Blues Artist

BinGnarly
BinGnarly Posts: 508
edited July 2006 in Other Music
Im really digging Jimmy Reed. Keb Mo, Pine Top Perkins and B.B King right now. Im eighteen and just starting to get into blues. But I really love them what other blues artist should I check out?
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Columbus 2010

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  • kdpjam
    kdpjam Posts: 2,303
    john mayall and the bluesbreakers
    buddy guy
    johnny winter
    yardbirds
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • casper leblanc
    casper leblanc Posts: 1,246
    the roots of blues: Robert Johnson, Son House. Also really good: Howlin' Wolf.
  • INDIFFERENCE MAKER
    INDIFFERENCE MAKER Posts: 274
    JOHN LEE HOOKER IS BY FAR THE BEST!!!

    for a more laid back acoustic blues, check out Mississippi John Hurt, unbelievable.
  • BinGnarly
    BinGnarly Posts: 508
    Yeah I totally dig John Lee hooker my mom got me into him about two months ago.
    Shows:
    San Diego 2003
    Grand Rapids 2004
    Grand Rapids 2006
    Detroit 2006
    Columbus 2010

    "With my own two hands I can change the world."
  • ^rubyinthedust^
    ^rubyinthedust^ Posts: 53
    Bo Diddley
    Koko Taylor
    Keb Mo
    Johnny Lee Hooker
  • LedZepFan
    LedZepFan Posts: 1,009
    this is more modern and a bit unclassifiable, but the Black Keys are two white guys who make some pretty damn good, hard edged, bluesy music.

    As for real old school blues, I'm not that experienced in that realm....but I do agree with what everyone else has said but ill add that Eric Clapton(and Cream) has done some real good blues/ blues rock in his day. Sessions For Robert J, a tribute to Robert Johnson, is quite good.
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  • dharma69
    dharma69 Posts: 1,275
    BinGnarly wrote:
    Im really digging Jimmy Reed. Keb Mo, Pine Top Perkins and B.B King right now. Im eighteen and just starting to get into blues. But I really love them what other blues artist should I check out?
    Also look into:

    Jonny Lang and (on the female side of things) Susan Tedeschi.
    "I'm here to see Pearl Jam."- Bono

    ...signed...the token black Pearl Jam fan.

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  • enharmonic
    enharmonic Posts: 1,917
    John Lee Hooker
    Earl Hooker
    Howlin' Wolf
    Lightnin' Hopkins
    Son Seals
    Otis Rush
    Luther Allison
    Leadbelly
    Robert Johnson
    Buddy Guy's Sweet Tea album is pretty hot, too.
    Albert Collins
    Albert King
    anyone that Willie Dixon worked with/wrote for
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