This forum needs a blues thread, and now it's got one...

[kmanick]

and of course back in the day (when they actually were a real blues band)
ZZ Top 1980 "Jesus just left chicago"

 

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[msherman]

My friend, Melvin Taylor. Check out about 3 minutes into it. Enjoy

 

[Shawn]

Jeff Healey! He is the man. Seriously, I remember the first time I saw him, he performed Angel Eye's on tv and I was only 14 and blown away, even how he played the guitar being blind and all.

Good call on Gibbons too, he is one of my favs and ZZ Top is awesome.

 

[Shawn]

uhhh..excuse me? A little SRV anyone?

^^^The best video in the whole thread.



Seriously, how can anyone not like SRV?

 

[garcia3441]

 

[Arctodus]

Don't forget Rory Gallagher. He's one of my guitar heroes his stuff makes you come back for more. The song "A million miles away" the Irish tour version blew my mind away when I first heard it.

No hate but I don't know why people relate Clapton with blues. I mean sure he can play the blues but I never have felt him as a blues man.

 

[garcia3441]

The 'original' Fleetwood Mac:

 

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This owns :

 

[garcia3441]

John Lee Hooker:

 

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We're a guitar forum, but i think these fine ladys deserve a place.
I love them!!! Listen to them every week.

Billie Hollyday:



Nina Simone :



Ella Fitzgerald :

 

[Drew]

playstopause, if somehow you've never heard of Mahalia Jackson, go grab an album now. She sang gospel, not blues, but can hold her own with every woman mentioned in this thread.

 

[Shawn]

Debbie Davies is awesome too. I saw this lady live in Rockland, Maine (North Atlantic Blues Festival, 2001). She kicked ass!

 

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playstopause, if somehow you've never heard of Mahalia Jackson, go grab an album now. She sang gospel, not blues, but can hold her own with every woman mentioned in this thread.

Found this. She's great! So much soul in the singing...

 

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Don't let this thread die!

 

[TotallyBr00tal]

SRV definitely the sickest.

 

[garcia3441]

Booker White:



Blind Lemon Jefferson:

YouTube - Black Snake Moan - Blind Lemon Jefferson

Son House:
YouTube - Son House - Death Letter (live)

 

[Daniel S]

buddy guy
robert cray
willie brown
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[7 Dying Trees]

YouTube - Eric Clapton Shows Some Guitar Skills

"Lemmie turn this thing on" *THWACK*