Gettin' into the Blues...need bands/artists

kynoch · #1 01-28-2008, 02:18 PM

I am just getting into the blues....I need some recommendations of bands Artists...I wanna hear some good blues bass...I Know BB King...John Lee Hooker etc and I love BB Kings Completely Well (Jerry he's a groove king). I need more send ALL recommendations this way pleezzzee!!!!

Phalex · #2 01-28-2008, 02:25 PM

Howlin Wolf

Albert Collins

Johnny Winter

Johnny Copeland

And all the guys with the colorful nicknames. Pinetop, Gatemouth..............

smakbass · #3 01-28-2008, 02:28 PM

Robben Ford, Susan Tedechi,

**Freddels** · #4 01-28-2008, 02:29 PM

Who do you listen to now? Any genre? Find one that you like. Then research who influenced them and who they influenced. Keep spreading out that way. It's really interesting to learn the history.

BassIsBoss · #5 01-28-2008, 02:46 PM

Willie Dixon is blues bass.

Barkless Dog · #6 01-28-2008, 02:51 PM

Buddy Guy
Johnny Winter
Gary Moore- later stuff
Rory Gallagher
Screaming Jay Hawkins
James Blood Ulmer
Sonny Sharrock

Barkless Dog · #7 01-28-2008, 02:52 PM

Robert Cray is Blues "lite"

gweimer · #8 01-28-2008, 03:02 PM

Early Savoy Brown - Street Corner Talking or Raw Sienna
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 is good start
John Mayall - USA Union
Shemekia Copeland
Early Fleetwood Mac w/Peter Green
Keb 'Mo
E G Kight

Hobobob74 · #9 01-28-2008, 03:05 PM

Allman Brothers

Interceptor · #10 01-28-2008, 03:23 PM

Try this one out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_blues

Good luck on your learnin'

lambro · #11 01-28-2008, 04:29 PM

Tommy Shannon's work in SRVs band is the place to go

also Todd Johnson has a nice set of DVDs teaching a walking method

schaef · #12 01-28-2008, 04:34 PM

tommy castro
buddy guy
srv

ebozzz · #13 01-28-2008, 07:16 PM

Some of the best Blues to me is the stuff with just the artist and his guitar. For example, Son House, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, old Muddy Waters, etc....

Son House

Levee Camp Blues

Robert Johnson

Come On In My Kitchen

Muddy Waters

You Gonna Need My Help

Then you have the Electric Blues....

Junior Kimbrough

Everywhere I Go

Albert Collins

Too Many Dirty Dishes

Buddy Guy

First Time I Met The Blues

Jimmy Johnson

When My First Wife Quit Me

Then you have stuff that has more of an R&B feel....

Z.Z. Hill

Down Home Blues

Clarence Carter (This one's funny!)

Strokin'

Tyrone Davis

Can I Change My Mind

That's a nice cross section to get you started.

GlennW · #14 01-28-2008, 07:24 PM

For blues bass stuff I'd look first at Howlin' Wolf ("His Best" and "Real Folk Blues" are good and have a lot of songs) and a CD called "The Essential Fabulous Thunderbirds". Between those that's all you need to know.

ebozzz · #15 01-28-2008, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlennW

For blues bass stuff I'd look first at Howlin' Wolf ("His Best" and "Real Folk Blues" are good and have a lot of songs) and a CD called "The Essential Fabulous Thunderbirds". Between those that's all you need to know.

I'm with ya on Wolf but the Thunderbirds?

That's especially true when you say that all he needs to know...

GlennW · #16 01-28-2008, 07:33 PM

That T-bird CD has 20 songs from their first albums with Keith Ferguson on bass. He sounds like he knew a lot of Wolf. I was surprised too.

He already has "Completely Well". Jerry's one of my all time favorites.

ebozzz · #17 01-28-2008, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlennW

That T-bird CD has 20 songs from their first albums with Keith Ferguson on bass. He sounds like he knew a lot of Wolf. I was surprised too.

He already has "Completely Well". Jerry's one of my all time favorites.

Ok but that's all he needs to know?

Still losing me with the T-Birds. There are SO many other Blues artists that are more important IMO.

ldervish · #18 01-28-2008, 08:31 PM

"Robben Ford And The Blue Line in San Fransisco" has nicely emphasized bass lines.

For straight ahead electric blues, try Luther Allison, maybe "Live in Chicago" or "Blue Streak".

For jazzier almost all instrumental stuff, Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters: "Grateful Heart Blues and Ballads" or "Blues Guitar Virtuoso Live In Europe".

jimc · #19 01-28-2008, 08:44 PM

Albert Collins - Frozen Alive - Johnny B Gayden is on fire!

GlennW · #20 01-28-2008, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebozzz

Ok but that's all he needs to know?

Still losing me with the T-Birds. There are SO many other Blues artists that are more important IMO.

Sure, there's a lot more out there. What I was getting at was that anyone who could play that Wolf and T-bird stuff would be a good blues bass player, and probably be able to play just about anything else blueswise. I wasn't dismissing anyone else's significance.