The Way Overdue Blues Thread [Archive]

readyeddy?

09/17/2007, 18:13

I thought I'd wait and see if someone else would kick this off but apparently it's up to me. This thread is for discussions of anything blues related. Whether your talking old school blues men like Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters or the like or you want to talk about their progeny like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Clapton, Savoy Brown, Stevie Ray Vaughn or Kenny Wayne Sheppard here's where you discuss it.
Let's hear what you have to say.

I'll confess that it took Led Zeppelin to bring the blues to my attention, once I heard "Since I've been Loving You" I was blown away. Despite this and Derek And the Dominos it still took me awhile to fully embrace the blues. I got to see Muddy Waters perform for Dick Clark at Magic Mountain in 1978 and he was awesome, but he's the only old school guy I ever got to see.
I do enjoy listening to several of these guys. Albert King and Buddy Guy are brilliant guitarists and it's fun listening to Johnny Winter, too. Boz Scaggs has a great song with Duane Allman called "Someone Loan Me A Dime". Even Ray Charles got into the act with songs like "Busted".
My favorite Savoy Brown song would have to be "Hellbound Train".
I really need to make room in my budget for Taj Mahal.
I could go on but I probably should save some stuff for future posts.

Pardon me if my post is a little too stream of consciousness, but I'm trying to squeeze this in before I catch some zzzzzzs before work, and by that I don't mean ZZ Hill.

T'Chaka

09/17/2007, 18:31

The Muddy Water Chess box set rules! :cool:

JKLantern

09/17/2007, 18:41

SRV is another one of my favorites.

Anybody got "Riding with the King" by Clapton and BB King? I'm considering picking it up some time, and want to know how it is.

AlienFlanders

09/17/2007, 19:10

I am happy because finally someone released Howlin Wolf's Electric Album from 1969 on CD, unfortunately only in Japan so far. See here (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/howlin_wolf/the_howlin_wolf_album/)
This was done at the same time as Muddy Water's Electric Mud, apparently authorised by the son of one of the Elektra people. I have lived with a tape copy of the LP for about 20 years.

JKLantern

09/17/2007, 20:45

Back at the Classic Rock Station in my hometown, one of the former DJ's would do a Sunday Night Blues Hour at about 11 at night. It's not on anymore, but the couple of times I caught it, it was really cool. The main song I remember hearing on it was Screamin' Jay Hawkins' Constipation Blues.

readyeddy?

09/18/2007, 07:43

Here's some great blues rockers.

Since I've Been Loving You by Led Zeppelin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhwzhykSDlQ

Hellbound Train by Savoy Brown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujzo6EuYXZs

Loan Me a Dime (part one) by Boz Scaggs featuting Duane Allman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qPVJo7TawM

Loan Me a Dime (part 2) see above
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmur8dCJLgc

Dreams (pt 2 of 2) Allman Brothers Band ( I've no idea why there's no part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB89mkg-EnM

AlienFlanders

09/18/2007, 09:57

Here are some links from Howlin' Wolf and Willie Dixon
Shake It For Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux6N00CwudA) - Howlin' Wolf
Evil (is Going On) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcHj11WMqLM)
How many More Years (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xftnN0cFmM) 6 minutes 30 (the early part of this is the Stones doing Little Red Rooster)
Dust my Broom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s35Ak4m6QOk)
How Many More Years (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ou-6A3MKow)

Built for Speed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0H-iW2X-vM) - Willie Dixon
I got My Mojo Workin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJkBFCj3tYc)
Wang Dang Doodle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1MFxMotcTg)

Granite Moose

09/18/2007, 11:04

Anybody got "Riding with the King" by Clapton and BB King? I'm considering picking it up some time, and want to know how it is.

Somebody got that disc for me when it first came out. Personally, I think it's okay, but nothing spectacular. Of course, that may be because of my expectations being so high for the music that it couldn't have lived up to my self-created hype.

VelvetGuru9

09/18/2007, 12:07

There are some great blues guys I'll listen to now and again like Lonnie Jognson and Mississippi John Hurt. Sonny Boy Williamson wrote some great tunes that have been covered by everyone. Robert Johnson of course. Taj Mahal is pretty cool.

The best rock and Roll band at playing the blues? The Rolling Stones. Zeppelin is a close second, but if you listen to some old Stones, you'll hear the finest blues rock of all-time. For a great collection of that era Stones, check out the box set compilation of The Single Years.

Red_Skull_XIII

09/18/2007, 12:55

Anybody got "Riding with the King" by Clapton and BB King? I'm considering picking it up some time, and want to know how it is.
I think "Riding With The King" is B.B. King and Bruce Springsteen, isn't it?

Anyway, I personallly think that the slide guitar/dobro produces one of the greatest sounds ever in the blues, especially on KWS' "Was" and "Everytime It Rains".

The way I see it, if you can imagine the guitarist sitting on a porch during on hot summer night in a Louisiana bayou playing the song, it's a great blues song.

Granite Moose

09/18/2007, 19:49

I think "Riding With The King" is B.B. King and Bruce Springsteen, isn't it?

Nope, JKLantern is correct. It's Clapton and B.B.

Granite Moose

09/18/2007, 19:56

The best rock and Roll band at playing the blues? The Rolling Stones. Zeppelin is a close second, but if you listen to some old Stones, you'll hear the finest blues rock of all-time. For a great collection of that era Stones, check out the box set compilation of The Single Years.

Absolutely agree with you on this one. Early Stones music is some of the best out there.

I second many, if not most, of all the recommendations already put forth. Stevie Ray is one of my favorite all-time artists. Muddy Waters is also up there. And the first time I listened to Robert Johnson, I was blown away that he got that much sound out of just his voice and a guitar.

Another young artist I would nominate for inclusion is Jonny Lang. He's got some great stuff.

T'Chaka

09/19/2007, 00:29

AlienFlanders

09/19/2007, 19:13

It's all about Brian Jones pre-heavy dope, isn't it?

For Rolling Stones blues see here How many More Years (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xftnN0cFmM)

AlienFlanders

09/25/2007, 19:01

Following RWs, here is a version of Leadbelly's (not sung by him, but in the style of the time) Gallows Pole (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-gw0TZvabg) - Blue Riders.

readyeddy?

10/04/2007, 05:00

Here's a guy many of you might be unfamiliar with:

When A Guitar Plays the Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkbM1M1WN0w

Peter Gunn Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToFoHHXdBoM

Evil Woman Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8mtJiX28l8

Sweet Dreams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOptDDU3rOo

As anybody who's been paying attention know, I have a weakness for strong guitar skills and they don't get much better then the late Roy Buchanon.

AlienFlanders

10/04/2007, 07:49

Here is some raw Oz blues Grab a Snatch and Hold It - Chain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kmY8g10kU4) I wish there was more I could share.

Here is some Sam Cooke
Taylor Hicks Sam Cooke impromptu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQrSAeRASq4)
Bring It On Home to Me - Sam Cooke (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmR7FA5aW1Y)
A Change is Gonna Come (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4kMnMM2Fmk)
Wonderful World (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6BI9XBHpu4)

Can anyone find Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's "Momma's Got a Brand New Bag"?

Red_Skull_XIII

11/12/2007, 13:58

I was just looking over this thread again and realized that nobody mentioned Robert Johnson anywhere here. He is afterall the King Of The Delta Blues singers. Led Zeppelin's "Traveling Riverside Blues" (in my opinion, their best song) is a menegerie of Robert Johnson lyrics incorporated with their own. Here's some clips for you:

Crossroad Blues (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd60nI4sa9A)
(Cream's "Crossroads" is a pseudo-cover of this song.)

Me And The Devil Blues (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MCHI23FTP8)

If you're interested further, go to youur favorite Video search engine and search "Robert Johnson". Most results are covers of his songs, but a few are the original recordings.

:cool:

readyeddy?

11/12/2007, 14:23

I bought a complete Robert Johnson set a month or so ago but haven't had time to listen to it. I've also been meaning to revive my dormant music threads but haven't really had time there either.

readyeddy?

04/04/2008, 03:29

I've been beefing up my blues collection a lot lately. I've picked up stuff from Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, R.L. Burnside, Mississippi John Hurt, Keb Mo and more Buddy Guy.
So far of the old school blues guys Buddy Guy is by far my favorite for guitar. I can't explain why I like him because I've never studied how to play guitar, but I know what I like to hear and Buddy Guy does a lot of the things I like to hear. Albert King is good but for me of all the blues guys I've listened to Buddy Guy is my go to guy if I want versatility in my guitar licks. Right now I'm downloading the Rhino records definitive collection and I haven't been disappointed by a tune yet.
I have yet to check out the CDs from the other guys I've mentioned, but when it comes to sheer guitar virtuosity, I doubt they'll beat Buddy Guy.

Red_Skull_XIII

04/04/2008, 03:34

I think we need to play "Revival" for this thread. ;)

Anyway I just picked up a John Lee Hooker CD, and Allman Brothers At Fillmore East.

Amazing disks.

readyeddy?

04/04/2008, 03:52

I think we need to play "Revival" for this thread. ;)

Anyway I just picked up a John Lee Hooker CD, and Allman Brothers At Fillmore East.

Amazing disks.This thread has been ignored for too long.
Anyway, I haven't repped enough people since I last repped you so I'll say this here. You show good taste sir.

You and J. K. Lantern are two people who should be looking more closely at Buddy Guy.

Also, why don't you participate in rock wars? It's the best thing going for music fans on the realms. I like it because I get introduced to new musical experiences and I get to broaden musical awareness in others. You should check it out in the Arena forum. It's too late to nominate stuff but I don't think anybody will mind if you vote. Right now we're doing covers and my Black Magic Woman nomination is barely beating Van Halen.

readyeddy?

04/04/2008, 05:30

So anyway, I dug out a different best of CD by Buddy Guy done by a differnt company besides Rhino that I haven't gotten around to downloading to iTunes yet and was surprised to see that there is absolutely no overlap. This is really good as it's often kind of hard to find CDs by these artists that aren't collections.

readyeddy?

04/08/2008, 14:20

This is a lot like most of my country threads, as I'm mostly talking to myself.
I've got a CD called Folkways the Original Vision. It showcases songs by Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie with one song where they perform together. One track has the actor Will Geer quoting Woody Guthrie.

It has the songs "Fannin' Street and Gallis Pole and Midnight Special. We're probably more familiar with the Creedence version for the latter. Gallis Pole is the original version of Led Zep's Gallow's Pole and Fannin Street sounds suspiciously like one of the songs from either the first or second led Zeppelin albums. I just can't think which one right now.

thepallidmask

04/14/2008, 14:16

Aside from Robert Johnson and maybe Mississippi John Hurt, I'm surprised nobody mentioned other Delta Blues stuff! The simplicity of just a guy and his guitar are extremely captivating to me; the expressions come out so pure, so raw, it never ceases to me.

Son House is easily my favorite bluesman of all time; if you're not familar, check youtube for his performance of "Death Letter" and you'll understand why. Never have I seen a more haunted, passionate performance in my life.

I'd also highly recommend Tommy Johnson, Skip James and Bukka White.

Extremely glad to see this thread!

xjoshx

readyeddy?

04/14/2008, 17:03

AlienFlanders

04/20/2008, 05:32

Found an interesting radio cast of Robert Johnson (http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2008/04/15/2217811.htm)

Don't know how long it will stay up for.

AlienFlanders

04/21/2008, 09:01

Just listening to Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee - Blowin' the Fuses.

VelvetGuru9

04/26/2008, 19:42

Just listening to Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee - Blowin' the Fuses.
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to AlienFlanders again.
I started with some early Stones but eventually found myself Youtubing on some Little Walter.

readyeddy?

04/28/2008, 13:45

Well rather then cause more people to demonstrate their apathy when I post it on the What are You Listening to Right Now thread: I'll post it here, where it might be appreciated. I'm downloading to iTunes (and listening to) James Cotton - Best of the Vanguard years.

I just discovered that one of my regulars at my work is a huge fan of the Blues. He insists that best person on a mouth harp is James Cotton. Better then Charlie Musselwhite, Junior Wells, Little Walter or anybody else with one exception. He thinks John Popper is better though he doesn't really like Poppers music. So I had to check out what he was saying.
I had some James Cotton samples on various blues collections but I haven't heard them enough to form an opinion, so I'm looking into it now.

VelvetGuru9

04/29/2008, 11:01

I had some James Cotton samples on various blues collections but I haven't heard them enough to form an opinion, so I'm looking into it now.
Hey RE, check out my post from Rock Wars 53. It was on that Aerosmith blue's tune and I said something about Steven Tyler's harp playing being good, but just not James Cotton good. James "King" Cotton is the man on the blues harp. Good choice on those downloads.

readyeddy?

04/29/2008, 12:41

Hey RE, check out my post from Rock Wars 53. It was on that Aerosmith blue's tune and I said something about Steven Tyler's harp playing being good, but just not James Cotton good. James "King" Cotton is the man on the blues harp. Good choice on those downloads.
Well that best of the Vanguard years really didn't seem to showcase his harmonica enough so I'll just have to keep an eye out for other work he's done. I understand he backed up Muddy Waters a lot before he moved out on his own; so when I have a chance to relisten to my Muddy collection, I'll have to pay attention to the mouth harp.

VelvetGuru9

04/29/2008, 12:51

Well that best of the Vanguard years really didn't seem to showcase his harmonica enough so I'll just have to keep an eye out for other work he's done. I understand he backed up Muddy Waters a lot before he moved out on his own; so when I have a chance to relisten to my Muddy collection, I'll have to pay attention to the mouth harp.
I think he's also worked with Matt "Guitar" Murphy, and I think they were on the same label for a bit. Matt Murphy is in the Blues Bros. movies and plays a mean guitar as well as the husband of Aretha in the flick.

readyeddy?

04/29/2008, 13:03

I think he's also worked with Matt "Guitar" Murphy, and I think they were on the same label for a bit. Matt Murphy is in the Blues Bros. movies and plays a mean guitar as well as the husband of Aretha in the flick.
I remember that. I thought he was an actual member of the Blues Brothers Band along with Steve Cropper?

VelvetGuru9

04/29/2008, 16:37

I remember that. I thought he was an actual member of the Blues Brothers Band along with Steve Cropper?
He was a regular of the Blues Bros Band with Steve Cropper and if I'm not mistaken, Duck Dunn on bass.

My company got into a bit of trouble during the shoot for the 2nd Blues Bros Movie with John Goodman. We had produced a book called The Funkmasters which had a silhouette of James Brown on the cover, not his back, but only a black silhouette. A friend of mine was playing drums for James Brown in that Blues Bros. scene and he showed him the book and James said "Hey man, where's my royalty fee?" and $5,000 later...:( whups, our bad.

readyeddy?

04/29/2008, 17:23

He was a regular of the Blues Bros Band with Steve Cropper and if I'm not mistaken, Duck Dunn on bass.

My company got into a bit of trouble during the shoot for the 2nd Blues Bros Movie with John Goodman. We had produced a book called The Funkmasters which had a silhouette of James Brown on the cover, not his back, but only a black silhouette. A friend of mine was playing drums for James Brown in that Blues Bros. scene and he showed him the book and James said "Hey man, where's my royalty fee?" and $5,000 later...:( whups, our bad.
Yeah Donald "Duck" Dunn. I was trying to remember that name.

That James Brown story is funny. Chuck Berry lives near St. Louis and I understand he likes his money too. (In other words he don't do nothin' for free.)

DisturbedChild

04/30/2008, 14:44

I just downloaded some Kenny Wayne Shepherd Cds and ALL of the Stones early CDs so I am just loving the blues right now.

AlienFlanders

04/30/2008, 19:13

I just downloaded some Kenny Wayne Shepherd Cds and ALL of the Stones early CDs so I am just loving the blues right now.

Early Stones is how I discovered the blues.

VelvetGuru9

04/30/2008, 22:33

Early Stones is how I discovered the blues.
There's nothing better than that man.

Red_Skull_XIII

05/01/2008, 00:01

I just downloaded some Kenny Wayne Shepherd Cds and ALL of the Stones early CDs so I am just loving the blues right now.
I highly recommend getting a hold of (if you haven't already) KWS's album, "Live On". It's got my three favorite of his songs "Was" "Last Goodbye" and "Oh Well". Also, his "10 Days Out" album is a great synopsis of amazing blues throughout the century.

readyeddy?

05/01/2008, 00:03

AlienFlanders

05/01/2008, 01:18

Just finished adding two Howlin' Wolf CDs to iTunes. The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions which oddly is listed as disc 1. I was unable to find the extended version. Also His Best: 50th anniversary Chess collection, which is marked as the definitive on the cover. I love Wang Dang Doodle, I Ain't Superstitious, Spoonful and Goin' Down Slow.

As far as I know there is only 1 disk. But there was an anniversary release done a while ago.

I like those songs and a couple of others -
I Asked my Baby for Water (she gave me Gasoline)
Evil
300 Pounds of Joy
Smokestack Lightning
Moanin' at Midnight

Heh, the Stones Little Red Rooster barely comes near compared to these.

readyeddy?

05/01/2008, 01:27

As far as I know there is only 1 disk. But there was an anniversary release done a while ago.

I like those songs and a couple of others -
I Asked my Baby for Water (she gave me Gasoline)
Evil
300 Pounds of Joy
Smokestack Lightning
Moanin' at Midnight

Heh, the Stones Little Red Rooster barely comes near compared to these.
I tried to order a deluxe edition from Barnes & Noble that had two discs but they said they couldn't get it for me.

Red_Skull_XIII

05/01/2008, 02:46

Recently discovered "Willie And Poor Bob". It's a blues instrumental (I think a compilation of Robert Johnson guitar parts, also Willie Brown and Poor Bob are the characters mentioned in "Cross Road Blues") by Dickey Betts and Warren Haynes on the album "Guitars That Ruled The World". I highly recommend it.

VelvetGuru9

05/01/2008, 10:33

I highly recommend getting a hold of (if you haven't already) KWS's album, "Live On". It's got my three favorite of his songs "Was" "Last Goodbye" and "Oh Well". Also, his "10 Days Out" album is a great synopsis of amazing blues throughout the century.
That was one of the CDs I downloaded. I've always liked KWS's style and had Live On at home but I was able to raid the CD cabinet here at work (we're a music publisher so it's like being in the candy store) to download all these great CDs to my Itunes so I can now add them to my iPod library :laugh: . That's why I was able to get all those old Stones CDs too. I'm up to the T's now and am doing all the Talking Heads stuff.

readyeddy?

05/04/2008, 17:20

I'm listening to Sonny Boy Williamson - His Best, the 50th Anniversary Chess collection as I double check the iTunes downloads. I just finished putting Little Walter - His Best in yesterday. I'm still undecided who I think I like best on the mouth harp.

Red_Skull_XIII

05/04/2008, 17:40

Just purchased "Me and Mr. Johnson", a CD of Clapton covering Robert Johnson songs. It's amazing. I'm a little miffed that there's no new cover of Cross Road Blues on there, but thats the only issue I have with the CD. His rendition of Traveling Riverside Blues is astounding.

readyeddy?

05/07/2008, 01:22

I'm listening to Walter Trout and the Radicals - Relentless

This guy is huge in Europe. He's played with Canned Heat for a few years and John Mayall's BluesBreakers before he formed his own band.

This guy is a guitar hero. JKLantern would love this stuff.

VelvetGuru9

05/07/2008, 10:03

Listening to some Elmore James - Dust My Broom.

readyeddy?

05/08/2008, 19:58

Just finished listening to Chain -Australian Rythm & Blues from the package AlienFlanders sent me. I especially like Black & Blue and Messin' With Soul.

AlienFlanders

05/08/2008, 20:24

Just finished listening to Chain -Australian Rythm & Blues from the package AlienFlanders sent me. I especially like Black & Blue and Messin' With Soul.
I never saw them live but apparently they played a mean set. Unfortunately they didn't record much, for a 20+ year history of touring they cut 3 maybe 4 albums that I know of. And without youtube at the time, not a lot got filmed either. I have only found a couple of videos and the sound is not inspiring.

Saying that, I would say that Australian Rythm & Blues is one of the finest examples of raw pub band blues around.

doctor_x

05/13/2008, 10:00

I just saw the band Little Feat sunday nite in concert.

GREAT blues band. Killer in fact.

Also, get the DVD of Stevei Ray Vaughn, Live @ Austin City Limits.

You will be amazed to say the least...

More great blues players:

Edgar and Johnny Winter
early Kenny Wayne Shepard
Jeff Beck

VelvetGuru9

05/13/2008, 14:43

I just saw the band Little Feat sunday nite in concert.

GREAT blues band. Killer in fact.
R.I.P. Lowell George :sleep: - another great one who was taken way before his time.

readyeddy?

05/13/2008, 15:24

I never thought of Little Feat as Blues, I always tucked them in with bands like the Dead and Hot Tuna, but yeah Lowell George is sorely missed.

readyeddy?

05/15/2008, 15:23

I'm listening to the Howlin' Wolf CD that AlienFlanders sent me.
A good listen. I can see why he's so hyped on it. I was unable to get iTunes info again so I need track titles for tracks for 4, 7, 8 and 9. I was able to identify the other track names.

AlienFlanders

05/15/2008, 18:54

readyeddy?

05/17/2008, 16:56

I'm listening to Kenny Wayne Shepherd - 10 Days Out, Blues From the Backroads.

He hooks up with all kinds of old school blues guys.

B.B. King, Bryan Lee,Buddy Flett, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Cootie Stark, Neal "Big Daddy" Pattman, Etta Baker, Henry Townsend, Jerry "Boogie" McCain, John Dee Holeman, George "Wild Child" Butler,Henry Gray, Hubert Sumlin and (I love this name) Pinetop Perkins. Four songs are where he hooks up with a different blues artist while backed by the Howlin' Wolf band. Comes with a DVD. Don't know when I'll have time to watch it though.

Red_Skull_XIII

05/17/2008, 18:54

I'm listening to Kenny Wayne Shepherd - 10 Days Out, Blues From the Backroads.
"Prison Blues" is by far the best track on there. A close second would be "Honky Tonk", but "Prison Blues" still beats it.

readyeddy?

05/18/2008, 06:25

"Prison Blues" is by far the best track on there. A close second would be "Honky Tonk", but "Prison Blues" still beats it.
So did that whet your appetite to check out other stuff by Cootie Stark and Neal "Big Daddy" Pattman?

Red_Skull_XIII

05/18/2008, 09:09

So did that whet your appetite to check out other stuff by Cootie Stark and Neal "Big Daddy" Pattman?
Yes, but I haven't had the means to pick anything up yet, despite my father being the director of the largest library in the capital region and my job at Borders.

readyeddy?

05/20/2008, 14:10

Just finished listening to Mississippi John Hurt - Vanguard Visionaries

iTunes has him listed under Folk and I don't think I'll correct that. He's much more soft spoken and laid back then most Blues guys.

I sure have a lot of covers for Stagolee. I've seen it called Stackolee and Staggerlee. I imagine the's several variations to the title. Interestingly, St Louis claims all that happened there.

readyeddy?

05/21/2008, 15:26

Roy Buchanon: The Definitive Collection

This guy should be on everybody's top ten guitarists list.

He does the best Hey Joe you'll ever hear outside of Hendrix.

readyeddy?

05/25/2008, 16:42

Just finishing the first disc for Blind Pig Records 30th Anniversary Collection.

I like these collections because they wake you up to lesser known musicians of the genre. It's got stuff from Elvin Bishop, Savoy Brown, Otis Rush, James Cotten, Walter Horton, plus new names (to me) like Smokin' Joe Kubek, Debbie Davis, Omar & The Howlers, Popa Chubby and a duet with B.B. King from a guy named Arthur Adams. (Though I confess, Arthur Adams' name seems vaguely familiar.)
Looking forward to listening to the second disc.

readyeddy?

06/05/2008, 23:38

Blackjack 21 Essential Classics - B.B. King

Hard to believe I bought this for $3.95. It's nicely packaged, has artsy liner notes and doesn't have a K-Tel vibe at all.

Red_Skull_XIII

06/06/2008, 01:20

Blackjack 21 Essential Classics - B.B. King

Hard to believe I bought this for $3.95. It's nicely packaged, has artsy liner notes and doesn't have a K-Tel vibe at all.
That's the great thing about Blues Collections. They're usually in the discount row or clearance bin. I've seen a 3 CD "Blues Greats" set for $5.

AlienFlanders

06/08/2008, 00:12

Chain - Sweet Honey

I have discovered they have re-released a bunch of their earlier stuff and some new stuff recently.

readyeddy?

06/08/2008, 14:44

Buddy Guy- Bring "em In

Pretty good, not my favorite stuff from him. This contains duets with Carlos Santana, Tracy Chapman, Keith Richards, John Mayer and a couple guys I'm unfamiliar with named Anthony Hamilton and Robert Randolph.

He does pretty good on Ain't No Sunshine with Tracy Chapman and I Put a Spell On You with Carlos Santana. Otherwise I prefer most of his solo songs on this.

AlienFlanders

06/14/2008, 05:20

Just picked up BB King - Live at the BBC

and Chain - Child of the Street

readyeddy?

06/24/2008, 12:40

I realised after Bo Diddley passed away, that I needed some of his stuff in my collection. The only stuff I had was "I'm a Man" from the Sopranos soundtrack and a track in which he does a cover of Eric Clapton's cover of his own song "Before You Accuse Me". So I went to Borders and ordered a best of CD. I did the order on the internet along with an order for a Commander Cody CD. Both orders came with an E-Mail saying if Borders didn't have the CD by a certain date I'd get the CD for free. Well the Commander Cody arrived on time but the Bo Diddley CD didn't. So I got it for free, though I caught heat from the store manager for not ordering the CD through an employee.
It was just one of those 20th Century Millennium Collections, which aren't really adequate best of collections but it'll do for now.

For the longest time I thought that "I'm a Man" was originally a Muddy Waters song. Now I understand that "Mannish Boy" is just Muddy covering "I'm a Man" while cracking on Bo Diddley good naturedly about how young he was when he cut the track. Both are good versions.

Red_Skull_XIII

06/24/2008, 13:48

I don't know if anybody here reads Ghost Rider, but recently they had a "Ghost Rider soundtrack" contest and Robert Johnson's "Cross Road Blues" made the winning list.

readyeddy?

06/24/2008, 14:18

I don't know if anybody here reads Ghost Rider, but recently they had a "Ghost Rider soundtrack" contest and Robert Johnson's "Cross Road Blues" made the winning list.
Who had the contest?

readyeddy?

06/28/2008, 14:22

Well, I guess that question won't get an answer.

I just finished adding Greatest Hits - Z.Z. Hill to my iTunes library.

Another musician who died too young.

readyeddy?

06/30/2008, 15:47

Whole Lotta Blues - Songs of Led Zeppelin

Blues musicians turn the tables and cover Led Zeppelin songs.

contributors:

Eric Gales
Derek Trucks
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
James Cotton
Otis Rush
Carl Weathersby
Robert Lockwood Jr
Magic Slim
Joe Louis Walker
Alvin "youngblood" Hart
Chris Thomas King
Matt Tutor
Otis Clay
Billy Branch

Red_Skull_XIII

06/30/2008, 17:29

Who had the contest?

Oops, missed this one. I forget exactly who sponsored it or what the prize even was, but the winner was announced in the last (most recent) issue of Ghost Rider.

Whole Lotta Blues - Songs of Led Zeppelin

I picked this up from my local library last year and wasn't too big on it. Not sure why.

readyeddy?

06/30/2008, 18:12

I picked this up from my local library last year and wasn't too big on it. Not sure why.
You can borrow CDs at the library these days?

Red_Skull_XIII

06/30/2008, 19:01

You can borrow CDs at the library these days?

Yuppers. The selection varies a lot between libraries however, as a staff member is in charge of which CDs the library buys. The classical section is usually the largest, other than that it's up for grabs. Albany Public Library has a fairly large Blues selection.

readyeddy?

07/03/2008, 17:40

Hellhound On My Trail - Songs of Robert Johnson

Contemporary Blues artists covering Robert Johnson 's body of work. The usual names I've brought up before. One surprise inclusion. Milkcow's Calf Blues has Robert Palmer.

Red_Skull_XIII

07/04/2008, 00:42

AlienFlanders

07/08/2008, 06:52

You gotta have the Blues - Willie Dixon, from Hidden Charms
I have no idea how I got the tape of this album but he sings like Howlin Wolf, I will have to track the CD down one of these days.

AlienFlanders

07/08/2008, 21:51

Sonny Tery & Brownie McGhee - Blowin' the Fuses

readyeddy?

07/09/2008, 21:07

Sonny Tery & Brownie McGhee - Blowin' the Fuses
Is it as good as "Crow Jane"?

The Jimmy Rogers All Stars - Blues, Blues, Blues

Released just after Jimmy Rogers passed away, this CD has him performing with a smorgasboard of great musicians. Three songs with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, two with Steve Stills, two with Taj Mahal, two with Eric Clapton, one with the Jeff Healey Band, one with Lowell Fulson (of whom I'm unfamiliar), and my personal favorite track, a John Lee Hooker cover called "Gonna Shoot You Right Down (Boom Boom) recorded with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton.

An asset to anybody's blues collection.

AlienFlanders

07/09/2008, 21:10

Is it as good as "Crow Jane"?

In the same league, but they are having more fun between the songs.

readyeddy?

07/16/2008, 13:41

Jimi Hendrix - Blues

Hendrix collection with two versions of Red House, Voodoo Chile Blues and Jimi covering Born Under a Bad Sign, Mannish Boy, Catfish Blues and other songs. Good stuff if you're a Hendrix fan and like the blues.

readyeddy?

07/22/2008, 13:37

Buddy Guy - Sweet Tea

Love his guitar, he was a major influence on Hendrix you know. Some of the lyrics on "Got To Have You Girl" might make you squirm though.

readyeddy?

08/08/2008, 15:39

Walter Trout - Livin' Every Day

I believe I discussed him in an earlier post.

readyeddy?

08/16/2008, 14:28

Blues Guitar Heaven

A nice collection w/ two tracks by Eric Clapton (including a smokin' instrumental called "Freight Loader") two tracks by Muddy Waters (including an excellent "Key Little Highway" and several other tracks by the likes of Santana, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy doing "Texas Flood", Buddy Guy performing with his pal Jr. Wells, Magic Sam, T-Bone Walker, Luther Allison and others.

Samplers like these are grat places to start getting a handle on the blues.

readyeddy?

08/29/2008, 00:12

Red_Skull_XIII

08/29/2008, 01:56

I just finished The Very Best of Canned Heat.

They perform a nice track with John Lee Hooker called "Whiskey and Wimmen'" and a surprising track with Little Richard called "Rockin' With The King".

Lots of good stuff on their own. "On The Road Again", Goin' Up The Country" and "Let's Work Together" all rate five iTunes stars with me.

I almost bought the John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat CD at FYE the other day (during my search for Son House and Elmore James CDs, of which FYE had none).

I've been reading a book called Blues Singers by David Dicaire. It's pretty much a collection of "meat and potatoes" biographies of a good number of blues musicians. It's a tad out of date in terms of those who have passed since it's publication but still a very good book to have.

readyeddy?

08/29/2008, 13:53

I almost bought the John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat CD at FYE the other day (during my search for Son House and Elmore James CDs, of which FYE had none).

I've been reading a book called Blues Singers by David Dicaire. It's pretty much a collection of "meat and potatoes" biographies of a good number of blues musicians. It's a tad out of date in terms of those who have passed since it's publication but still a very good book to have.
The book sounds interesting.

readyeddy?

09/18/2008, 17:10

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Blues At Sunrise

Nice collection. Even a performance with Albert King on the title track.

readyeddy?

10/23/2008, 19:07

I just added the last of the Walter Trout cds I have to iTunes. It's titled simply "Walter Trout" and is listed as having the same playlist as a cd he put out called "Positively Beale St."
I believe he recorded the same songs with a different back up band for U.S. release.

readyeddy?

10/27/2008, 18:26

Roy Buchanon - Dancing On The Edge

If you've never heard Roy Buchanon there's a void in your life.

readyeddy?

11/18/2008, 17:26

Blues Rock

A compilation CD (I got a lot of these) of rockers playing the blues.

John Mayall
The Allman Brothers
Johnny Winter
Eric Burdon
Rod Stewart
Savoy Brown
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Pat Travers

It also includes tracks by Roy Buchanon and Robert Cray.

AlienFlanders

04/05/2009, 20:36

Joanne Shaw Taylor - White Sugar, she was discovered by Dave Stewart and played in a "supergroup" that toured Europe last year. One to put on the watch and listen list.

Jimmy Thackery - Inside Tracks, apparently he has been a session type muso for a while (someone with more music cred could fill in the details), another one for the watch and listen list.

readyeddy?

04/14/2009, 18:46

I just finished adding The Savoy Brown Collection featuring Kim Simmonds to my iTunes library.

AlienFlanders

05/09/2009, 23:19

10 Days Out - Kenny Wayne Shepherd and others.

How is this only getting written up now, when it was done in 2001 and supposedly released in 2006?

The DVD rocks.

readyeddy?

05/10/2009, 07:12

10 Days Out - Kenny Wayne Shepherd and others.

How is this only getting written up now, when it was done in 2001 and supposedly released in 2006?

The DVD rocks.I've had it for about a year and mentioned it on this thread. I don't have the DVD though. I just recently learned that Kenny has a very famous father in law with strong ties to Australia. Maybe you know of whom I speak?

MaxFortune

05/10/2009, 07:41

Jimmy Thackery - Inside Tracks, apparently he has been a session type muso for a while (someone with more music cred could fill in the details), another one for the watch and listen list.

Thackery sort of did a crash and burn when he quit the Nighthawks in 1987. He had a succession of his own bands for a long time, none of which did wonderfully well. The 'hawks were based out of DC and I'm about an hour away, so I used to see them all the time. Around two years after Thackery quit (and the band kept on going without him), you started hearing the "Whatever happened to Jimmy?" question coming up all the time. About the only thing of any real note he accomplished in the last twenty years was mentoring Jonny Lang.

He's still performing live, though. He swings through here about once a year (in fact, he'll be here at the end of the month):Thackery at BluesFest (http://www.blues-fest.org/JimmyThackery.html)

AlienFlanders

05/10/2009, 08:14

The Kenny Wayne Shepherd DVD is worth hunting down, it is a documentary giving the blues Gods the chance to talk and play/sing.

It raises my estimation of Kenny Wayne. He visited our sunburnt land a few years ago, and the band were obviously having a longest without bathing contest so you couldn't get near them in a closed environment for long.

I read a review of the disk recvently in an english magazine, so maybe it was released US only.