windy1 Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Bluesy a question for you... what genre would you put Leon Russell into? Blues, Rock, easy Listening kidding there. I love Leon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 He's rock, isn't he. His solo stuff has it's own category, but his collaborations with rockers like Joe Cocker, Delaney & Bonnie, and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windy1 Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Oh I don't think so. I'm not big into his collaborations. Back to the island, Out in the woods, Tightrope, Hummingbird...where do you put them? Not rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 It's kind of like swamp rock / with some pop tinges, he's hard to categorize. _ _ _ maybe - bayou soul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windy1 Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 It's sad. I saw him at Mississippi Nights(a club on the landing,the mississippi of course) He has a bad drinking problem. He was very nice outside at the bus though. He's pretty much just a studio musician in nashville anymore. I think he has real talent though. I like Bayou Soul. How about Little Feat? They don't get discussed, not really blues or country rock, more like Russell. I'm really into them also. If you'll be my dixie chicken I'll be you tennessee lamb. And we can live together down in dixieland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 I know who they are, but I never had an interest in or bought any of Little Feat's albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windy1 Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Download a couple songs. You'll see what I mean. Definately Dixie Chicken. And More. They are one of those bands that take off in certain regions, but not necessarily big nationally. They are very big here. And in the south. I don't know how to categorize them. This should have been a whole 'nother thread. back to the blues. Albert King is wonderful to put makeup on to for work. Stagger Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 I have been into the blues for quite awhile now...and I love the classic blues artist...BB..Muddy..Buddy Guy...and so on, but I have been checking out new blues artists. Here is the artists I have been listening too.. JOnny Lang Susan Tedschi Tommy Castro Eric Sardinas Joe Bonamassa Doyle Bramhall II Kenny Wayne Shepherd I was just wondering if anyone is listening to a new blues artist that I don't have listed here that you think is someone to check out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Have you heard any of Joss Stone...she's got a great bluesy voice....and Janis is her idol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Taj Mahal..I love Cakewalk Into Town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Thanks Laurie and Joe. I have Joss's CD's I put her in my soul category...I will check that out Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Yeah I suppose Joss is more Soul than blues....but I still like her.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 oh I do too and I wasn't trying to be a smart azz...I just think of soul when I hear her...she said she was listening to a lot of Aretha as a kid and you can hear that when she sings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 (edited) Check out the North Mississippi All-Stars. I really enjoyed their last release, Electric Blue Watermelon. Edited February 17, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Melvin Taylor & the Slack Band Tears it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanAm Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Although I am not a huge fan of blues music, there are several artists I really like: Johnny Winter - IMO, the best electric blues guitarist ever! Big Joe Williams - I just love his unique sound. Tommy Castro - plays music that is a mixture of blues, rock, jazz and soul. SRV - another great electric blues guitarist. Robert Cray. Mississippi Fred McDowell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielj Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 The blues are the best genre of music out there. The power that can be put into the songs, but not only that. if anyone plays an instrument, it's FUN. If I could only play one genre on guitar for the rest of my life it would be the blues. Solos in the blues really feel as if they fit, unlike rock sometimes. You do not solo in the blues for the sake of showing off, it sounds RIGHT(Jazz is like this as well). I really think Eric Clapton grasped this better than anyone. There are so many aspects there could be at least 10 subgenres. Classic Blues (Acoustic Blues) like Robert Johnson, Modern Blues (Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band, as Bluesboy mentioned, amazing), Blues Rock (Kenny Wayne Shephard) Blues Jazz fusion ( John Maclaughlin) etc. Amazing genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 There's many different ways to play the blues. Just scroll down to the various blues styles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Been listening to Indigenous lately...cool group...awesome sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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