The Blues/Roots Thread

[general eclect]

Seeing as there isn't a blues thread I thought I'd start one to see if there are any other blues lovers here. Whilst blues is my main love musically I'm also into 'real R & B', as in, rhythm and blues from WWII through to the soul and funk of the seventies and eighties.

One of my favourite blues instrumentals is John Lee Hooker-Guitar Blues (Instrumental) - YouTube

I'm a fan of most if not all the Chess recording artists, e.g. Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Willie Dixon, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy etc, and also enjoy both urban blues and country blues (both types of music!).

This is a good space to post yootoob clips of your fave blues artists or songs!

 

[ardchoille]

A couple of years ago I heard a song by Stevie Ray Vaughan and was instantly addicted to his music. That song was entitled The Sky Is Crying. After hearing that I immediately began looking for more of his music and found that he was an outstanding performer. Since then I've also become addicted to the music of Eric Clapton.

I grew up on country music and didn't know I would love blues so much.

 

[general eclect]

Country and blues are very closely related. 'The Sky is Crying' is actually originally by Elmore James, recorded (I think) in the early fifties.

Elmore James - The Sky is Crying - YouTube

 

[general eclect]

This is a pair of buskers I saw playing some blues in the Sydney CBD, thought they were pretty good so broke out my Nikon and shot a video, the first of my yootoob music vids:

The Investment Buskers Slow Blues - YouTube

 

[Davdi]

Taj Mahal - Six Days On The Road
Fleetwood Mac - First two albums Listen to 'Shake your Moneymaker' and 'I Loved Another Woman' on the 'Dog & Dustbin' album and 'Love That Burns and 'Evening Boogie; on 'Mr Wonderful'

 

[general eclect]

All the early Fleetwood Mac material is good. At the risk of sounding like a mysogynist, once they had women in the band their music deteriorated.

If you like 'Shake your Moneymaker' have a listen to Hound Dog Taylor's version. Matter of fact anything by Hound Dog Taylor is good.

Jimmy Dawkins was also a shit hot blues guitarist, sadly he passed away a few days ago. Listen to,his album 'Fast Fingers'.

 

[Crashdamage]

John Lee Hooker - anything.
Muddy Waters - Live with Johnny Winters.
Joe Bonamassa, Stevie Ray, Clapton, etc etc.

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[general eclect]

CW Stoneking is a contemporary blues singer from downunder who sounds like a 1920s original. From what i recall he grew up in the outback and now lives in Melbourne. He's VERY good.

 

[general eclect]

Here's a version of Sonny Boy Willamson's "Help Me"

 

[saptech]

Early Morning Blues (Blind Blake, October 1926) [Remastered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-YwCk6ANY4

 

[saptech]

I used to shine shoes in old blues Juke Joints as a kid...I seen alot of talented non professional blues singers/players.

Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues (1925)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNWs0LsimFs

 

[general eclect]

Yep, there are lots of good players about, Fat Possum records have signed a few in recent years.

 

[CDPlant]

CW Stoneking is a contemporary blues singer from downunder who sounds like a 1920s original. From what i recall he grew up in the outback and now lives in Melbourne. He's VERY good.

Absolutely love C.W Stoneking! Saw him live a couple of years back in London and it was such an amazing gig, his performance was top notch and the stories he tells in between songs are great.

I'm a BIG fan of delta blues - Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Charley Patton, Skip James etc. Stuff from the 1920's - 60's is always my favourite. It is my go-to music for train journeys in the summer - something about delta blues makes travelling that much more enjoyable

And another favourite - Elizabeth Cotten

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm5-WdB_aVE

 

[general eclect]

Australia's version of the BBC is the ABC.

When Hound Dog Taylor toured here in '75, only months before he died, he was recorded by ABC Radio in the ABC studios (like the BBC, the ABC do radio as well as telly). I managed to get hold of a copy of the recordings a few years ago and made them available on a legal d/l site that only has non-commercial release recordings available. They're fairly readily found, on various audience recording sites. Search for Hound Dog Taylor Sydney. There should be versions available both with and without the studio chatter between songs.

 

[saptech]

Big George was at the Bluesweek Festival this past weekend and I've never heard of him until Sunday night! Well, he sure gave a great performance.

Big George Brock touts little-heard 'true blues' in St. Louis : Entertainment

 

[general eclect]

I'd not heard of him 'til now, will have to hunt down some recordings for a listen...

 

[general eclect]

I'm on a Junior Wells kick at the moment. If you want to see/hear what urban blues is all about there's no better place to start, except maybe with Muddy Waters.

Have a listen, see if you agree with me that he was one of the baddest:

Junior Wells - I Could Cry.wmv - YouTube

 

[PaulS]

Lest we forget,

Rory Gallagher - Too Much Alcohol - YouTube

One of the best acoustic performances I've ever seen.

Rory Gallagher.