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Please I want to know where to start with Blues music, any ideas?

March 8th, 2010 admin Leave a comment Go to comments

I love blues rock, but I really want to get into the original blues more. I’m talking people like Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy. Which artists should I look for, and any recommended and essential albums? Thanks in advanvce.
thank you all very much, some great names thrown about. ok i feel guilty picking a best answer so i’ll put it to the vote.

John Lee Hooker , The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker or Burning Hell
Lonnie Johnson with Elmer Snowden , Blues and Ballads
Memphis Slim, All Kinds of Blues
Blind Willy McTell, Last Season
Rev Gary Davis, A Little More Faith
Lightnin Hopkins, The Swarthmore Concert
Odetta and the Blues
You can’t go wrong with any of these performers..

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  1. bam m
    March 9th, 2010 at 01:33 | #1
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    i don’t really know about original blues rock, but some good ones are cream, aerosmith, led zeppelin
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  2. conchobor2
    March 9th, 2010 at 02:00 | #2
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    A really good place to get your feet wet would be:

    Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues a Musical Journey

    It is a five disc set which will give you a good cross-section of blues from 1920 to about 2000

    Not exhaustive by any stretch of the imagination, but a great place to start.
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  3. ibsawdust
    March 9th, 2010 at 02:47 | #3
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    John Lee Hooker , The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker or Burning Hell
    Lonnie Johnson with Elmer Snowden , Blues and Ballads
    Memphis Slim, All Kinds of Blues
    Blind Willy McTell, Last Season
    Rev Gary Davis, A Little More Faith
    Lightnin Hopkins, The Swarthmore Concert
    Odetta and the Blues
    You can’t go wrong with any of these performers..
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  4. Bigman
    March 9th, 2010 at 03:30 | #4
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    Son House is one of the greatest bluesmen of all time, also there is a song called "Dark was the night, cold was the ground" by "Blind Willie Johnson" which (in my opinion) is the definition of "Blues music".
    Also you should definitly check out the Martin Scorsece film about the blues :D
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  5. Sandia
    March 9th, 2010 at 03:37 | #5
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    John Lee Hooker. Listen to everything especially the recordings with friends. I am talking artists like Carlos Santana and Ry Cooder.Many others.BB King and friends is a great CD.
    Eric Claptons "From the Cradle’" . Plays alot of Johnson.
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  6. Brian M
    March 9th, 2010 at 03:58 | #6
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    Travelin by john lee hookers great
    Muddywaters – father of chicago blues g hits never go wrong with that.
    Got to get something by Robert Johnson.
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  7. rkt2
    March 9th, 2010 at 04:12 | #7
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    you got it right.
    Also BB King and John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, T-bone Walker.

    And ‘Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials is a kickass contemporary blues outfit out of Chicago playin the classic Chicago Blues style. Check em out.
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