# I got the blues baby., but I need more.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2010, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685 "2010-02-12T08:57:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Remarkable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@Remarkable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Remarkable)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/1 "2010-02-12T08:57:05Z")
Specifically anything along the lines and similar to Stevie Ray Vaughn or Walter Trout. Not really sure which sub-category of style this falls into (perhaps hopeless trash? I care not :p) Suggestions please? ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/2 "2010-02-12T10:00:15Z")
Here’s someone I found pretty late in life - Buddy Miles. Former drummer for Band of Gypsies (Jimi Hendrix’s band) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f_Prr7a53Y) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cRTAy5GgVE) Roy Buchanan, with Billy Price on vocals: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHuKxtOmtLA) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lLhdS-8-YS8/hqdefault.jpg "Roy Buchanan - Down By The River (LIVE) ALBUM VERSION") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLhdS-8-YS8) Without Billy: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/deeBQZ8Aklc/hqdefault.jpg "ROY BUCHANAN - THE MESSIAH WILL COME AGAIN(LIVE 1976)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deeBQZ8Aklc) Sugar Blue - Great harp, played on the Stone’s “Miss you” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_iPKBEUEnJ8/hqdefault.jpg "Sugar Blue - Hoochie Coochie Man") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iPKBEUEnJ8) Peter Green - formerly of Fleetwood Mac [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLVAoFal7vA) Lonnie Mack - Stevie Ray Vaughan’s personal guitar hero. Stevie played on, and produced the album these songs were on. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDmVmw41I2k) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rjdbXwD-xnk/hqdefault.jpg "SRV & Lonnie Mack - Double Whammy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjdbXwD-xnk) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jHr7xGvDBmY/hqdefault.jpg "SRV & Lonnie Mack - Oreo Cookie Blues") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHr7xGvDBmY) Paul Butterfield [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/e3LEhfbKCSc/hqdefault.jpg "Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Driftin' Blues (Monterey 1967)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3LEhfbKCSc) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rjdbXwD-xnk/hqdefault.jpg "SRV & Lonnie Mack - Double Whammy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjdbXwD-xnk) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jHr7xGvDBmY/hqdefault.jpg "SRV & Lonnie Mack - Oreo Cookie Blues") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHr7xGvDBmY) ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/3 "2010-02-12T17:58:51Z")
Apropos of nothing, the absolute best guitar solo I ever witnessed was Walter Trout in the mid-80s, touring with John Mayall. He cranked up the intensity every 8 bars… kept going and going and going until the crowd was SCREAMING with crazed lunacy. Unbelievable memory. Every time I thought he couldn’t take it any further he turned up the heat that much more. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/4 "2010-02-12T18:03:09Z")
[Link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508278)to a geeky thread on this subject…which, in the OP, includes a link to yet another good blues recommendation thread… ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/5 "2010-02-12T18:06:09Z")
Second the recommendation for Lonnie Mack. Great rave-up blues guitarist. You might also check out ZZ Top’s all-blues album, “One Foot In The Blues.” And of course don’t forget to try Pandora…TRM ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/6 "2010-02-12T18:23:00Z")
Buddy Miles. Johnny Lang. Back Door Slam. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/7 "2010-02-12T19:02:14Z")
[Rory Gallagher](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yml4V-zcf3A) ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/8 "2010-02-12T19:04:45Z")
[I Got The Blues](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnlW1fSXZZM) too. I want the blues, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese! ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/9 "2010-02-12T19:24:45Z")
Canada has actually produced some pretty good blues artists, believe it or not. Check out Jeff Healy’s earlier work (“See The Light,” “I Need To Be Loved,” etc.). Colin James is a helluva guitar player (“Far Away Like a Radio,” “Why’d You Lie,” “Saviour,” etc.) Keep your ears open for a young woman named Lindsay Ell, who is a 20-year-old guitar genius from Calgary who has spent time touring with Buddy Guy. The OP mentioned my main man Stevie Ray Vaughan; have you checked out Double Trouble’s CD, which was released a couple years ago? Pretty solid from start to finish, with lots of talented special guests. Also related: Arc Angel’s one and only record and, related to them, Charlie Sexton, who is one of the forgotten guitar gods of the last 20 years. And, of course, Stevie’s big brother, Jimmy, along with The Fabulous Thunderbirds, have done some pretty entertaining work. Of course, you really can’t go wrong with a little B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton or Muddy Waters. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/10 "2010-02-12T20:54:28Z")
Indigenous Los Lonely Boys Both bands have obvious SRV traits. Not really familiar with Walter Trout’s work, although I’m checking out Youtube now…what aspects of his and Stevie’s style are you drawn to? “Hopeless trash” isn’t enough to go on… I second Rory Gallagher, just cuz he’s great. ---
**Author:** ![Remarkable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@Remarkable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Remarkable)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/11 "2010-02-12T21:43:42Z")
> [@Mixolydian](#): > > \..what aspects of his and Stevie’s style are you drawn to? \ > [@](#): > > \Both bands have obvious SRV traits.\ With all respect.. Whatever those obvious SRV traits are (I’m _useless_ at describing/classifying music, apologies) that make his sound different to, say, BB King. The blues mixed with light rock aspect maybe?, though BB did this in his fashion too, perhaps not the best example. I like that it’s not straight heavy blues, and conversely that it isn’t Screaming Rock blues, it just seems to have a nice ‘Rocky’ middle ground. Like I say, useless. Hopefully this will make some sense 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/12 "2010-02-12T21:49:42Z")
Definitely check out Jonny Lang if you havent. Specifically the Lie to Me album. He was super young when he made it but it is very well done, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/13 "2010-02-13T00:22:50Z")
[John Mayall](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alj5-FG42Y0) and the [Bluesbreakers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2UsE2ZhxJQ) ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/14 "2010-02-13T03:30:02Z")
> [@Remarkable](#): > > Like I say, useless. Hopefully this will make some sense 🙂 No need to apologize 🆒…it’s not easy by any means to take non-verbal communication and try to describe what you like in words, especially when venturing into new territory. Personally, I love the type of music I think you’re describing…blues-based, but trying to take it somewhere else without sounding like the next guy. The easier way to grok someone’s musical taste is to get a much bigger sampling of what they like. Barring that, maybe you could check out some of the suggestions in the thread and let us know what you think…eventually you’ll get where you’re headed 😃 [Cactus](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvAMJvdnR2E) [Canned Heat](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GPzXUROj0U) [Rising Sons (Taj Mahal/Ry Cooder)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWbxDAkWOFA) [Black Keys](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnUUrWBwVqQ) ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/15 "2010-02-13T05:32:07Z")
Jack White can play the electric blues… [The White Stripes - Ball and Biscuit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03YUgHAshSo&feature=related) [The White Stripes - Death Letter](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fM2qhG8mA4) (Son House Cover) Some Colin James, who’s been called Canada’s answer to Stevie Ray Vaughan (and who toured with Stevie) - [Colin James - I Just Came Back](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJyprEtjAiI) [Colin James and Stevie Ray Vaughan - Love Struck Baby](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svNzEIT38_0&feature=related) [Colin James - Voodoo Thing](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VKy6HANjxc&feature=related) [Colin James - Why’d you Lie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL9gYW1tBTo&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/16 "2010-02-13T08:20:30Z")
[Geoff Achison](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biTn-icqr-U) fulfills most of my modern blues needs. ---
**Author:** ![Remarkable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@Remarkable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Remarkable)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/17 "2010-02-13T08:37:29Z")
> [@Mixolydian](#): > > \ > > Barring that, maybe you could check out some of the suggestions in the thread and let us know what you think… This sounds like a good plan of attack.. will review it and post when I get some time (prolly tomorrow morning, see what happens) Big thanks to all 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/18 "2010-02-13T11:34:04Z")
> [@RainGrowsBrite](#): > > Definitely check out Jonny Lang if you havent. Specifically the Lie to Me album. He was super young when he made it but it is very well done, IMHO. One of my favorite albums. It is hard to beleive he was a teenager when it was made. Haven’t listen to any of his other releases because I know this is probably the best work he will ever do. and because I heard his following stuff is not bluesy like this. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/19 "2010-02-13T23:52:22Z")
I just set a [blues club](http://knuckleheadskc.com/06_calendar.shtml) up with streaming video capability. They will be doing a special Valentines Day show with [Eric Sardinas](http://www.ericsardinas.com/) & [Joanne Shaw Taylor](http://www.pigs-ear.biz/jst/) tonight at 9 PM. [Check it out.](http://www.ustream.tv/channel/valentine-s-show-with-eric-sardinas-joanne-shaw-taylor) Personally, I prefer older styles. My favorite is the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. The Rev is an astounding finger-picking guitarist - his hero is Charlie Patton. [Here’s something I shot at the club last week](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtvy7KtzfjQ), and [here’s a video of him and the band teaching some kids about the style](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMMbFQ3K0Vc). ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/20 "2010-02-16T02:38:26Z")
Y’know, when I saw this thread, I thought, “Hey, Li’l Dave Thompson would be a good suggestion as a great Hot Guitar SRV type guy, from the Delta, and one of the best young Mississippi guitarists.”, but I didn’t post it. **Listen to those little birds in yer ear.** And now I will post it. I just got the sad e-mail that L’il Dave Thompson [died](http://blues.about.com/b/2010/02/15/blues-guitarist-lil-dave-thompson-r-i-p.htm) yesterday in an accident when his touring van flipped off the road. So sad, he was a wonderful guy, great guitarist, and one of the younger guys to keep the Greenville Hot Booba Barnes style going.[Discography and reviews here](http://www.lildavethompson.com/) Listen to him. There might not be any more young guys like him who are rooted in the Delta culture, and learned from the older guys. RIP, Dave, will miss you. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685.md?page=2)