# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/21 "2010-02-16T07:21:55Z")
If you like Steve Ray Vaughn then you should buy the Jimi Hendrix CD “The Blues”. As for suggestions I’ll add a group that is often missed when talking about hard rock blues and that is Santana. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/22 "2010-02-16T12:48:35Z")
> [@elelle](#): > > 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. That’s terrible - thank you for bringing attention to him; I look forward to checking him out. Hey \*\*elelle \*\*- what do you think of Alvin Youngblood Hart? He hangs out on a guitar board I frequent - very nice guy and a great player. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfyre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfyre/32/9972_2.png) [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/23 "2010-02-16T16:24:19Z")
If you like Stevie, why not look into his influences? The most popular would be: **Jimi** - I second his “Blues” CD **Buddy Guy** - Just about every one of his albums. **Eric Clapton** - see his “From the Cradle” CD for some electric blues tracks or his Cream CD or his Derek and the Dominoes CD or his stint with the Bluesbreakers. Both Buddy and Clapton were good friends with SRV. I’ve seen **Johnny Lang** mentioned and would second his recommendation. **Kenny Wayne Sheppard** is an obvious SRV protoge (some might say “ripoff”) as well. Some of KWS’s riffs sound just like SRV’s. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/24 "2010-02-16T17:46:15Z")
[Janis Joplin](http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Janis-Joplin/dp/B00007MB6Y/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1266342195&sr=1-4). ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/25 "2010-02-16T18:01:46Z")
I’ll second John Mayall and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Also throw in a nomination for Tony Campanella, from St. Louis. [You Don’t Know](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ciYGEWxH7I) [Hear My Train A-Comin’](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbyXGZIb8cc) ---
**Author:** ![Carnacki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Carnacki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnacki)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/26 "2010-02-16T18:07:27Z")
[Alastair Greene](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJdsbFjyM24). ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/27 "2010-02-16T18:29:33Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > 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. I would check them out, actually. The albums ‘Wander this World’ and ‘Long Time Coming’ are both very good. You’ll find that a few songs are not as Bluesy as you might like, but there are quite a few on both albums that I really like. ‘Wander this World’ is particulary good… and now that I really think about it, I cant think of a song on there that I dont really love. 🆒 (the cool smilely face is necessary when posting about the Blues) ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Medlo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hi\_Medlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Medlo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/28 "2010-02-16T18:56:18Z")
I’d recommend seeing someone live as soon as you can. When the weather warms up, the Blues festivals start an that’s a great way to see lots of different styles. There are lots of great players out there who aren’t famous, so you can afford to sample a lot of them in a festival setting.- ---
**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 17, 2010, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/29 "2010-02-17T11:54:09Z")
> [@Hi\_Medlo](#): > > I’d recommend seeing someone live as soon as you can. When the weather warms up, the Blues festivals start an that’s a great way to see lots of different styles. There are lots of great players out there who aren’t famous, so you can afford to sample a lot of them in a festival setting.- Oh, a thousand times this! There used to be blues festivals in Pittsburgh out at the Star-Lake amphitheater, and I heard many good groups for a lot less than one might pay to see just one of the more mainstream groups. The Mellon Jazz festival used to have a ‘Night of the Blues’ as well. Probably still does. The one I went to had BB King, Dr. John, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Bonnie Raitt(just before her big breakout album). I paid less than $30 to sit in the orchestra pit and have a 3-hour-long bluesgasm. Just for the heck of it: Tito & Tarantula - _After Dark_ ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cG0qv9s0VNo/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/cG0qv9s0VNo?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been mentioned, but here’s a vid of them without Jimmy Vaughan. Duke Robillard handles the lead guitar here: _Twist of the Knife_ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eoxwaz4AxW8/hqdefault.jpg "Twist of the Knife - T-Birds") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoxwaz4AxW8) If you don’t see/listen to much live music and aren’t used to making allowances for bad mixes etc, give a listen to the studio version if you don’t like the vid. It’s mixed better and more polished overall. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Medlo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hi\_Medlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Medlo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/30 "2010-02-17T13:20:03Z")
Face, are you from the Pittsburgh area? It would be worth your time to check out the Wheeling Heritage Blues Fest in August. ---
**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 17, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/31 "2010-02-17T14:27:46Z")
> [@Hi\_Medlo](#): > > Face, are you from the Pittsburgh area? It would be worth your time to check out the Wheeling Heritage Blues Fest in August. If I find myself in town during the dog days, I shall look into it, thanks. I visit when I get the chance, but don’t live there anymore. > **[HOME | HERITAGE MUSIC BLUES FEST](https://www.heritagemusicfest.com/)** ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/32 "2010-02-17T16:18:01Z")
Third the Kenny Wayne Shepherd recommendation. You might like the “Two Man Wrecking Crew”, composed of R.L Burnside’s grandkid, Cedric, and Lightnin’ Malcolm. Plenty of Youtube links, some of the better ones are [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ9GJ9C9pKs&feature=related), and [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ0qCSkwwS4&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/33 "2010-02-19T05:00:11Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > That’s terrible - thank you for bringing attention to him; I look forward to checking him out. > > Hey \*\*elelle \*\*- what do you think of Alvin Youngblood Hart? He hangs out on a guitar board I frequent - very nice guy and a great player. LOVE Alvin Hart, and would put him up with [Corey Harris](http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.2913825/apps/nl/content2.asp?content_id=%7B24D5862A-4523-4604-B59B-4F1EA9375558%7D¬oc=1), as one of the best young bluesmen today. Corey got the edge by being featured in Martin Scorcese’s PBS blues series, but Alvin is just as able in his knowledge and skill with guitar. **Gray Ghost’s** recommendation of Cedric Burnside is spot on, too. I’ve known him since he was a bitty boy. He was steeped in North Mississippi blues, from his grandaddy RL, but, his Dad, Calvin Burnside, is an amazing stalwart drummer as well. From my post about L’il Dave Thompson who died this week, and all of the above mentioned…these guys were all steeped and learned from older guys who created the Blues. When listening, I can tell the difference. Blues is a musical style, but you can tell those who’ve had an apprenticeship with masters from those who haven’t. We should cherish and appreciate those who have. ---
**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 20, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685/34 "2010-02-20T05:34:58Z")
> [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](#): > > 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. I finally have time to provide a few links to my band choices. I see Sam Stone has already provided links to some Colin James. Here’s some of the other stuff I made mention of: Jeff Healey - See The Light [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95YFdubGrU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95YFdubGrU) Jeff Healey - Hideaway [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMuVTCDKENQ&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMuVTCDKENQ&feature=related) Lindsay Ell with Buddy Guy [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubJ65O84rgA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubJ65O84rgA) Lindsay Ell - Alone [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvvZ7zxRo0A&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvvZ7zxRo0A&feature=related) Double Trouble - Say One Thing [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVwmqQM2d7g](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVwmqQM2d7g) Arc Angels - Living In A Dream [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtLw\_53C95M](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtLw_53C95M) Charlie Sexton Sextet - Everyone Will Crawl [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MDutSt-Odw&feature=channel](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MDutSt-Odw&feature=channel) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-the-blues-baby-but-i-need-more/528685.md?page=1)