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Old 05-13-2010, 11:37 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Ribbons, since you and several other people have recommended Muddy Waters, I'll try listening to some of his work. I've never actually intentionally listened to blues, so he seems like a good place to start!

I am intrigued by what I read about him at Wikipedia: "Muddy headed to England in 1958 and shocked audiences (whose only previous exposure to blues had come via the acoustic folk/blues sounds of acts such as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee and Big Bill Broonzy) with his loud, amplified electric guitar and thunderous beat. "

I like shocking things, so he might be a good place to begin with as an intro to blues, especially since his work was supposed to have influenced so many different genres: rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, folk, jazz, and country.
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