Who's Your Favorite Living Bluesman?
Pete Kerezman
Texas Pete
Ron Thompson
> That stupid "vs" thread got me wondering.
There aren't any.
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Pete Kerezman
<ron.th...@tc.faa.gov> wrote:
>There aren't any.
Okay, who's your favorite *dead* bluesman? I kinda dig Luther
Allison and T-Bone Walker.
Texas Pete
Ron Thompson
I don't know man. Never really thought about it much. Most of what I
like is second, third, fourth hand stuff, I never really "dug deeper"
into some guitar players influences to see where it came from. Blind
Willie somewhat, maybe a couple others. I've heard myself play, and
I've heard a lot of them other guys play, and I'm no Peter Frampt00n.
Carlfia
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Dead? Albert King and Albert Collins
Don Evans
That's a little easier. Luther A. had a compelling tone and a great voice,
and T-Bone, well he was a true original in his time. I keep coming back to
Albert Collins. Something about his tone and delivery just works for me.
When it comes down to it, blues ain't about chops, it's about feeling, and
A.C. sounds like he's living inside those notes. IMO. (Yeah, I know, "Go
To Oprah").
Don
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Brad St Clair
pete...@aol.com (Pete Kerezman) wrote:
> That stupid "vs" thread got me wondering.
>
> Texas Pete
RL Burnside
Pete Kerezman
<ron.th...@tc.faa.gov> wrote:
>> >There aren't any.
>>
>> Okay, who's your favorite *dead* bluesman? I kinda dig Luther Allison
>> and T-Bone Walker.
>
>I don't know man. Never really thought about it much. Most of what I
>like is second, third, fourth hand stuff, I never really "dug deeper"
>into some guitar players influences to see where it came from. Blind
>Willie somewhat, maybe a couple others...
With me for some reason i have to go back to try and see where
they're coming from, it's almost a compulsion. So if i'm diggin' Joe
Pass i wind up checking out Eddie Condon and Charlie Christian. If
i'm liking the Kings (Albert, BB, and Freddie) i wind up checking out
Robert Johnson, most a them "blind" guys, and even folk blues cats
like Sleepy John Estes. I can't believe i temporarily forgot about
the Texas cannonball, Freddie King, one of my favorites.
Texas Pete
ps - the Charlie Christian quest led me to some really fine work by
Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton.
Weasel
>
> Texas Pete
Blind Lemon Pie
=Weasel=
Les Cargill
>
> That stupid "vs" thread got me wondering.
>
> Texas Pete
Dependent on how you define "bluesman", I'd say
Delbert McClinton.
I don't know no old guys from Mississippi very
well. If John Lee Hooker is still alive, he's
close to the top of the list. Wish Albert King
was alive - he'd have won.
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Greger Hoel
wrote:
> That stupid "vs" thread got me wondering.
>
>Texas Pete
Whether he's a "bluesman" or not is prolly debatable, but Ill rack up
my fave guitarist ever: Peter Green. That's 60ies/early 70ies, not
this new stuff he's churning out.
Greger
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Rippo
does really nice slide work too. I also like Smokin' Joe Kubek, if only he'd
get rid of B'nois King! I hate the way that guy sings! Actually I like too
many to have a favorite. These two just came to mind after reading the post.
Rippo
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Mike Burns
> Dead? Albert King and Albert Collins
Albert Collins? Yup. He is exactly what Blues is to me.
That I've seen play live? Luther Allison. Although I never got to see Albert
Collins play, I've heard he was a killer.
But is this only from a guitarist's standpoint, or just bluesman in general?
In general, Willie Dixon wrote more great blues tunes than anyone I
personally know of. What would Muddy Waters, or most of Chess for that
matter, have done without him?
-Mike
Mike Burns
"Rippo" <adri...@cox.net> wrote :
> I also like Smokin' Joe Kubek, if only he'd
> get rid of B'nois King! I hate the way that guy sings!
I saw Smokin' Joe about 6 years ago in a small club that holds about 100
people. Nothing like a Twin Reverb cranked up in a tiny club to make your
head feel good. Ugh.
Maybe I should give him another chance, but he didn't do much for me that
night.
Speakin'a white modern guys, what are people's opinion of Jimmy Vaughan as a
bluesman? At times, I like him a lot more than his brother. He has a great
feel and style.
-Mike
Rippo
far as Jimmy Vaughan goes, excellent guitar player. Totally different style
and take on blues. In fact, I find Jimmy harder to copy than Stevie. Jimmy
definitely has his own style going and I love it.
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Dan Stanley
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>
>
> > I also like Smokin' Joe Kubek, if only he'd
> > get rid of B'nois King! I hate the way that guy sings!
>
> I saw Smokin' Joe about 6 years ago in a small club that holds about 100
> people. Nothing like a Twin Reverb cranked up in a tiny club to make your
> head feel good. Ugh.
>
> Maybe I should give him another chance, but he didn't do much for me that
> night.
>
> Speakin'a white modern guys, what are people's opinion of Jimmy Vaughan as
a
> bluesman?
Tops. Ace high. Cream of the crop.
> At times, I like him a lot more than his brother. He has a great
> feel and style.
SRV was mostly "blooze". Nothing wrong with that, he did it great. Jimmie
plays closer to the bone, and not from some textbook, but because he KNOWS.
I could listen to him all day.
Dan
Dan Stanley
Luther doesn't get played near enough. Thanks for the nudge, I'm going on a
Luther binge first thing tomorrow.
Dan
T-bone
>
> That stupid "vs" thread got me wondering.
>
> Texas Pete
Ry Cooder.
Dorgan
JMK
>
> That I've seen play live? Luther Allison. Although I never got to see
> Albert Collins play, I've heard he was a killer.
>
>
'Twas. Holy smokes. I saw him at a blues festival in San Francisco.
I was half a mile away and his notes still managed to grab my
liver and toss it around for awhile.
JMK
Mike Burns
"Dan Stanley" <vze2...@verizon.net> wrote
>
> > Okay, who's your favorite *dead* bluesman? I kinda dig Luther
> > Allison and T-Bone Walker.
>
> Luther doesn't get played near enough. Thanks for the nudge, I'm going on
a
> Luther binge first thing tomorrow.
>
I saw Luther a few months before he died. He was amazing, but his recorded
albums never did the same for me. Perhaps I've been listening to the wrong
ones? Any suggestions for a good one to listen to?
-Mike
Carlfia
> > That I've seen play live? Luther Allison. Although I never got to see
> > Albert Collins play, I've heard he was a killer.
I got footage of Collins going toe to toe with SRV and Gary Moore.
The man took NO shit from anybody.
Les Cargill
>
> That stupid "vs" thread got me wondering.
>
> Texas Pete
And here I forgot Johnny Winter. Smack me soundly.
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David Fosnocht
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Reckless. Only because it's the only Luther cd I've heard, but it gets my
toes a-tappin'.
I heard him live in Mpls about 10 times while growing up. Great player, even
better showman. This was back in the days before wireless so he had this 200
foot guitar cable and he would walk around the bar a couple times a night.
Our table always tried to have a glass of Johnny Walker Red waiting for him.
He seemed to appreciate it, especilly when some babe held it to his lips
while he was playing.
David Fosnocht
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Depends on how tightly you define "blues", but I'd hafta say Ben Harper.
Or John Lee Hooker, but a lot of his newer stuff sounds sorta overproduced.
It's all about the one chord voodoo stomp with him, and the less ear candy
the better.
Or Ry Cooder. Or Ellen McIlwaine (sp?). Or Buddy Guy. Hey, maybe there's
a better thread, who's the best underrated/unknown bluesman/woman?
Oh yeah, and after DL'ing the "Crossroads" guitar duel, Ralph Macchio is
definitely better than Steve Vai :-)
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Tom Keener
wrote:
> Okay, who's your favorite *dead or alive* bluesman?
Depends on what I've had for breakfast. It could be Albert King. But
it could just as well be Howlin' Wolf. Or James Cotton, Paul
Butterfield, Siegel/Schwall, or Jorma Kaukonen.
Tom Keener
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PCollen
> That stupid "vs" thread got me wondering.
>
> Texas Pete
Johnny Winter...based on overall career playing, singing, and songwriting
ability and versatility, no one comes close.
PCollen
> I really like Ry Cooder because he can cover so many era's of blues. Plus he
> does really nice slide work too. I also like Smokin' Joe Kubek, if only he'd
> get rid of B'nois King! I hate the way that guy sings! Actually I like too
> many to have a favorite. These two just came to mind after reading the post.
>
> Rippo
>
B'nois King is the best thing that ever happened to Joe Kubek's career.
PCollen
> "Rippo" <adri...@cox.net> wrote :
>
>
> Speakin'a white modern guys, what are people's opinion of Jimmy Vaughan as a
> bluesman? At times, I like him a lot more than his brother. He has a great
> feel and style.
>
> -Mike
I saw Jimmy Lee live once, in 1999 (or was it 2000)in Bedford, TX, at
a blues festival, and I thought didn't think he was that great. His
tone just was not that good, nor was his overall guitar playing. He
was the closing 'act' of the three-day event, and it was
disappointing. Since I had heard many better players that final
day/evening, I left after a few of his numbers.
PCollen
Shame on you !!!! Winter could take most of the other musicians
mentioned in this thread back to school when it comes to playing
acoustic, straight-ahead, or slide guitar, and could out-sing the
majority of them to boot. But, no doubt, Winter would also claim many
as influences.
Jim Fogarty
oh, and Junior Watson!
-jim
The Colemans
I thought and I thought and I thought and I thought and I thought and I
thought and I thought and I thought and I thought and I thought....
John Lee Hooker.
Twang!
JMK
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>
>
> John Lee Hooker.
>
>
But he's dead.....
JMK
Spyder Barques
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> >
> >
> > John Lee Hooker.
> >
> >
>
Think some more:
http://www.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/21/hooker.obit/
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Marc R. Mercer
People, people, people - come on, we're all overlooking him here, aren't we?
YOU know who I'm talkin' 'bout - that's right, the stupendous Johnny Lang.
Let's face it, this man knows more about the blues than most of us will ever
forget. I mean, he's the REAL DEAL, o.k.?. Some of these old dudes, hell, they
figure they're poor and black, they can't afford the best gear, they imagine
they pass for "authentic" bluesmen, bitchin' and moanin' about their miserable
existences, hoping someone will toss a coin or two their way. Ha! Johnny has
BEEN THERE, man! He *knows* what it's all about! When you have "lived the
life," so to speak, it shows - just look at his face when he's wrenchin' the
pain through his 6-string, man. Hell, if that don't bring genuine tears to
your eyes, well... I guess you're just insensitive. You can forget about all
the pretenders to the throne, 'cause this man has lived it, he's felt it, he's
suffered it and he's payin' for it. He IS blues personified, and his name is
Johnny Lang. See him NOW while you can, or you'll likely regret it for the
rest of your lives...
Zorro_2K
"Marc R. Mercer" <ma...@rmi.net> wrote in message
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> PCollen wrote:
> >
> > pete...@aol.com (Pete Kerezman) wrote in message
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> > > That stupid "vs" thread got me wondering.
> > >
> > > Texas Pete
> >
> > Johnny Winter...based on overall career playing, singing, and
songwriting
> > ability and versatility, no one comes close.
>
> People, people, people - come on, we're all overlooking him here, aren't
we?
> YOU know who I'm talkin' 'bout - that's right, the stupendous Johnny Lang.
Hahahha...I've seen him and he's pretty good, but he'd make a better Brad
Pitt protoge.
> Let's face it, this man knows more about the blues than most of us will
ever
> forget. I mean, he's the REAL DEAL, o.k.?. Some of these old dudes, hell,
they
> figure they're poor and black, they can't afford the best gear, they
imagine
> they pass for "authentic" bluesmen, bitchin' and moanin' about their
miserable
> existences, hoping someone will toss a coin or two their way. Ha! Johnny
has
> BEEN THERE, man! He *knows* what it's all about! When you have "lived the
> life," so to speak, it shows -
He dye's his hair, and plays barefoot wearing a toe ring. Yeah, he's been
there alright...
just look at his face when he's wrenchin' the
> pain through his 6-string, man. Hell, if that don't bring genuine tears to
> your eyes, well... I guess you're just insensitive.
Constipation.......
You can forget about all
> the pretenders to the throne, 'cause this man has lived it, he's felt it,
he's
> suffered it and he's payin' for it. He IS blues personified, and his name
is
> Johnny Lang. See him NOW while you can, or you'll likely regret it for the
> rest of your lives...
His career is stagnant. If he were to die, his record sales would
increase....
smiles
his tunes. The biggest problem is the fact that where I live, blues is not
very popular. The most popular stuff is classic rock.
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smiles
we?
> YOU know who I'm talkin' 'bout - that's right, the stupendous Johnny Lang.
> Johnny Lang. See him NOW while you can, or you'll likely regret it for the
> rest of your lives...
Yes....he is good. But not convincing. Just like Celine Dion is
good......but not convincing. I much prefer Steve Hill or Kenny Wayne
Shepherd. But to me.....all blues music is great. From Albert Collins or
Aynsley Lister to ZZ Top.
Unknown
>
>
>Blind Lemon Pie
>
LOL
I only picked that up second time round.
My favourite RWT is still the one-liner in the Bobby Z take-off -
"I've suffered for my music - now it's your turn."
CorneliusJRat
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> Yes....he is good.
O, Sarcasm, thou ficklest of muses - leave me yet again bereft...
Ed
Bleedin' Gums Murphy
smiles
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See "Cheech and Chong" about this bluesman.
Ron Thompson
"...Ding dong? ...what the hell is this ding dong shit?"
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The opinions above are mine and mine alone.
Giri
>
> Pete Kerezman wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 12:12:53 -0400, Ron Thompson
> > <ron.th...@tc.faa.gov> wrote:
> >
> > >There aren't any.
> >
> > Okay, who's your favorite *dead* bluesman? I kinda dig Luther Allison
> > and T-Bone Walker.
>
> like is second, third, fourth hand stuff, I never really "dug deeper"
> into some guitar players influences to see where it came from. Blind
> Willie somewhat, maybe a couple others. I've heard myself play, and
> I've heard a lot of them other guys play, and I'm no Peter Frampt00n.
What, you're Django now, hmmm?
..Giri
Unknown
>In article <3D984DB5...@tc.faa.gov>,
> Ron Thompson <ron.th...@tc.faa.gov> wrote:
>
>> "...Ding dong? ...what the hell is this ding dong shit?"
>
>I think he's gonna show you, JR....
>
>/-/-/-/-|-\-\-\-\
>The One True Robb
>\-\-\-\-|-/-/-/-/
Well, Weasel, I guess the UK has Blind Lemon Pie and the US has Blind
Melon Chitlin. I wonder which came first, the lemon or the melon ?
CorneliusJRat
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> That stupid "vs" thread got me wondering.
I'm gonna have to say Tony McAlpine. Or George Lynch. Their playing on
that LA Blues Authority CD is the epitome of tasteful playing.
Giri
I must agree. Especially when they trade fours and the singer
is interjecting these extremely tasty and apropos.. ummm...
interjections. That's the best part. An eternal lesson in taste.
Giri
Greger Hoel
<mrbi...@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
>I'm gonna have to say Tony McAlpine. Or George Lynch. Their playing on
>that LA Blues Authority CD is the epitome of tasteful playing.
Not to mention Zakk Wylde. That's some authentic, swinging blues he
plays there.
Greger
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GDY45
GDY45
known any of the people that have been mentioned, without eric clapton....
Not A Speck Of Cereal
[] i can not believe, clapton was not mentioned....how many of us would not have
[] known any of the people that have been mentioned, without eric clapton....
Well, I love EC, but he's no blues musician. At least, not anymore.,
especially lately. And a lot of the musicians mentioned in this thread
got their influences not from EC, but from the same people that EC got
his from. I would never have named EC as my favorite living bluesman.
In fact, I haven't named any! Here's a few of my favs:
(going through my list, realizing how many have died just recently)
-- BB King
-- Taj Mahal
-- Kelly Joe Phelps
-- Robben Ford
-- Robert Cray
-- Duke Robillard
-- Corey Harris
-- Rory Block
-- Ronnie Earl
-- Alvin Youngblood Hart
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>
> -- BB King
Aye. Always, in spite of some more commercial dreck he's
put out, on occasion. Like all the "& Guests" albums. That
"Back on the Bayou" or whatever album from a year or so
ago is a recent masterpiece.
> -- Kelly Joe Phelps
I like this guy a LOT but didn't buy the recent one. Do
you have it? Is it more of the same or is it any different?
I really need to see him live - his playing sounds more or
less impossible to do without 4 hands.
> -- Corey Harris
Och aye! Love this guy, loved watching him live. Just heard
his new one yesterday - once wasn't enough to totally get
into it but there were some definite high moments there.
> -- Rory Block
Never liked her, never will. Too much hair-swingin' and
moanin' and singing about Nicole Simpson and overwrought
emotions, etc. No real blues here, as far as I'm concerned.
> -- Ronnie Earl
Indeedly. I have one or two live albums. Any recommendations.
> -- Alvin Youngblood Hart
Oh MAN, yes! Whadda powerhouse. You have to see him live.
You'll be crying. It's what music's all about.
..Giri
Greger Hoel
wrote:
> That stupid "vs" thread got me wondering.
As far as vocalists go, none of those alive today can challenge
Captain Beefheart.
JMK
>> -- Alvin Youngblood Hart
>
> Oh MAN, yes! Whadda powerhouse. You have to see him live.
> You'll be crying. It's what music's all about.
>
I saw him at the House of Blues in New Orleans, opening for
Richard Thompson. Did a great job, esp. considering he wasn't
exactly playing in front of his core audience.
JMK
Goldtop71
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Goldtop71
down.If you hacn't heard it, reserve judgement.
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>i can not believe, clapton was not mentioned....how many of us would not have
>known any of the people that have been mentioned, without eric clapton....
"You got a point there, Judge"*
Howwevvvvvaaahhh.....
I regard Clapton not as a great bluesman, but as a great guitarist who
can play the blues, (mostly other peoples, and I don't disrespect him
for that).
*(obscure Kingston Trio reference)
CorneliusJRat
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Giri
Thing with this guy is he definitely is NOT the typical guitar
hero most people expect when they hear the words "blues guitar."
He's more like "what if Jimi Hendrix grew up in Tenessee, listening
to Fred McDowell all day and then picked up a strat." Different,
this guy is.
..Giri
Grant
> Reckless. Only because it's the only Luther cd I've heard, but it gets my
> toes a-tappin'.
> I heard him live in Mpls about 10 times while growing up. Great player, even
> better showman. This was back in the days before wireless so he had this 200
> foot guitar cable and he would walk around the bar a couple times a night.
200 foot? Seems you'd need some active electronics (i.e., a buffer) on
the guitar end to keep from attenuating the pickup output (at least the
treble part) through that long of a cable.. Or am I overestimating the
likely capacitance of guitar cables?
Anyway, thank God for wireless. I have trouble managing even a 30' cable
without it getting hung up on everything around me.
Unknown
>David Fosnocht wrote:
>
>> Reckless. Only because it's the only Luther cd I've heard, but it gets my
>> toes a-tappin'.
>> I heard him live in Mpls about 10 times while growing up. Great player, even
>> better showman. This was back in the days before wireless so he had this 200
>> foot guitar cable and he would walk around the bar a couple times a night.
>
>200 foot? Seems you'd need some active electronics (i.e., a buffer) on
>the guitar end to keep from attenuating the pickup output (at least the
>treble part) through that long of a cable.
>
Or possibly impedance matching transformers ?
CorneliusJRat
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> Grant <gpe...@aos.wisc.edu> wrote:
>
> >David Fosnocht wrote:
> >
> >> Reckless. Only because it's the only Luther cd I've heard, but it gets
my
> >> toes a-tappin'.
> >> I heard him live in Mpls about 10 times while growing up. Great player,
even
> >> better showman. This was back in the days before wireless so he had
this 200
> >> foot guitar cable and he would walk around the bar a couple times a
night.
> >
> >200 foot? Seems you'd need some active electronics (i.e., a buffer) on
> >the guitar end to keep from attenuating the pickup output (at least the
> >treble part) through that long of a cable.
> >
> Or possibly impedance matching transformers ?
I have no idea. It was about 25 years ago in the Bronco bar in Chanhassen.
The stage was on the ground floor and he would walk up the stairs on the
left, walk around the top level, and come back down the other stairs and go
back to the stage. Then he'd plug back into a normal cord and his roadies
would gather up the long one. He surprised the shit outta me once when I
looked up from playing foosball and he was standing at the end of the table
watching the game, playing his guitar. Never saw him do it at the Cabooze,
but that place used to get so packed the customers couldn't walk around.