Ross Brown Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 My dad today at lunch asked me to give him three examples of the blues so that he could go listen and get a better idea... He is 85 years old and always gravitated towards jazz and classical music. He plays many instruments... just never piad much attention to the blues... I told him 1) Muddy Waters - Electric Mud album 2) Hoochie Coochie Man played by Eric Clapton, any version (yes, I know it is also on the Electric Mud album) and Luther Allison, All the Kings Horses... What do think of this list and what three would be on your list of blues examples for someone that did not know the blues? "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizzo9247 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 1. Did his car ever die on the side of the road in a snow storm? 2. Did his dog ever run away? 3. Was he ever dumped by the love of his life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Malone Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 What rizzo said, that's the blues. Wally I have basses to play, places to be and good music to make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Malone Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 On a song I recorded with Bo Diddley, he sang "She drank hot sauce for water and threw my hat in the toilet stool". Now that's really the blues. Wally I have basses to play, places to be and good music to make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 On a song I recorded with Bo Diddley, he sang "She drank hot sauce for water and threw my hat in the toilet stool". Now that's really the blues. Wally not on Spotify..... "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I was thinking you might include an older blues artist. Big Bill Broonzy, Bessie Smith, something like that - to show the early startup. Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 something by Son House. something by Robert Johnson. something by Muddy. should do it. http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Muddy Waters, my personal favorite because he is the best, but he is obviously the first suggestion by most because of that fact. Howlin' Wolf Albert King - I'll play the blues for you. Awesome song, awesome album. BB King - My favorite song - Why I Sing The Blues. So fun to play the bass along with. You should have an idea of his jazz tastes, work off that. Crooners or instrumentalists? Would he prefer acoustic or electric? Electric may be drifting closer to the R&R genre, that may put him off. On second thought, I wonder if he is testing you... If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 These three. [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 anything from John Lee Hooker, Muddy and Buddy Guy would work. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele C. Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I would add the roots, like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Big Bill Broonzy, RobertJohnson (where you find out that crossroads was recorded in 1936, just as Love in Vain). Talking about electric blues, I would throw in the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Elmore James, the three Kings, Ronnie Earl. Regards modern blues or british blues, I would not undervalue Rory Gallagher, a great player and also revisit the poor Jeff Healey. Finally, to dig the way Rizzo puts, it, I would mention the descending fourth that Ellington chose. [video:google]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI0REzHb_7s -- Michele Costabile (http://proxybar.net) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Wow, limiting to three is tough, but I would say: 1) The Robert Johnson recordings, because of their historical importance; 2) the "Hard Again," by Muddy Waters, because of Muddy's place in the pantheon of blues musicians; and 3) Any of Stevie Ray Vaughn's albums, as an example of modern blues and how blues was incorporated into rock. Beyond that: Elmore James, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Rev. Gary Davis, Slim Harpo, Gary Clark, Jr. There's an ocean of great stuff to drink from... "Everyone wants to change the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves." Leo Tolstoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Hmmm, since he's into jazz and classical, it's hard to say, but I'd have to second the Willie Dixon nomination, he was a jazz player as well: [video:youtube] The Nighthawks "Ten Years Live" B.B. King "Completely Well" "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Plenty of great suggestions above. To help ease the cross-over from jazz to blues, may I recommend some Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown? "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 I love Gatemouth! Not looking to ease the transition... looking to show him the blues.... "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Mississippi Fred McDowell. Blind Willie Johnson. Lightnin' Hopkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodyBluesKeys Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 And don't forget Blind Melon Chitlin' (from Cheech & Chong "Still Smokin") (note the "smirk" post icon) Howard Grand|Hamm SK1-73|Kurz PC2|PC2X|PC3|PC3X|PC361; QSC K10's HP DAW|Epi Les Paul & LP 5-str bass|iPad mini2 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 What about Blind Mississippi Driveways? Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 No Taj Mahal? "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 And don't forget Blind Melon Chitlin' (from Cheech & Chong "Still Smokin") (note the "smirk" post icon) What about Blind Mississippi Driveways? Precisely my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 These three: http://www.hawthornethreads.com/images/michael_miller/300/michael_miller_house_designer_cotton_couture_in_powder_blue.jpg http://www.crutcheze.com/Member/MediArtOutfittersLLC/Images/ShoppingCartUploads/Products/Large/ClearanceNavyBlueSwatch3300x300.jpg Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 http://www.quotehd.com/imagequotes/authors18/tmb/william-boykin-quote-for-those-who-have-been-offended-by-my-statements.jpg Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemtone Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 1: 'Woke up this mornin'...' (etc) 2: 'Didn't wake up this mornin'...' (etc) 3: 'My baby got hit by a train...' (etc) Play. Just play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lug Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 1: 'Woke up this mornin'...' (etc) 2: 'Didn't wake up this mornin'...' (etc) 3: 'My baby got hit by a train...' (etc) fail....number 3 is obviously a country western tune. You can stop now -jeremyc STOP QUOTING EVERY THING I SAY!!! -Bass_god_offspring lug, you should add that statement to you signature.-Tenstrum I'm not sure any argument can top lug's. - Sweet Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemtone Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 1: 'Woke up this mornin'...' (etc) 2: 'Didn't wake up this mornin'...' (etc) 3: 'My baby got hit by a train...' (etc) fail....number 3 is obviously a country western tune. Even cowgirls get the blues. Play. Just play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 It may come as a surprise to some that there were blues players before Clapton and Stevie Ray, and even before Muddy. Who didn't play electric guitars. I'm waiting for somebody to say Joe Bonnamassa. God help us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 It may come as a surprise to some that there were blues players before Clapton and Stevie Ray, and even before Muddy. Who didn't play electric guitars. I'm waiting for somebody to say Joe Bonnamassa. God help us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Brown Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 I know Chad.... but I prefer electric blues..... Not ever sure what to think of Joe B..... want to like him but can't get there.... [should I double post this.... is that the new format?] "When I take a stroll down Jackass Lane it is usually to see someone that is already there" Mrs. Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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