Good Modern Blues-- Suggestions, Please

by **woodsxc** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:43 am

Bob Sihler wrote:That long moan at the beginning...well, it doesn't get much better than that.

Is that what she said?

by **dskoon** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:25 am

Bob Sihler wrote:Clapton is too tame, not that he's bad. I've heard plenty of Clapton. Give me the hard stuff!

Sure, you and Woodsxc, Clapton is tamer, as I stated; doesn't mean he's not an excellent bluesman, and, as someone as novice is myself is offering a suggestion to the original poster, I think Clapton & Taj and a few modern others is a great place to get started. Besides, I've certainly reached for the whiskey and cigs while listening to Clapton. . did he make me reach for them? No, I reached for them because he was so good and so inspiring. . . A true student.

by **Gangolf Haub** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:54 am

Michael Katon, Joe Bonamassa and Sonny Landreth come to my mind. And if youmean REAL hard take Five Horse Johnson.

by **Bob Sihler** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:37 pm

woodsxc wrote:
Bob Sihler wrote:That long moan at the beginning...well, it doesn't get much better than that.

Is that what she said?

I wish.

by **cp0915** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:12 pm

If he hasn't been mentioned already, Johnny Winter can play some mean blues.

by **Clydascope** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:40 pm

Keep your eye (and ears) open for this 12 year old kid from Bishop, CA

http://www.ilike.com/artist/Cole+Citrenbaum

by **Clydascope** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:56 pm

Thanks Jade, I hadn't seen that one before.

The kid's got skills!

by **Clydascope** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:42 pm

One more plug for Cole

http://nl.youtube.com/user/guitaroo1

by **ColoradoScott** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:55 pm

+1 on Roy Buchanan. I'm also a fan of (in no particular order):

Tab Benoit
Mighty Sam McClain
Albert Collins
John Lee Hooker
Lonnie Mack (a true finger-bleeding guitar player)
Lonnie Brooks
Tinsley Ellis
George Thorogood (can't believe he wasn't mentioned before)
Delbert McClinton (most)

A great introduction is to get your hands onsome of the "Genuine Houserockin' Music" CD's or Anniversary Collections from Alligator Records.

by **erykmynn** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:11 pm

what does "modern" mean?

by **eferesen** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:47 pm

I know you wanted modern, but one guy cannot be left out Blind Willie McTell.

by **erykmynn** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:52 pm

eferesen wrote:I know you wanted modern, but one guy cannot be left out Blind Willie McTell.

would be nice still to know what "modern" is

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