kidmoon Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 admittedly, this is like picking your favorite fruits, but give it a shot... my choices, in no order: 1. Blind Willie McTell 2. Lightnin' Hopkins 3. Mississippi John Hurt 4. Peter Green 5. Son House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidmoon Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 admittedly, this is like picking your favorite fruits, but give it a shot... my choices, in no order: 1. Blind Willie McTell 2. Lightnin' Hopkins 3. Mississippi John Hurt 4. Peter Green 5. Son House How did i forget Robert "sounds like i'm playing two guitars at once" Johnson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidmoon Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 I prefer a little more modern dose of the blues. Johnny Winter Stevie Ray Vaughn Billy "The Reverend Willie G" Gibbons Freddie King honorable mention Jeff Healy Good choices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterwitch Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Robert Johnson Elmore James Albert King BB King John Lee Hooker Muddy Waters and for really modern, Tab Benoit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 (edited) Ella Fitzgerald Donna Summer,Gloria Gaynor,The Temtations,Sister sledge, some of the disco era. David Bowie Cream Judas Priest The Animals Edited December 30, 2007 by Scarlett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 The Blues Brothers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 In no order and off the top of my head: Son House Bukka White Muddy Waters Howlin' Wolf Robert Johnson Sonny Boy Wiliamson Blind Lemon Jefferson Junior Wells Buddy Guy I'm sure in an hour, I'll think of more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Klu Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Peter Green Rory Gallagher Albert King Hubert Sumlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RjK Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Keb Mo SRV Buddy Guy Albert King BB King Too many greats to list but these 5 are my main influences. RjK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the fool Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Great thread. No order, of course... Like 'em all equally... Blind Reverend Johnson Elmore James Muddy Waters Robert Johnson Howlin' Wolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 John Lee Hooker Robert Johnson Hendrix Duane Allman BB KIng Buddy Guy Muddy Waters Willie Dixon Elmore James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I will go with more contemporary artists because thats Mainly what I listen to. Buddy Guy Joe Bonamassa Albert Cummings Walter Trout Tab Benoit But still put in my list Muddy Waters ,BB King,SRV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc1973 Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Muddy Waters..."Mannish Boy" is the most bad-ass blues song ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Son House Bo Diddley John Lee Hooker Little Walter Bukka White (Something tells me I came up with a slightly different 5 last time we did this, but it varies from day to day anyway. For example, right now I feel Sonny Boy Williamson coming on . . .) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeyedrichard Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Robert Johnson Muddy Waters John Lee Hooker To name a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dawg Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Here's a few that were missed Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown Robert Cray Jakie Brenston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidmoon Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 Two recent discoveries: R. L. Burnside & Junior Kimbrough Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MS1 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Howlin' Wolf- "In the way that the Stones tried to be the sons of Chuck Berry, I think we tried to be the sons of Howlin' Wolf." - Jimmy Page Little Walter- The Jimi Hendrix of the Harmonica. Elmore James- There may have been other players who went electric first, but Elmo is the guy who plugged in slide. Mississippi Fred McDowell- Makes the list for his album "I Do Not Play No Rock and Roll" alone. What makes the title so brilliant is that album fucking ROCKS. Muddy Waters- Personally I'll take "I'm Ready" over "Mannish Boy" as Muddy's badass anthem; "I'm drinkin' TNT, I'm smokin' dynamite, I hope some schoolboy wants to start a fight, because I'm ready!" Buddy Guy- When Jimi Hendrix hit, Leonard Chess called Buddy into his office and turned around and bent over. "Go ahead and kick me, " he said, "You've been trying to sell me this shit for ten years." Skip James- I think that Skip James is every bit as good as Robert Johnson. Considering that he stole 32-20 Blues and a verse from Come on Into My Kitchen from him, so did Robert Johnson! Blind Willie Johnson- "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" is perhaps the most profound singing without lyrics that I have ever heard. Great slide guitar as well. Charley Patton- Ground zero for the Delta Blues. Both Robert Johnson and Wolf considered him a mentor, what does that tell you? Hmmmm, that's nine, I should really go for a round ten. Have I forgotten anyone? Oh yeah. That guy who's my handle, avi, and sig! If you love blues and you don't know Magic Sam, follow the link in my sig because you are denying yourself unnecessarily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irg82 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 (edited) Robert Johnson Blind Lemon Jefferson Leadbelly Johnny Winter John Lee Hooker Muddy Waters Sonny Boy Wiliamson ---------------- Now playing: Eric Clapton - I Can't Stand It via FoxyTunes Edited January 20, 2008 by irg82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Most of 'em already mentioned.. Skip James, haunting voice and a great guitar picker. Son House, listen to "Death Letter" and you'll understand why this dude belongs in the top five. Howlin' Wolf, he's the big boss man of chicago blues, no contest. Otis Spann, for his piano playing and soulful voice. Elmore James, known as "King of the slide guitar", a well deserved title. Little Walter, there has never been a harmonica player like him, pre- or past his lifetime. Willie Dixon, no one has written that many blues classics like this man. Bo Diddley, sounds like no other. Muddy Waters, need no comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Johnny Winter Peter Green Rory Gallagher Mick Taylor John Mayall James Cotton Kim Simmons Papa John Creech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Two recent discoveries: R. L. Burnside & Junior Kimbrough Good stuff. Are they both deceased now? RL pased on did JK too? RL's son Dwayne plays a mean brand of blues rock.I think a couple JK's kids put out a cd too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Are they both deceased now? RL pased on did JK too? RL's son Dwayne plays a mean brand of blues rock.I think a couple JK's kids put out a cd too. Yes, JK is dead. The Black Keys released the CD Chulahoma (a collection of his songs) as a tribute in 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Two recent discoveries: R. L. Burnside & Junior Kimbrough Good stuff. Good discoveries! If I'm not mistaken, the label they were on (Elektra maybe) put out a whole series of American blues/roots music and there were a number of really good releases. I'll have to research that a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RjK Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Keb' Mo is the one contemporary player I really dig the most these dayz !!! RjK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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