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Two that haven't been mentioned yet are Harlem Street Singer by Rev. Gary Davis and Texas Sharecropper & Songster by Mance Liscomb. Perhaps not brushed with the renown of a Robert Johnson or B.B. King but just as riveting in my opinion.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan - In the Beginning
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For blues guitarists: any live recording by BB King from the 60's-70's. Same goes for Albert Collins and Albert King.
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Junior Kimbrough - You Better Run
Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker - Hooker N' Heat Buddy Guy - Damn Right I've Got The Blues! Albert Collins - Frozen Alive Stevie Ray Vaughn - Live At Carnegie Hall Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal Muddy Waters - Hard Again Johnny Winter - Still Alive...and Well R.L. Burnside - Come On In The Steepwater Band - Dharmakaya Fleetwood Mac - Blues Jam in Chicago The Black Keys - Chulahoma Jeff Beck - Truth North Mississippi All-Stars - 51 Phantom The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East John Lee Hooker - (get them ALL!!) Driving Wheel - anything you can find by those guys Son House - anything you can find by him Elmore James - King Of the Slide Guitar I concentrated more on electric artists; if I made a list of country blues/acoustic folk blues, it would have the usual suspects (Skip James, Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Boy Williamson, et.al.) oh, and there are links in theis section to d/l free live shows by Driving Wheel and Steepwater Band in the corresponding threads. |
I just wanted to second the people who suggested both Robert Johnson's and Blind Willie Johnson's Complete Recordings. They are essential when getting into Blues. My pick for best electric blues album was also already mentioned - Albert King's Born Under A Bad Sign. Friggin' amazing.
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So this is the only song I can find off of Happy to Be Just Like I Am on youtube. I can't find it uploaded anywhere either, but I kind of like that I gotta pop the record in to hear it. :) I bought this album on a whim, but it turned into an album that I can't live without. I don't think I would be where I am now without it. It was just so fitting for that period in my life. I think a friend found it on the web for me recently. If so, I'll up it and shoot it your way as soon as possible. It's one album I always want to share, but can't. |
Roy Buchanan - Livestock
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glad to see this got bumped.
checking out howlin' wolf right now, sounds great. Love me some B.B. King, too |
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