RIP B.B. King

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RIP to a legend

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Jimmie Rodgers "The Father of Country Music" was just a white bluesman, he talked about listening to blacks sing them blues growing up in Mississippi.

Elivis's big influense was them blues, his first record "That's Alright Mama" a cover of a Big Boy Crudup tune. His "Hound Dog" a cover of a Big Mama Thornton tune.

The Rolling Stones, got that name from a 1951 Muddy Waters tune.."Rolling Stones" Brian Jones worshipped slide guitarist Elmore James.

When The Beatles first landed in America, a reporter stuck a mic in the face of John Lennon and asked.."so what;s the first thing you wanna do"....Lennon replied..."meet Muddy Waters".

Led Zepplelin has covered a lot of old blues tunes, "When The Levee Breaks" an old Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy tune.

Janis Joplins huge influense was blues legend Bessie Smith.

Jimi Hendrix grew up listening to blues, his big influense Guitar Slim.

Bob Dylan a huge fan of Georgia's Blind Willie Mctell.

Pink Floyd got that name from prewar blues cats, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

Hank Williams played a ton of blues.

And it goes on and on and......

A rare sight....

To add on:

Son House should also be mentioned he mentored two of the great blues men personally, Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson.

Robert Johnson actually borrowed "Woke Up this morning, feel around for my shoes/ What you know boat that/ got them walkin' blues" line from him

Son Houses' "Death Letter" is arguably one of the five greatest blues songs ever


Led Zepplin also covered Blind Willie McTell, Lead Belly and Robert Johnson (so did Cream and Clapton ,solo)

Hendrix biggest (or at least favorite blues-man) influence was probably Elmore James. He actually cover Bleeding Heart (which he recorded at least 4 times in various styles)

don't think its on you tube but Hendrix has another Hear My Train A Comin' acoustic take with a harmonica player. Even better than the '12 string take

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To add on:

Son House should also be mentioned he mentored two of the great blues men personally, Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson.

Robert Johnson actually borrowed "Woke Up this morning, feel around for my shoes/ What you know boat that/ got them walkin' blues" line from him

Son Houses' "Death Letter" is arguably one of the five greatest blues songs ever


Led Zepplin also covered Blind Willie McTell, Lead Belly and Robert Johnson (so did Cream and Clapton ,solo)

Hendrix biggest (or at least favorite blues-man) influence was probably Elmore James. He actually cover Bleeding Heart (which he recorded at least 4 times in various styles)

don't think its on you tube but Hendrix has another Hear My Train A Comin' acoustic take with a harmonica player. Even better than the '12 string take

Robert Johnson hung around with Son House, Charley Patton and Willie Brown. And he took a lot of what others were doing and did his thing with it. I have a CD of those songs he....borrowed.

Hendrix has talked about being impressed with Guitar Slim's showmanship. He was flashy. He did grow up listening to Muddy, Howlin' Wolf, like you mentioned Elmore James, who had a big influense on just about anyone who played guitar and knew of him.

Good stuff!

Alwys glad to find somebody who knows this stuff, cool~~~~~~

Five greatest prewar blues in my opnion. Impossible to do this in order.

St. Louis Blues...Bessie Smith
Black Snake Moan...Blind Lemon Jefferson
How Long How Long....Leroy Carr
James Alley...Rabbit Brown
Crossroads Blues...Robert Johnson




This is in my opinion the best example there is of them Mississippi Delta Blues, this cat recorded but one record then left that Devils music for the ministry, died out in California about 60 miles south of where I'm sitting. I was going to search him out in Bakersfield, he died before I got the chance.

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Robert Johnson hung around with Son House, Charley Patton and Willie Brown. And he took a lot of what others were doing and did his thing with it. I have a CD of those songs he....borrowed.

Hendrix has talked about being impressed with Guitar Slim's showmanship. He was flashy. He did grow up listening to Muddy, Howlin' Wolf, like you mentioned Elmore James, who had a big influense on just about anyone who played guitar and knew of him.

Good stuff!

Alwys glad to find somebody who knows this stuff, cool~~~~~~

Five greatest prewar blues in my opnion. Impossible to do this in order.

St. Louis Blues...Bessie Smith
Black Snake Moan...Blind Lemon Jefferson
How Long How Long....Leroy Carr
James Alley...Rabbit Brown
Crossroads Blues...Robert Johnson




This is in my opinion the best example there is of them Mississippi Delta Blues, this cat recorded but one record then left that Devils music for the ministry, died out in California about 60 miles south of where I'm sitting. I was going to search him out in Bakersfield, he died before I got the chance.

Hadn't heard about Guitar Slim until you mentioned him. Apparently was one of the first to use guitar distortion.

Love Robert Johnson's (and Son Houses') expressive vocals, guitar play and lyrics. Crossroad Blues is definitely a favorite.


Some my favorites

Burning -John Lee Hooker (both versions)
Louis Collins-Mississippi John Hurt
Death Letter-Son House

Please Accept My Love [ Live in Cook County Jail]-B.B. King
Statesboro Blues-Blind Willie McTell
Dark Was The night Cold Was The Ground-Blind Willie Johnson

Love In Vain-Robert Johnson
Crossroad Blues-Robert Johnson
Devil Got My Woman-Skip James

Electic Blues:

Going Down-Freddie King
[Hey Joe
Red House
Voodoo Chile
Somewhere
Hear My Train A Comin'] All by Hendrix

I tend to go for electric blues more but I love the older pre-war stuff as well.

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Hadn't heard about Guitar Slim until you mentioned him. Apparently was one of the first to use guitar distortion.

Love Robert Johnson's (and Son Houses') expressive vocals, guitar play and lyrics. Crossroad Blues is definitely a favorite.


Some my favorites

Burning -John Lee Hooker (both versions)
Louis Collins-Mississippi John Hurt
Death Letter-Son House

Please Accept My Love [ Live in Cook County Jail]-B.B. King
Statesboro Blues-Blind Willie McTell
Dark Was The night Cold Was The Ground-Blind Willie Johnson

Love In Vain-Robert Johnson
Crossroad Blues-Robert Johnson
Devil Got My Woman-Skip James

Electic Blues:

Going Down-Freddie King
[Hey Joe
Red House
Voodoo Chile
Somewhere
Hear My Train A Comin'] All by Hendrix

I tend to go for electric blues more but I love the older pre-war stuff as well.

Hendrix took what Guitar Slim was doing to the extreme, you can see the influense.

Devil Got My Woman/Hard Time Killin' Floor....by Skip James about as good as prewar blues gets.


Give...

Scrapper Blackwell
Buddy Moss
Ed Bell
Henry Townsend
King Solomon Hill
Ishman Bracey

.....a listen, all on youtube.


That Dark Was The Ground..... Willie Johnson an incredible sound. As is...Bozie Sturdivant, chech it out.

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Them old prewar blues was very territorial. You had...

Mississippi Delta
Texas
Alabama
Memphis
St.Louis
Georgia
East Coast/Piedmont

Each territory having those who best represented that sound, school of blues.

Here are the four that best represent the territories.

Mississippi Delta...Charley Patton, Son House, Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson
Texas...Blind Lemon Jefferson, Texas Alexander, Ramblin' Thomas, Henry "Ragtime" Thomas
Alabama...Ed "Barefoot Bill" Bell, Jaybird Coleman, Lucille Bogan, Sonny Scott
Memphis...Furry Lewis, Gus Cannon Jug Stompers, Frank Stokes, Memphis Jug Band
St. Louis...Peetie Wheatstraw, Roosevelt Sykes, Walter Davis, Henry Townsend
Georgia...Blind Willie McTell, Curley Weaver, Ma Rainey, Buddy Moss
East Coast/Piedmont...Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Julius Daneils, Josh White

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Jimmie Rodgers "The Father of Country Music" was just a white bluesman, he talked about listening to blacks sing them blues growing up in Mississippi.

Elivis's big influense was them blues, his first record "That's Alright Mama" a cover of a Big Boy Crudup tune. His "Hound Dog" a cover of a Big Mama Thornton tune.

The Rolling Stones, got that name from a 1951 Muddy Waters tune.."Rolling Stones" Brian Jones worshipped slide guitarist Elmore James.

When The Beatles first landed in America, a reporter stuck a mic in the face of John Lennon and asked.."so what;s the first thing you wanna do"....Lennon replied..."meet Muddy Waters".

Led Zepplelin has covered a lot of old blues tunes, "When The Levee Breaks" an old Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy tune.

Janis Joplins huge influense was blues legend Bessie Smith.

Jimi Hendrix grew up listening to blues, his big influense Guitar Slim.

Bob Dylan a huge fan of Georgia's Blind Willie Mctell.

Pink Floyd got that name from prewar blues cats, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

Hank Williams played a ton of blues.

And it goes on and on and......

A rare sight....

Peerless..