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Blues?
- Thread starter Dennis098
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Yikes! So many. here are a few IMO great ones
John Mayall/Bluesbreakers
BB King
Luther Allison
Little Charlie and the Nightcats
Robben Ford
Eric Clapton
Robert Cray
This is just the very tip of a huge iceberg.
JKT
John Mayall/Bluesbreakers
BB King
Luther Allison
Little Charlie and the Nightcats
Robben Ford
Eric Clapton
Robert Cray
This is just the very tip of a huge iceberg.
JKT
You think he's joking, but he's not. The Blues Brothers were the house band at Stax, second only to Motown in their soulful repertoire. Plus Jake and Elwood, and a NY Horns section.
Also pick up the book "What Duck Done" which is a transcription of ~20 of his songs. No tab, though.
Don't forget the old Chess Records crew Muddy Water, Howllin' Wolf, the great Willie Dixon on bass. Then have to check out Buddy Guy Jame Cotton, Sonny Boy Williamson. Freddie King, Albert King, Bo Diddley, Paul Butterfield and on and on.
Blues is a great teacher and remember its all about the feel not the notes. Get out and play some Blues especially with the older cats. You learn about locking in to the drummer and keep on your toes, Blues is a very spontaneous and dynamic music live.
Blues is a great teacher and remember its all about the feel not the notes. Get out and play some Blues especially with the older cats. You learn about locking in to the drummer and keep on your toes, Blues is a very spontaneous and dynamic music live.
scottbass
Bass lines like a big, funky giant
butchblack
Life is short. Do good. Find and do what you love.
A great free on-line blues station
http://www.live365.com/stations/mysticriverradio?site=pro
Depending on what style of blues you want to lean towards Duck Dunn on Blues Bros. Any SRV, Johnny B Gayden on Albert Collins, Allman Bros. All good places to start.
http://www.live365.com/stations/mysticriverradio?site=pro
Depending on what style of blues you want to lean towards Duck Dunn on Blues Bros. Any SRV, Johnny B Gayden on Albert Collins, Allman Bros. All good places to start.
Gotta love the blues!
Here's a thread to your exact same question: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=400701
Here's a thread to your exact same question: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=400701
've been playing for not that long, and been diving into theory, but havent really had much experience making up progressions.
Just figured blues would help me with my improvisation/jamming for now, and help a solid foundation for funk, ska, rock.
thanks a lot for the suggestions.
think i saw the blues brothers when i was 6
arr. just wish my ipod wasn't full.
and is it just me........or is the Counting Crows bassist friggin amazing? and the bass in Jack johnson's songs...
Just figured blues would help me with my improvisation/jamming for now, and help a solid foundation for funk, ska, rock.
thanks a lot for the suggestions.
think i saw the blues brothers when i was 6
arr. just wish my ipod wasn't full.
and is it just me........or is the Counting Crows bassist friggin amazing? and the bass in Jack johnson's songs...
If you don't have a metronome, now's a good time to get one.
The book "Blues for Dummies" is a good place to start. Comes with a CD to practice with.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0764550802/ref=dp_olp_1/002-8371188-6733642
The book "Blues for Dummies" is a good place to start. Comes with a CD to practice with.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0764550802/ref=dp_olp_1/002-8371188-6733642
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Being from Texas, next to SRV, you should check out some vintage Johnny Winter. Tommy Shannon, SRV's bassist, played bass for Johnny in the early days when Johnny first got signed to CBS and was an arena act, back in the 60's, with Shannon replacing Winter bassist the late Issac Peyton Sweatt, who left the band for personal reasons just before the band got signed. Interestingly, Issac Peyton Sweatt later had a mega-hit with the country standard "The Cotton Eyed Joe".
Here's a Tommy Shannon triple: In the early 90's he also played in a fantastic Austin blues band called Arc Angels. They made one CD. Think Fabulous T-Birds with two blazing guitarists and lead vocalists. Tommy's SRV drumming pal Chris Layton was in the band, as was Charlie Sexton and Doyle Bramhall III. Bramhall now tours as second guitar to Clapton. None of those guys were slouches, and the cd is full of great blues tunes. I forget the label, but you can find it on ebay, and trust me, you'll love it. It's a classic and has fans from coast to coast. Certainly the greatest blues band of the 90's that never really was. I like that song "Shape I'm In".
They regroup from time to time in Austin for benefit shows and such. They still rock and they still hang out in the few blues bars in Austin when they are in town, checking out the music like the rest of us. Real down home guys.
Here's a Tommy Shannon triple: In the early 90's he also played in a fantastic Austin blues band called Arc Angels. They made one CD. Think Fabulous T-Birds with two blazing guitarists and lead vocalists. Tommy's SRV drumming pal Chris Layton was in the band, as was Charlie Sexton and Doyle Bramhall III. Bramhall now tours as second guitar to Clapton. None of those guys were slouches, and the cd is full of great blues tunes. I forget the label, but you can find it on ebay, and trust me, you'll love it. It's a classic and has fans from coast to coast. Certainly the greatest blues band of the 90's that never really was. I like that song "Shape I'm In".
They regroup from time to time in Austin for benefit shows and such. They still rock and they still hang out in the few blues bars in Austin when they are in town, checking out the music like the rest of us. Real down home guys.
And one other great, if not sometimes panned, blues cd. Old blues tunes with Beatles, Stones, et al backing the Wolf.
From Wiki,
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions is an album by blues singer Howlin' Wolf. It was one of the first of the super session blues albums, that features a blues legend backed by Hubert Sumlin and a band of famous white musicians like Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman, Phil Upchurch, Lafayette Leake, John Simon and Ian Stewart. A horn section tops out the sound on classic blues tunes.
From Wiki,
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions is an album by blues singer Howlin' Wolf. It was one of the first of the super session blues albums, that features a blues legend backed by Hubert Sumlin and a band of famous white musicians like Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman, Phil Upchurch, Lafayette Leake, John Simon and Ian Stewart. A horn section tops out the sound on classic blues tunes.
Ed Friedland's book is a good place to start. Also, I came across Lou Ann Barton and started learning songs from one of her albums, "Read My Lips". Then, a number of players, from the Austin crowd did a tribute album to Jimmy Reed, one of the original blues guys, called "On the Jimmy Reed Highway".
