roomful of Blues; a very tasteful, jazzy player. Smokin Joe Kubek is quite good too. Debbi Davies played guitar in Albert Collins' band for quite a while and she is an excellent player. Bill Perry's Lover Scars is surprisingly good
That's about all I can come up with off the top of my head but I know there are plenty more.
Some others: Albert Collins - I especially like his Alligator stuff - Ice Pickin and the Showdown collaboration with Johnny Copeland and Robert Cray are excellent. Freddie King was a completely unique player and the Just Pickin anthology is an excellent survey. BB King seems best to me on his live recordings; the Regal and the Apollo in particular. Albert King, I'll Play The Blues For You is outstanding.
Some lesser Known: Mark May's Telegraph Road is definitely one of my favorite blues recordings. Check out his Albert Collins cover of The Lights Are On But Nobody's Home. Tab Benoit - it's all good but Nice And Warm is very solid. Luther Allison's Blue Streak is an excellent example of his playing. Coco Montoya deserves to be better known - a fine player. Duke Robillard used to be the guitarist in Roomful of Blues; a very tasteful, jazzy player. Smokin Joe Kubek is quite good too. Debbi Davies played guitar in Albert Collins' band for quite a while and she is an excellent player. Bill Perry's Lover Scars is surprisingly good
That's about all I can come up with off the top of my head but I know there are plenty more.
I don´t really like listening to blues from white performers.
They have something missing from the whole thing. Specially people like Clapton. Gary Moore is ok but sometimes over does it.
If you want some good quality recordings and some REAL blues you must have a few albums from John Lee Hooker. He IS the blues and has inspired almost everyone in the music buisness the last 50 years at least. Too bad he is not with us anymore....
They have something missing from the whole thing. Specially people like Clapton. Gary Moore is ok but sometimes over does it.
If you want some good quality recordings and some REAL blues you must have a few albums from John Lee Hooker. He IS the blues and has inspired almost everyone in the music buisness the last 50 years at least. Too bad he is not with us anymore....
Some of my blues favs:
Fleetwood mac: The greatest (This is the old Fleetwood mac, not the Stevie Nicks one; the group's been through a few reincarnations).
John Lee Hooker: The best of friends
Eric Clapton: From the Cradle
BB King and Eric Clapton: Riding with the King (Okay, not that great but quite nice guitar work)
Santana: Dance of the Rainbow Serpent (again, not pure Blues but heavily influenced)
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double trouble: I have a three-volume set, dunno what it's called but some of his covers of Hendrix like Little Wing are amazing, also great originals like Taxman, Texas Flood, Crossfire, are also great listening.
Creedence Clearwater Revival: The Gold Collection: Typical blues-inspired rock, lots of little gems in there.
The blues collection (Milestone): A collection of 40s and 50s acoustic blues. Simply amazing music with horrible production, but amazing music.
Eric Clapton and John Mayall: Bluesbreakers: The collection
Fleetwood mac: The greatest (This is the old Fleetwood mac, not the Stevie Nicks one; the group's been through a few reincarnations).
John Lee Hooker: The best of friends
Eric Clapton: From the Cradle
BB King and Eric Clapton: Riding with the King (Okay, not that great but quite nice guitar work)
Santana: Dance of the Rainbow Serpent (again, not pure Blues but heavily influenced)
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double trouble: I have a three-volume set, dunno what it's called but some of his covers of Hendrix like Little Wing are amazing, also great originals like Taxman, Texas Flood, Crossfire, are also great listening.
Creedence Clearwater Revival: The Gold Collection: Typical blues-inspired rock, lots of little gems in there.
The blues collection (Milestone): A collection of 40s and 50s acoustic blues. Simply amazing music with horrible production, but amazing music.
Eric Clapton and John Mayall: Bluesbreakers: The collection
for those....
talking about a blue thumb recording? or blue note ....
what about
'for those who chant Luis Gasca" with amongst many others the legendary Jim Henderson........ what a LP....
In the first song "street dude" there is a change in the song from jazz to african beat and back to jazz...... way way out guys!
if i remember well, carlos santana was a guest on it as well
J-P
looking back and feelin' good
talking about a blue thumb recording? or blue note ....
what about
'for those who chant Luis Gasca" with amongst many others the legendary Jim Henderson........ what a LP....
In the first song "street dude" there is a change in the song from jazz to african beat and back to jazz...... way way out guys!
if i remember well, carlos santana was a guest on it as well
J-P
looking back and feelin' good
two favorites...
Two of my favorites havn't been mentioned in this thread...
Keb' Mo' (real name Kevin Moore)... any of his CDs are good; I think "Slow Down" from 1998 is his best so far.
Robert Cray... "Some Rainy Morning" from 1995 is a really strong CD; not a weak song on it. His other CDs are good, but not as consistantly strong.
Ren
Two of my favorites havn't been mentioned in this thread...
Keb' Mo' (real name Kevin Moore)... any of his CDs are good; I think "Slow Down" from 1998 is his best so far.
Robert Cray... "Some Rainy Morning" from 1995 is a really strong CD; not a weak song on it. His other CDs are good, but not as consistantly strong.
Ren
And one must not forget one of the finest blues harpist ever,
Paul Butterfield and his band. I believe that he was invited on stage by someone and he simply blew" No pun intended" Jr Wells of stage. Try and listen to his live rendition of Drifting and Drifting...superb.
Regards,Raymond.😉
Paul Butterfield and his band. I believe that he was invited on stage by someone and he simply blew" No pun intended" Jr Wells of stage. Try and listen to his live rendition of Drifting and Drifting...superb.
Regards,Raymond.😉
My favorite Blues album is "Fathers and Sons"
a two lp set of Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield,
Mike Bloomfield, Otis Spann etc. The First lp is
recorded in the studio (Chess) the second is live. I've heard a cd remix which is awful, find the lp if you can. Muddy singing "That Same Thing" is one of the most incredible songs ever recorded.
a two lp set of Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield,
Mike Bloomfield, Otis Spann etc. The First lp is
recorded in the studio (Chess) the second is live. I've heard a cd remix which is awful, find the lp if you can. Muddy singing "That Same Thing" is one of the most incredible songs ever recorded.
blues
you ask me to give you blues advice the first thing i'll say is
HOLLY COLE dude this girl have the blues
you ask me to give you blues advice the first thing i'll say isHOLLY COLE dude this girl have the blues
Blues recordings
What about Hans Theessink??? The new one and a hard road...There is also a box set with the original Blue Horizon recordings with F. Mac and with loads of alternate takes etc superb..
Taj Mahal
Sunny Boy Williamson - Lightning Hopkins the list is endless....
What about Hans Theessink??? The new one and a hard road...There is also a box set with the original Blue Horizon recordings with F. Mac and with loads of alternate takes etc superb..
Taj Mahal
Sunny Boy Williamson - Lightning Hopkins the list is endless....
My recent Blues discoveries/recommendations
Just learning. Since getting into vinyl I prefer blues by George Thorogood, ZZ Top, Eric Clapton and John Lee Hooker but I wish to share 2 other Blues albums/sources I discovered.
1. Ten Years After "Recorded Live" . Unbelievable blues on this album...got to hear to believe it...contrast to any of their other released music that I have heard.
2. I recently discovered, R.L. BURNSIDE's, "I WISH I WAS IN HEAVEN SITTING DOWN" BUT it comes from a little record company in Oxford, Mississippi called Fat Possum Records that has many what I consider earthly blues artists. Highly recommending to check their site out.
http://www.fatpossum.com/home.html
https://www.epitaph.com/fatpossum/catalog/default.php?cPath=26
https://www.epitaph.com/fatpossum/catalog/default.php?cPath=21
Just learning. Since getting into vinyl I prefer blues by George Thorogood, ZZ Top, Eric Clapton and John Lee Hooker but I wish to share 2 other Blues albums/sources I discovered.
1. Ten Years After "Recorded Live" . Unbelievable blues on this album...got to hear to believe it...contrast to any of their other released music that I have heard.
2. I recently discovered, R.L. BURNSIDE's, "I WISH I WAS IN HEAVEN SITTING DOWN" BUT it comes from a little record company in Oxford, Mississippi called Fat Possum Records that has many what I consider earthly blues artists. Highly recommending to check their site out.
http://www.fatpossum.com/home.html
https://www.epitaph.com/fatpossum/catalog/default.php?cPath=26
https://www.epitaph.com/fatpossum/catalog/default.php?cPath=21
"Howling Wolf, London Sessions"
Led Zepplin, "Led Zepplin"
Johnny Winters, "Nothin' but the Blues"
Led Zepplin, "Led Zepplin"
Johnny Winters, "Nothin' but the Blues"
Check out Rory Block for some of the finest acoustic country blues you're likely to hear...only on CD though. And some of the originals of the songs she covers:
Reverend Gary Davis
Tommy Johnson
Son House
Charlie Patton
Robert Johnson
Skip James...
Here are few other acoustic blues guys worth a listen:
Dave Van Ronk
JB Lenoir
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Willie Dixon
Lightning Hopkins
Taj Mahal
One of the best blues albums I have heard is by "Red Beans & Rice" a London pub band of a couple of decades ago, recorded live at the 'Dublin Castle' using valve (tube) gear only, and directly mastered with tube equipment.
-- John
Reverend Gary Davis
Tommy Johnson
Son House
Charlie Patton
Robert Johnson
Skip James...
Here are few other acoustic blues guys worth a listen:
Dave Van Ronk
JB Lenoir
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Willie Dixon
Lightning Hopkins
Taj Mahal
One of the best blues albums I have heard is by "Red Beans & Rice" a London pub band of a couple of decades ago, recorded live at the 'Dublin Castle' using valve (tube) gear only, and directly mastered with tube equipment.
-- John
Anytime I'm exploring new genre's, I check out the suggestions at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/465902/ref=br_lr__1/102-3606162-3682524
( I buy 'em elsewhere, but it's a great reference)
Dave
( I buy 'em elsewhere, but it's a great reference)
Dave
Check out the Mapleshade label at:
http://www.mapleshaderecords.com/
OUTSTANDING recordings. Try their CD "Mapleshade Music Festival" for a sampler of what they offer. At $7.50, it's a STEAL. I simply can't express how amazing this label is.
http://www.mapleshaderecords.com/
OUTSTANDING recordings. Try their CD "Mapleshade Music Festival" for a sampler of what they offer. At $7.50, it's a STEAL. I simply can't express how amazing this label is.
A definitive label is Alligator records:
http://www.alligator.com/
One of my favorite gal singers is Susan Tedeschi who sounds like an original mix of equal parts Janis, Bonnie Raitt, Koko Taylor, and her own steamin' roadhouse style. She was backed by Double Trouble for a while.
http://www.alligator.com/
One of my favorite gal singers is Susan Tedeschi who sounds like an original mix of equal parts Janis, Bonnie Raitt, Koko Taylor, and her own steamin' roadhouse style. She was backed by Double Trouble for a while.
Have you heard Harry Manx
This guy combines traditional acoustic blues with indian instruments and rhythms. His version of B.B. Kings "Thrill is Gone" is one of the best I have ever heard.
http://www.harrymanx.com/home.html
This guy combines traditional acoustic blues with indian instruments and rhythms. His version of B.B. Kings "Thrill is Gone" is one of the best I have ever heard.
http://www.harrymanx.com/home.html
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