Who is your Favorite Blues Artist? - Blu-ray Forum

vonzipper3 · 04-03-2010, 02:30 PM

Mine is Jimmy Vaughn love his guitar work & rough vocals.Who is your blues man?

Blu Ian · 04-03-2010, 02:33 PM

Gary Moore.

Johnny Vinyl · 04-03-2010, 02:35 PM

For me that would be next to impossible to answer as I enjoy so many of them. Additionally, there is a lot of crossover blues into rock and other genres....damn this is tough.

For straight blues I think I would pick John Lee Hooker. His voice and simple guitar licks get me every time. Love his stories.

His voice however is so unique it'll never be duplicated, and I think that's one of the things I love about him.

John

Steelmaker · 04-03-2010, 02:46 PM

Robert Cray

Sagacious Koreo · 04-03-2010, 03:17 PM

Muddy Waters
B.B. King
Taj Mahal
Robert Johnson
Eric Clapton (loved his Me & Mr. Johnson album)

pentatonic · 04-03-2010, 03:54 PM

So many, but the one I end up listening to the most is SRV

Johnny Vinyl · 04-03-2010, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by pentatonic

So many, but the one I end up listening to the most is SRV

Since I use an abstract painting of his as my avatar (I have a print of it in my living room), people may have thought I would have chosen SRV.

Having said that.....Jimi was an amazing blues player as we all know.

John

pentatonic · 04-03-2010, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by John72953

Since I use an abstract painting of his as my avatar (I have a print of it in my living room), people may have thought I would have chosen SRV.

Having said that.....Jimi was an amazing blues player as we all know.

John

We seem to share musical styles maybe it has to do with our age, I'm 48

P.S. Love your avatar John

Johnny Vinyl · 04-03-2010, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by pentatonic

We seem to share musical styles maybe it has to do with our age, I'm 48

P.S. Love your avatar John

Thanks my friend! And I'm 56

LOL!

John

quirkmanly · 04-03-2010, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by John72953

For straight blues I think I would pick John Lee Hooker.

+1 - I'm not going to argue with that John

I'd complete my selection with Howlin' Wolf and (with a little creative genre crossing), Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

Johnny Vinyl · 04-03-2010, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by quirkmanly

+1 - I'm not going to argue with that John

I'd complete my selection with Howlin' Wolf and (with a little creative genre crossing), Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

You da man QM! Love, love, love Howlin' Wolf!

If I may, let me also throw in some love for Keb' Mo'! He did a bit with Robert Cray on the Legends Of Jazz Blu-ray that blows me away everytime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxEiPkzG5xM

John

mikesd · 04-03-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by James Hetfield

Gary Moore.

I have to go with Clapton, but I love Gary Moore. Hard to beat "Still Got The Blues For You"

bradedvin · 04-07-2010, 09:00 AM

My favorite Blues Artists are listed below.
Gary Moore
Robert Cray
Robert Johnson.

Sagacious Koreo · 04-07-2010, 01:13 PM

It's really hard to beat SRV, no doubt. My favorite of his is still "Leave My Little Girl Alone". To me it's got the greatest guitar solo of all time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQsqRBCXiuw

It's just got this raw emotion to it. Check the 2:10 mark. Amazing.

Loisal · 04-27-2010, 05:02 AM

Mine has to be Michael Bloomfield, the greatest electric guitarist who ever bent a string. His tone, attack, control, fluidity and emotional content has not been suppassed. Unfortunately very little video exists of him, but check out "drinking wine/electric flag" or stop with Al Kooper on youtube. Then realise, he took the blues into the same areas that Miles and Coltrane did. I saw him 3 times with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band on their tour of UK in fall of 66, an incredibly aggressive industrial blues band. I also saw him twice in San Francisco in the late 60's he took your emotions to a spiritual place if you were prepared to go along with him.

wilky61 · 04-27-2010, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Loisal

Mine has to be Michael Bloomfield, the greatest electric guitarist who ever bent a string. His tone, attack, control, fluidity and emotional content has not been suppassed. Unfortunately very little video exists of him, but check out "drinking wine/electric flag" or stop with Al Kooper on youtube. Then realise, he took the blues into the same areas that Miles and Coltrane did. I saw him 3 times with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band on their tour of UK in fall of 66, an incredibly aggressive industrial blues band. I also saw him twice in San Francisco in the late 60's he took your emotions to a spiritual place if you were prepared to go along with him.

+1

East-West is the greatest thing he or anybody else on that record ever made. An awe-inspiring album. I might even go so far as to call it the best album of 1966 (and that's saying a lot).

My top three blues artists are:
Magic Sam
Otis Rush
the Paul Butterfield Blues Band/Mike Bloomfield

Harry Caul · 04-27-2010, 05:37 AM

Otis Rush. But my favorite Lp is Junior Wells Hoodoo Man Blues. And not exactly Blues but still fun, Bo Diddley.

wilky61 · 04-27-2010, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Harry Caul

Otis Rush. But my favorite Lp is Junior Wells Hoodoo Man Blues. And not exactly Blues but still fun, Bo Diddley.

Isn't that one Junior Wells + Howlin' Wolf?

Harry Caul · 04-30-2010, 11:27 AM

It's with Buddy Guy on Guitar.

Delmark Records.

joe1515 · 04-30-2010, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by John72953

For me that would be next to impossible to answer as I enjoy so many of them. Additionally, there is a lot of crossover blues into rock and other genres....damn this is tough.

For straight blues I think I would pick John Lee Hooker. His voice and simple guitar licks get me every time. Love his stories.

His voice however is so unique it'll never be duplicated, and I think that's one of the things I love about him.

John

I agree with John It is hard to just pick just one. Here are some of my favorites;

Muddy Waters
Howlin Wolf
John Lee Hooker
Son House
BB King
Robert Johnson

Joe

04-03-2010, 02:30 PM	#1
vonzipper3 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Middle of The Mitten 4K collection:313 Blu-ray collection:1701 iTunes collection:6 Trading Score:31	Who is your Favorite Blues Artist? Mine is Jimmy Vaughn love his guitar work & rough vocals.Who is your blues man?

04-03-2010, 02:35 PM	#3
Johnny Vinyl Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:At the crossroad of Analogue Dr & 2CH Ave Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	For me that would be next to impossible to answer as I enjoy so many of them. Additionally, there is a lot of crossover blues into rock and other genres....damn this is tough. For straight blues I think I would pick John Lee Hooker. His voice and simple guitar licks get me every time. Love his stories. His voice however is so unique it'll never be duplicated, and I think that's one of the things I love about him. John Last edited by Johnny Vinyl; 04-03-2010 at 02:48 PM.

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04-03-2010, 03:54 PM	#6
pentatonic Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Montreal, Canada Blu-ray collection:570 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:158	So many, but the one I end up listening to the most is SRV

04-07-2010, 09:00 AM	#13
bradedvin Banned Member since:Apr 2010	My favorite Blues Artists are listed below. Gary Moore Robert Cray Robert Johnson.

04-07-2010, 01:13 PM	#14
Sagacious Koreo Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:685 Trading Score:3	It's really hard to beat SRV, no doubt. My favorite of his is still "Leave My Little Girl Alone". To me it's got the greatest guitar solo of all time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQsqRBCXiuw It's just got this raw emotion to it. Check the 2:10 mark. Amazing.

04-27-2010, 05:02 AM	#15
Loisal Banned Member since:Apr 2010	Mine has to be Michael Bloomfield, the greatest electric guitarist who ever bent a string. His tone, attack, control, fluidity and emotional content has not been suppassed. Unfortunately very little video exists of him, but check out "drinking wine/electric flag" or stop with Al Kooper on youtube. Then realise, he took the blues into the same areas that Miles and Coltrane did. I saw him 3 times with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band on their tour of UK in fall of 66, an incredibly aggressive industrial blues band. I also saw him twice in San Francisco in the late 60's he took your emotions to a spiritual place if you were prepared to go along with him.

04-27-2010, 05:37 AM	#17
Harry Caul Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Blu-ray collection:643 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Otis Rush. But my favorite Lp is Junior Wells Hoodoo Man Blues. And not exactly Blues but still fun, Bo Diddley.

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