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07-07-2009, 01:43 PM
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Hello Everyone, just wondering, which are your favorite Blues Bass men/woman? | 
07-07-2009, 02:08 PM
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07-07-2009, 04:34 PM
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07-07-2009, 04:39 PM
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07-07-2009, 04:46 PM
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Willie Dixon
Johnny B. Gaden
as listed above....+1
also
Willie Weeks
Jerry Jemmott
Duck Dunn
two cats from Memphis essential to me are
Vic Charles (Vic was very encouraging to me) 
James Jackson
Single Artist would have to be Howlin Wolf. Chess Box set changed my life.
I could go for Days.
God Bless, Ray
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07-07-2009, 04:47 PM
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edit... just looked - that cat was Johnny B Gayden. Whoa. OK, huge +1 to that.
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07-07-2009, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by LilRay Bassist;
Willie Dixon
Johnny B. Gaden
as listed above....+1
also
Willie Weeks
Jerry Jemmott
Duck Dunn | Those would be my choices too, with a big +1, for Johnny B. Gayden. I'll add Jack Cruz, Sarah Brown and Noel Neal.
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07-07-2009, 06:26 PM
|  | C'mon man! | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hawaii | | | Also, for some blues a little outside the box look for albums by Lucky Peterson, he has used greats like Bootsy, Bill Laswell, Dennis Chambers Wilbur Bascomb, Weeks, etc. Great stuff
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07-07-2009, 06:30 PM
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07-07-2009, 06:32 PM
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07-07-2009, 08:18 PM
|  | layin' it down like pavement | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Kingstown, Rhode Island | | | Willie "I AM the Blues" Dixon, Duck Dunne, Ronnie James (Weber), Willie C. Campbell, Jeff Turmes, Keith Ferguson,
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07-07-2009, 08:23 PM
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07-07-2009, 09:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 97465 | | | A lot of the above ('specially Dixon!)
Randy Jo Hobbs - Winters Bros camp
Tommy Shannon - SRV
Leo Lyons - TYA
Billy Cox - Hendrix
Richard Cousins - Robert Cray Band
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07-07-2009, 10:08 PM
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08-02-2009, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by doktorfeelgood Willie "I AM the Blues" Dixon, Duck Dunne, Ronnie James (Weber), Willie C. Campbell, Jeff Turmes, Keith Ferguson,
Preston Hubbard, Bob Stroger, Marty Ballou, and The Man...Willie Weeks. )-( | +1 for Keith Ferguson
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08-02-2009, 01:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ky | | | Tommy Shannon! I also really like what Creamo Liss played w/ Joe Bonamassa on his early stuff... | 
08-02-2009, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by BluesBassman065 Hello Everyone, just wondering, which are your favorite Blues Bass men/woman? | Tommy Shannon
Willie Dixon
Duck Dunn
Willie Weeks
Bugsy Maugh
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08-02-2009, 04:38 PM
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Keith Ferguson
Dusty Hill
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08-02-2009, 04:52 PM
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08-02-2009, 07:36 PM
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