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recomend me some blues..

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imChinOaChicken

Jun 3, 2006
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#1
i heard the song "hear my train a'coming" by hendrix and realized that the blues-type stuff is actually pretty cool.

ive been listening to different things and these songs stick out in my mind..
Stevie Ray Vaughan- The Sky is Crying
Jimi Hendrix- Hear My Train A Comin

can anyone please recomend some blues-type songs and artists along these lines? these songs have some awesome guitar work and less singing which is what im interested in.

thanks
 
#2
Killin Floor, I believe Howlin Wolf did it originally.

That tune is what keeps me coming back to the gigs every weekend. It's a great song, and it's lots of fun to play!
 
#3
I'm really partial to SRV and if you're listening to him, I'll recommend The Sky is Crying cd.

Buddy Guy
John Lee Hooker
Muddy Waters
B.B. King
Albert King
Albert Collins

Ian Moore's first two cd's are great.

Gary Moore is really good as is Gov't Mule.

As far as the young guns are concerned, Derek Trucks smokes just about all of them including Johnny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
 
#6
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Muddy Waters
Buddy Guy & Jr. Wells
B.B. King
Eary Allman Bro.
Fab. T-Birds.
Howlin Wolf.
Johnny Winter.
Hollywood Fats Band.
Paul Butterfield
Albert King
Albert Collins
Dr. John.
Mike Bloomfield
Wet Willie
Early Roomful of Blues.
Cream
 
#7
I love traditional blues stuff like Robert Johnson, Son House, Leadbelly, Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore James etc. But it sounds like you want blues with a bit of a rock influence.

Some good stuff mentioned so far. A big +1 to Albert King & Buddy Guy.

You might want to check out Led Zeppelin I. For something a little more modern you might try the White Stripes.
 
#10
Which version of Hear My Train A-Coming have you been listening to? There's a few of them, including an acoustic version that's almost Delta Blues in style...

For the electric stuff, you might want to check out some of the classic Chicago Blues artists, some have been mentioned above, but I'd add guys like Otis Rush, Freddie King and Robert Nighthawk.

For a more rock-orientated take on it, you could do worse than to check out some of Clapton's 1960s work with John Mayall and Cream.

An album I really love is Howlin Wolf's London Sessions.
 
#16
Lots of good ones recommended already. Hendrix was my door to the blues, too. Be sure to check out his recording of "Red House". It's not surprising to have Jimi lead you to SRV. SRV was well-noted to be hugely influenced by Jimi, and covered a few of his songs ("Voodoo Chile" and "Little Wing", to name two).

In addition to all the great recommendations above, let me add:
Tab Benoit - Great guitar (with some cajun flavor) and a killer bass player.
Joe Bonamassa - Guitar-slingin' blues.

If you start diving deeper into SRV, it will definitely lead you to many of the greats that came before him. As you dig deeper into Jimi's work, you'll start to reaize just how much of his stuff is based on the blues.
 
#19
thanks for all the recomendations :D

i got some albert king and clapton stuff and its pretty cool. im looking for the Sky Is Crying album but the nearby stores have a pathetic amount of blues stuff available and dont have it.

i was listening to a couple live electric versions of Hear My Train. i preferred it over the acoustic one that i saw a video of.

thanks
 

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