Yer Fav Blues ~ Willie Dixon

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

Put on Willie Dixon & notice how almost every 60s band did covers of his stuff.
Some of them even gave him credit. 
Stones, Cream, ABB, Doors, Zep, Rod Stewart & Jeff Beck, etc.
I got to see him in November 1980 at a little club in Providence called LUPO'S.
He needed a cane to get up onstage but he then used the mic stand to hold himself up as Willie Jr. played URB & other sons played guitar, piano & drums!!!!

I've got a friend from Santa Cruz stayin' with me who's a real good artist.
He's painted portraits of all the Rockers, Jazz greats, & Blues guys.
He blows a mean harp too. Gonna ask him to play on recordings of some of my songs.

I'm listening to SAVOY BROWN on YouTube Rockin' the Blues!
My fav song of theirs is I'm Tired:



Interesting to know that Reese Wynans was in Duane's band for just a moment before Gregg joined, & then found his place with SRV & Double Trouble & Stevie Ray changed the band's name to Triple Threat!!!
Riviera Paradise is so beautiful, Reese is excellent on it & Stevie is AMAZING:



I love KWS too~His singer Noah Hunt is great too!!
Blue On Black:

[nofi]

listen to stuff like son house, king biscuit boy, r.l burnside, paul jones, bessie smith, elmore james, some delta fife and drum music and even lil' axe to see how many forms the blues can take. muddy waters and robert johnson should be required listening.

imo stevie ray did for/to the blues what kenny g. did for jazz. that's a discussion for another time, though.

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

You should be taken out back & shot for that statement. >sheesh<

[nofi]

you apparently need a little soul in yer hole.

[gweimer]

The drummer in my last band in Cincy worked with Noah Hunt just before he split for Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

I've always been partial to Savoy Brown, and also a little John Mayall.  I came into the blues by way of the British Invasion.

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

The drummer in my last band in Cincy worked with Noah Hunt just before he split for Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

I've always been partial to Savoy Brown, and also a little John Mayall.  I came into the blues by way of the British Invasion.

Cool beans, Gary~ Noah & KWS were impressive at NAMM last year.
They performed on the Fender stage with Double Trouble!!

I think most of us first got the Blues from the Brits.
The Blues got SUPERCHARGED by those cats.
Guys like Alvin Lee & Leo Lyons of Ten Years After tore it up!

SRV is the Greatest of the New Generation of American Bluesmen.
Hendrix showed the Brits that Americans could ACE them tooo

[Freuds_Cat]

Hendrix showed the Brits that Americans could ACE them tooo

As I say to my four year old son... "its not a competition" 



My more recent favourite blues artists is R.L.Burnside.

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

As I say to my four year old son... "its not a competition" 



My more recent favourite blues artists is R.L.Burnside.

It may not be a competition for you, but it sure seemed like Jimi pushed the Brit Bluesmen--most notably Eric Clapton--to play harder & better.
Duane Allman pushed Clapton to do his best too. I consider it Friendly Competition.
After Jimi & Duane were gone, Eric lost it.
Maybe he hasn't found another worthy competitor...or collaborator.
...with all due respect to Winwood, who went soft too.
LOVED Blind Faith~ Had To Cry Today was a great HEAVY Bluesey song!
...but I sure ain't payin' sky high prices to see their upcoming tour.

[Basvarken]

Philip Sayce is my favorite these days.
Born a Welshman, grew up in Toronto. Now living and working in LA.

He's definitely got the Hendrix / SRV vibe going on. Combined with a Kravitz voice.

Peace Machine is easily the best record I've bought in years.

















Oh yeah, his "regular job" is with Melissa Etheridge

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

Sayce has chops but he dresses like a putz. haha
He's gotta get down with the Cosmic Gypsy Cowboy attire like Jimi & Stevie now that he can play a bit like them!! 

Oh ok~ I had just watched the first vid when I said he dresses lame.
After watchin' the last vid I see he's gettin' there with the red scarf.
I see what you mean about the Kravitz similarity tooo

That's some Rockin' Funky Blues!
Peace Machine~ I'm on it...

Good call, Basvarken!

[luve2fli]

Philip Sayce is a very cool guy and he can PLAY!

Re: the SRV/Kenny G comment ...... that's funny - and it couldn't be farther from the truth .... I'm just shaking my head over here       

[Pilgrim]

I'm aware that SRV has fans, non-fans and detractors.  So does just about every artist.  But I don't think many would argue that he helped to re-popularize blues music with a big segment of the population who had pretty much forgotten about it.  It's a terrible shame that SRV's career was cut short - and I say that having discovered his music just shortly before his death.

I'd say the same for Belushi and Akroyd as the Blues Brothers.  I doubt that anyone here would claim they were the epitome of musicianship, although their backing band was simply incredible.  They were showmen, and having the tricks of a movie helped a lot. (Although Akroyd has demonstrated an ongoing interest in and commitment to blues music.) However, I believe that the movie and soundtrack essentially introduced a whole generation to blues music. Many of the kids who went to see the movie emerged with blues on their radar screen, even if they'd never heard of it before.

I'm in favor of any new artists digging up old tunes and re-introducing them, especially when they come up with a new take on the music.  That's one way to build respect for the people who wrote and performed it originally.

[gweimer]

SRV was as much about image as the music.  I have to also agree that he did a LOT to bring blues back into the public eye.  You can't say that anything bad came of that.

Another form of blues that I really like is the old piano blues.  I need to dig around and get some recordings of all that.

[Barklessdog]

No one does it better than Johnny Winters for me. My favorite slide player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMFbM4GujDg&feature=related

I like Gary Moore as well


Rory Gallagher


Roy Buchanan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdlCbDRXDE&feature=related

[gweimer]

I'm a huge Rory Gallagher fan!  I've seen him play about 4-5 times, and even got to interview him once.  Here's the song that hooked me on him.