What was your first Blues album?

Plankton · 08-29-2019, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

whats a good blues album to start with? like the illmatic of blues

Great suggestions from Lisna.

Also, maybe start near the beginning with some Robert Johnson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUyKnEiv70Y

As for Clapton, he was at his pure blues best with John Mayall:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0tJhHlbxWo

...and another suggestion: ZZ Top. They're very much Texas Blues, and a precursor to SRV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b76kjd5nvMg

As far as SRV, there were a lotta people who copped his vibe, but none more so than Kenny Wayne Sheppard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMJiHcfWRW0

And for more contemporary blues, there's Joe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIs8DDrywvw

That mother****er can play.

Mindy · 08-29-2019, 10:00 AM

Thanks for the links Plankton...my dad was a big Kenny Wayne Shepherd fan as I grew up. so ive heard his songs before but Ill check the others

Psy-Fi · 08-30-2019, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

I like Eric Clapton but I might check out if there is any Stevie Ray Vaughan too since you mentioned him. I know a lot of people that like his music because I've heard of him. I fear that im going to be listening to hiphop ass i get older

thanks for the information Lisnaholic, Ive heard of Muddy Waters and BB King, ill explore them too

And don't forget to check out John Lee Hooker and Howlin' Wolf...

John Lee Hooker - The Best of John Lee Hooker

Howlin' Wolf - The Greatest Hits

Mindy · 08-30-2019, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

And don't forget to check out John Lee Hooker and Howlin' Wolf...

John Lee Hooker - The Best of John Lee Hooker

Howlin' Wolf - The Greatest Hits

that photo..

ill check them out also when i get back to Connecticut

thanks

ando here · 09-07-2020, 04:01 PM

Empty Bed Blues, Bessie Smith

Have no idea where my copies ended up but I had it on vinyl and cassette. Never could find a cd version with that original re-release tracklist (it's essentially a compilation of singles). So I'm hunting down a new copy of the original vinyl/cassette releases.

Belphegor · 11-05-2020, 04:40 PM

Muddy Waters' Live at Newport 1960

mahdo1 · 11-06-2020, 10:12 AM

I didn't know it at the time but Led Zeppelin 1. Turns out to be a great blues album. The first known blues album I bought was Live at the Filmore East by Ten Years After.

Drjohnrock · 08-22-2024, 11:39 PM

Big Joe Williams - Hand Me Down My Old Walking Stick

I found it in a cutout bin either when I was in high school or shortly thereafter. Most of it is just Williams and his acoustic guitar, playing some solid country blues. The liner note state that Williams was given a bottle of bourbon and some ginger ale and that he knocked out the album in a short amount of time. I'm surprised such an admission would be made. But Williams sounds in control throughout. And as a friend of mine said when I played the album for him: "I can see where The Rolling Stones got a lot of their licks."

Buckeye Randy · 08-23-2024, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Drjohnrock

"I can see where The Rolling Stones got a lot of their licks."

It's interesting how Led Zep gets criticized for borrowing from the blues but the Stones are mostly respected for it.

Drjohnrock · 08-23-2024, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Buckeye Randy

It's interesting how Led Zep gets criticized for borrowing from the blues but the Stones are mostly respected for it.

True, but in fairness, Led Zep catches a lot of flack for stealing songs, not just guitar licks: The Lemon Song, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Dazed And Confused (and the composer of that one, Jake Holmes, isn't even a blues artist)...the list goes on and on. I agree with a lot of the criticisms of Zep: stealing songs, bombastic, etc. But they were still great, regardless. They were my favorite band growing up, and I still retain a fondness for their music--well, most of it, anyway

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mahdo1 Groupie Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 7	First Blues album I didn't know it at the time but Led Zeppelin 1. Turns out to be a great blues album. The first known blues album I bought was Live at the Filmore East by Ten Years After.

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Mindy ask me about cosmology Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 9,071	Thanks for the links Plankton...my dad was a big Kenny Wayne Shepherd fan as I grew up. so ive heard his songs before but Ill check the others

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ando here Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: NY, NY Posts: 1,802	Empty Bed Blues, Bessie Smith Have no idea where my copies ended up but I had it on vinyl and cassette. Never could find a cd version with that original re-release tracklist (it's essentially a compilation of singles). So I'm hunting down a new copy of the original vinyl/cassette releases.

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Belphegor Groupie Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 39	Muddy Waters' Live at Newport 1960

08-22-2024, 11:39 PM	#48 (permalink)
Drjohnrock Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 487	Big Joe Williams - Hand Me Down My Old Walking Stick I found it in a cutout bin either when I was in high school or shortly thereafter. Most of it is just Williams and his acoustic guitar, playing some solid country blues. The liner note state that Williams was given a bottle of bourbon and some ginger ale and that he knocked out the album in a short amount of time. I'm surprised such an admission would be made. But Williams sounds in control throughout. And as a friend of mine said when I played the album for him: "I can see where The Rolling Stones got a lot of their licks."