Unknown Blues player

Jorge · September 21st, 2006, 01:56 PM

Is there any Unknown Blues guitarist we should know about?
Im talking down and dirty Delta etc.

Soupbone · September 21st, 2006, 03:45 PM

Ralph Maccio

Big Tony · September 21st, 2006, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Soupbone

Ralph Maccio

LMAO!!!

/ Tony

Jorge · September 21st, 2006, 04:39 PM

WHATA****?
Are you talking about the kid from Karate Kid??
Mr. Miyagi was the only great Blues player and we know it.
I still remember when we were sitting on my front porch with a sake and he played his harmonica.. R.I.P

kludge · September 21st, 2006, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Soupbone

Ralph Maccio

Steve Vai shoulda kicked his butt.

I remember reading a Steve Vai interview once where he talked about filming "Crossroads". Apparently, Ry Cooder played all those blues parts. Vai was warming up for the film scene with his normal pyrotechnics, and Cooder just sat down with a slide and blew him right off the stage, in Vai's view.

Big Tony · September 21st, 2006, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Joerge

Is there any Unknown Blues guitarist we should know about?
Im talking down and dirty Delta etc.

Do you mean contemporary artists, or 78 rpm classics?

/ Tony

kludge · September 21st, 2006, 05:27 PM

Oh, and since I should contribute little-known blues players...

Joseph Spence - Folk rather than blues, but he will BEND. YOUR. MIND. Arguably the most original guitarist I've ever heard. You'll never think about "in tune" the same way again.

Ali Faka Toure - Blues is African music. He'll take you right back to Africa.

Hubert Sumlin - Just in case you haven't heard old Howlin' Wolf records.

Pete Cosey - Not blues in any mainstream sense. Played with Miles Davis in the mid-1970s. His playing on the live Miles albums from that era (Agharta, Phaedra, Dark Magus) is breathtaking, psychedelic, experimental blues that will MAKE YOUR EARDRUMS BLEED.

Johnny Dowd - A unique modern primitive player, perhaps more Americana than blues.

Big Tony · September 21st, 2006, 05:40 PM

For contemporary stuff, this is a great place to start:

Obese Opossum

/ Tony

fwpilotfan52 · September 21st, 2006, 05:45 PM

The Black Ace. Very cool Delta blues on a National!

http://www.arhoolie.com/titles/374.shtml

Glen W · September 21st, 2006, 06:10 PM

Kirby Kelly. Saw him at a National Guitar Workshop Blues Summit faculty concert. He followed Ronnie Earl and Robben Ford, who had just played a really knockout, unrehearsed show. Together!

Kirby played & sang alone, on an amplified acoustic, some of the most explosive, gripping, hair-raising, chicken-skin-feeling blues I had ever heard.

I remember looking onstage, and in the wings were all those other great players just watching him, grinning, and shaking their heads just like the rest of us out in the seats.

bek · September 21st, 2006, 10:48 PM

I'm gonna keep bringing these guys up until somebody says they checked them out: http://www.tarboxramblers.com/disco.html

Not always traditional blues, but dang!

Gotta check out that Kirby Kelly guy.

Bones · September 21st, 2006, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Tony

For contemporary stuff, this is a great place to start:

Obese Opossum

/ Tony

Yeah, some of those cats are the real deal. Cedell Davis, Robert Balfour, Johnny Farmer, T-Model, RL and Junior, all greats in my book.

BLACKCAT69 · September 21st, 2006, 11:27 PM

Mississippi Fred McDowell, R.L. Burnside are two that come to mind. Not totally unknown but underrated and real crusty foot stomping good stuff.

Jorge · September 23rd, 2006, 04:37 PM

Haha now I get the Maccio thing.
God im 80 bpm and slooping!

chubbyjackson · September 23rd, 2006, 08:16 PM

PeeWee Crayton.

Tremo · September 23rd, 2006, 10:29 PM

Chris "Kid" Andersen
Nick Curran
Anthony Paule
Johnny "Cat" Soubrand
Mighty Mike Schermer
Matt Schofield

mojocasterman · September 23rd, 2006, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by kludge

Hubert Sumlin - Just in case you haven't heard old Howlin' Wolf records..

God bless you for mentioning the great Hubert Sumlin.

And don't forget the Legends.

6942 · September 24th, 2006, 12:06 AM

Johnnie Bassett.
Guitarist for the Motown "house" band.
Plays a hollow bodied Gibson.

Long John Hunter.
Long time Tex-Mex bar guitarist.
Plays a Fender stratocaster.

mojocasterman · September 24th, 2006, 12:10 AM

What was the name of that guy who released a CD called "Howlin' Mercy" again? He played a Dobro... thin white dude, long hair. Kickass guitar player and singer. Loved his albums. He passed away, unfortunately enough...

Edit: looked it up, it was John Campbell. I loved that track, "I ain't afraid of midnight"... man, great vibe in his albums. I need to go find the CD again...

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Jorge Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oslo Posts: 1,286 11 Photos	WHATA****? Are you talking about the kid from Karate Kid?? Mr. Miyagi was the only great Blues player and we know it. I still remember when we were sitting on my front porch with a sake and he played his harmonica.. R.I.P __________________ And I knew the world was over so I took a look outside. - Jeff Mangum http://www.myspace.com/juggernautism

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Big Tony Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden, by golly! Posts: 2,522 28 Photos	Delta Blues For contemporary stuff, this is a great place to start: Obese Opossum / Tony __________________ {8^)> myspace.com/tonypersson

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fwpilotfan52 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Peach State Posts: 75	Black Ace The Black Ace. Very cool Delta blues on a National! http://www.arhoolie.com/titles/374.shtml

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kludge Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minneapolis Age: 43 Posts: 1,025	Oh, and since I should contribute little-known blues players... Joseph Spence - Folk rather than blues, but he will BEND. YOUR. MIND. Arguably the most original guitarist I've ever heard. You'll never think about "in tune" the same way again. Ali Faka Toure - Blues is African music. He'll take you right back to Africa. Hubert Sumlin - Just in case you haven't heard old Howlin' Wolf records. Pete Cosey - Not blues in any mainstream sense. Played with Miles Davis in the mid-1970s. His playing on the live Miles albums from that era (Agharta, Phaedra, Dark Magus) is breathtaking, psychedelic, experimental blues that will MAKE YOUR EARDRUMS BLEED. Johnny Dowd - A unique modern primitive player, perhaps more Americana than blues.

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Glen W Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: CT Age: 59 Posts: 809 12 Photos	Kirby Kelly. Saw him at a National Guitar Workshop Blues Summit faculty concert. He followed Ronnie Earl and Robben Ford, who had just played a really knockout, unrehearsed show. Together! Kirby played & sang alone, on an amplified acoustic, some of the most explosive, gripping, hair-raising, chicken-skin-feeling blues I had ever heard. I remember looking onstage, and in the wings were all those other great players just watching him, grinning, and shaking their heads just like the rest of us out in the seats. __________________ Go big... or stay home.

September 21st, 2006, 10:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
bek Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 555	I'm gonna keep bringing these guys up until somebody says they checked them out: http://www.tarboxramblers.com/disco.html Not always traditional blues, but dang! Gotta check out that Kirby Kelly guy.

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BLACKCAT69 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada-Windsor-Ont. Age: 37 Posts: 2,633 5 Photos	Mississippi Fred McDowell, R.L. Burnside are two that come to mind. Not totally unknown but underrated and real crusty foot stomping good stuff. __________________ http://www.lukefisher.com/blame.wav

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Jorge Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oslo Posts: 1,286 11 Photos	Haha now I get the Maccio thing. God im 80 bpm and slooping! __________________ And I knew the world was over so I took a look outside. - Jeff Mangum http://www.myspace.com/juggernautism

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chubbyjackson TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: sag harbor ny Posts: 73	PeeWee Crayton.

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Tremo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Silicon Valley, CA, USA Posts: 3,761	Chris "Kid" Andersen Nick Curran Anthony Paule Johnny "Cat" Soubrand Mighty Mike Schermer Matt Schofield

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6942 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,592	Johnnie Bassett. Guitarist for the Motown "house" band. Plays a hollow bodied Gibson. Long John Hunter. Long time Tex-Mex bar guitarist. Plays a Fender stratocaster.

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mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,279	What was the name of that guy who released a CD called "Howlin' Mercy" again? He played a Dobro... thin white dude, long hair. Kickass guitar player and singer. Loved his albums. He passed away, unfortunately enough... Edit: looked it up, it was John Campbell. I loved that track, "I ain't afraid of midnight"... man, great vibe in his albums. I need to go find the CD again... __________________ Lentz HSL - McNaught SC Jr - Tom Anderson Cobra w/ 3 P90s - Crook Custom Tele w/ Lollar & TV Jones - Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster - Vinetto Legato - Grosh Bent Top S - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Dr. Z. Carmen Ghia & Mini Z - Fender Tweed Blues Junior.