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Bought some old blues albums the weekend, a bit of Son House and Muddy Waters, always have liked the early Delta stuff since I was a lad as I am a big Stones fan and like to listen to their influences, favourites of mine are Leadbelly, Howling Wolf and Robert Johnson. I know it's cliched but I like the "woke up this morning" and "Gonna write me a letter " type stuff.
Anyone got any tracks and artists to recommend, I know the names of most of the guys obviosuly but dont want to get into downloading an album to hear one or two tracks that I may like.
For all the youngsters old stuff to me doesnt mean Clapton and Rory Gallagher
Charley Patton, Tommy Johnson, Tommy McClennan, Willie Brown, Blind Willie Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Sleepy John Estes, Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Lightnin' Hopkins, Blind Willie McTell, Gary Davis, Skip James, Mance Lipscomb, Bo Carter, Robert Wilkins, Robert Petway, Blind Lemon Jefferson...the tip of the icebeg. I'll PM you some good compilation titles when I've got time.
Enjoyed Robert Wilkins especially, trying to learn a bit of harmonica to go with the guitar, starting to bend a few notes, but want to try and play it Dylan style, no hands, any players recommend a "good" DVD, youtube link.
Anyone watched that box set that Martin Scorsese made, any good???
Also like some of the old female blues singers and going to get into a bit of that.
Enjoyed Robert Wilkins especially, trying to learn a bit of harmonica to go with the guitar, starting to bend a few notes, but want to try and play it Dylan style, no hands, any players recommend a "good" DVD, youtube link.
Anyone watched that box set that Martin Scorsese made, any good???
Also like some of the old female blues singers and going to get into a bit of that.
You want to play Dylan style? Try sticking it up your arse and farting...
If it's Blues you're after, pal, then Warwick will be the man to set you out on the right path. I don't know that much but I do know what I like and at the risk of over-simplifying things if you were to split Blues music up into a series of schools then I'd choose the Piedmont Blues over all the the rest, probably because it's more of a Country hybrid and I love to hear that old Ragtime guitar.
If I had to choose one Blues artist to have in my collection though, just the one, it would be this chap, no contest.
An idea isn't responsible for those who believe in it.
Just to add another request, I watched that Blues program on BBC4 the other week, but have deleted it. There was a guy who went around the states I think in the thirties, basically recording these old guys on their front porch, who werent stars just someone in the town who happened to play and sing, it wasnt Lomax but another white guy.
Anyone know who and if theres an album?, I imagine it would be quite obscure stuff, from people never heard of before or since.
Just to add another request, I watched that Blues program on BBC4 the other week, but have deleted it. There was a guy who went around the states I think in the thirties, basically recording these old guys on their front porch, who werent stars just someone in the town who happened to play and sing, it wasnt Lomax but another white guy.
Anyone know who and if theres an album?, I imagine it would be quite obscure stuff, from people never heard of before or since.
You're probably talking about Ralph Peer.
An idea isn't responsible for those who believe in it.
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