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top 100 blues guitarists
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11-05-2014, 09:06
The strings aren't upside down. They're the right way up. Bass E at the top. The neck is upside down. So his chords are a mirror image of a right handed player.
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11-05-2014, 12:25
Jimi was a southpaw !!!!
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11-05-2014, 17:46
Jerome Wrote:The strings aren't upside down. They're the right way up. Bass E at the top. The neck is upside down. So his chords are a mirror image of a right handed player.I was blindly transcribing what a YouTube commenter said, w/o doing my own research. My bad; time to change my drool cup. Still unique and still wizard--Mr. Montoya I mean. OTOH, I'm overjoyed someone's reading my scribblings.
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR 
11-05-2014, 19:57
Music Head Wrote:I read them all jazzTruly appreciate the kind words--I seem to have found a home here. As a wise man once said--" If I appear to tower over others, it's because I stand on the shoulders of giants." Hope you read my aimed-at-you comment about the better lyricists (John Hiatt and Don Dixon)--both witty and impactful without being too too clever. Now on with the show...
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
Amos Garrett Didn't know much about him but it seems in snuck the Canuck: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Garrett
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtXs4-cFahw << in researching, I listened to Les Paul's and Jeff Beck's version--this cuts both. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ctJo0-WfFQ << Pleasant voice too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNRPnWIWi6U << listen up and pay attention--master class time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY2TZWG_hjI << ooh yeah--Daddy Cool gettin' down on the 88's (or 66's or 44's...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SybqrTR3HMk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_07oXXTfGo << my plea too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt2O4Y_sQ98 << several prominent guitarists have cited his chorus in this as personal faves... Fenton Robinson Not all that well known by the GenPop, I think he's 2nd tier, with a tragic history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSPbr8j671M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DS4bNWjY90 << nice version of a chestnut http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rKEVWZye-s << why he's remembered http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dct44KUuI...9c2HmJOd4O << early piece http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjobhibje...9c2HmJOd4O << ditto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I82T2kfqC5Y
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
12-05-2014, 22:41
Shuggie Otis Does it help or hurt to have a Dad who's a prominent bandleader (Johnnie Otis, a force to be reckoned with for decades)? On the one hand, exposure to the best; on the other, possibility of tough-to-meet expectations. Shuggie thrived. Multi-instrumentalist/writer/leader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avw50zY4f...vw50zY4fxc << not exactly the Blues... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6xRD-9hseI << name-checks all the greats. His dad put together a terrif band for this--Mr. Otis jr. more than holds his own. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR1nf9NUlpY << from a mighty interesting album http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMQeJ03aMtg << if Al Kooper thinks you are good enough to play on his album... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7gAtESDD3k Scrapper Blackwell [SIZE=2]An early player; I thought it wise to link his wiki: [/SIZE] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapper_Blackwell I thought it a hoot when they said "...some critics thought he veered towards jazz...", like there was some great distinction to be made in those days. Whatevah. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_BDFNeMaNw << good sound--didn't Slowhand just kill on this tune? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhk1TVWdmWQ << maybe not all that technically accomplished but emotion to burn and, Lordy, those lyrics! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_752T4ryqc << tough to listen to but persevere for the authenticity... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbLit-C07Rc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOuFZ9NXPHo BONUS: Elmore James' version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_aZ0jPPiao
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
13-05-2014, 17:46
Robert Jr. Lockwood Being as he was born in 1915 and lived to be 91, he played with everybody prominent in the Blues. Frequently associated with Sonny Boy Williamson II.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_7UkcMVzag << not long before he died http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpHcoODltDQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37sZjC_ugvo << hip vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAxvK7snq8s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-TpxdhoHKg Sonny Landreth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sloap5PUi40 << signature tune? Yes, until the next one he writes... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pdpJuX1gDE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9yXgjcqH2E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRwV-Y-V_7M << just makes this stuff on the spot. Amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1etoSlJ92Cc << with great effort of will, I'm gonna leave this guy alone now...if you ain't got it by now, you ain't gonna. BONUS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5uDooGp_dw << all hail CBC for this--huzzah! http://music.cbc.ca/#/concerts/CBC-Slide...2013-01-31
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
Guitar Slim This guy has a credible claim to being the co-creator of Rock 'n' Roll (it had a lot of fathers and Oh! What a mother...!) on the strength of 1 song. Everybody who's anybody in Rock or the Blues has covered it. Long career and always a credible writer/player.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj33EGMba...j33EGMbazY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY_NbrBJj...2BID5IBitf << makes the case stronger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96mui3vgXfk << we are forever in Art Rupe's and Specialty Records' debt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etZmdNgtRTk << no brag, just fact. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgsYaGUUPTs BONUS: To show this main song has long legs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0NlgriaC4I Taj Mahal How many separate careers has he had anyway? I'll tell you one durned thing: when he cooks, you eat--an inventive gourmet chef that just loves to satisfy. His infectious spirit is not a persona--it's Taj Mahal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQMU1S8FhKg << No better way to start. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_mcvifJ5N0 << the original (when presumably, he played at least some guitar) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBQ0gA_3XkU << a later doin' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjpIijRirUs << this is a guitar Thread, right? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-vo90v5KNA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAPF42aAXSM << Got the bucks? Need some backporch pickin' at your next BBQ/boat launch? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIvhiwFLrMI << strong case to be made that this is the defining version. A showcasing presentation by the band. Have mercy! and get some body parts moving... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG3XdF2FDuE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cKdXnBh25w << home brew vid but OK. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAHXSZcmTyo << tough circumstances but what a trouper! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaJeCda34HE << dancing's phony; real hula dancers are, shall we say, more statuesque/robust and know how to do the jelly roll for real. Fun song anyway. BONUS: How's this for a 3-fer? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwBwOSewwnE << this week's and possibly every week's Gospel pick. The funeral cortege's tune of choice...
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
15-05-2014, 00:20
Walter Trout Not sure how much longer he can continue--he needs a liver transplant. Anybody want to step-up on this? Bit of a bio from his talent representatives (pretty good agency): http://www.intrepidartists.com/artists/walter-trout/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4vusv0_VVc << S. Jersey homeboy--you rock, Walter! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meFag0HtrFw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZZWfth4PZg with CoCo Monyoya and the Bluesbreakers in '87 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYvk6diIzIw << ditto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke24gQxTdYk << with Joe Bonamassa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAAFSmIUxgo << with Canned Heat '83 Elvin Bishop Always the jokester, always serious about the music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edtl5W4XNLk << best known song but not representative of his talent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BePz4N156-Q << "honorary Southerner" eh? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8CVBZRTkF0 << later version--he's been doing it for 30+ years http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDAR2dC_2Ck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aLucvIkeDo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhiAMwWdD9c << as 1 commenter said--"Best he's sounded in years".
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR |
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