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The Original Rattler wrote:And then there's the whole SRV get a hat and a Strat thing - as compared to someone like Blind Blake, it's relatively The only exception is the last great bluesman - The Karate Kid, who in "Crossroads" used classical technique to beat the devil's man, Jack Butler. "Sweet Home Chicago" and say they play blues White people can't honestly sing "my capn's so mean to me" and look foolish when they do.so most put on a Hawaiian shirt, jam to Or Robert Johnson "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" There will never again be anything as authentic as Peg Leg Howell "Silicosis Is Killing Me" or Son House "My Black Mama" Their thumb and index finger, this adding other fingers stuff is an abomination.Ī lot of current "bluesmen" are merely aping mimics with more organized technique.Īnd then there's the whole SRV get a hat and a Strat thing - as compared to someone like Blind Blake, it's relatively The whole Euro minded "we can improve on technique" thing has also played a role, most great bluesmen played with
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You kind of watched who you could and adapted a style often based on your limitations There were no "I followed Rev Gary Davis around" instrux videos, no learn to play by TAB books, no videos. And only to be enjoyed by the chosen few.Ī lot of authentic blues came out of an agrarian society, where the players didn't want to do farm labor - we'll putCharley Patton, Son House, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and Albert King in this category. Something kept in a jar so it won't go bad. Perhaps blues is viewed by the modern practicioners and hard-core fans sort of like Arlo Guthrie's description of folk music - 'A pickle'. Some mighty fine guitar players for sure, but the difference between the national acts and the regional bands was in the tightness of the rhythm sections and in the selection of material.Īfter spending my thirty bucks for a ticket and drinking four buck Busch from a plastic cup and having to listen to another version of 'Story Monday' I understand why my younger guitar students say the blues is boring. I hate to sound like a curmudgeon here, but jeez, how about a little variation here guys? And these were respected regional acts. You could almost guess what the next song would be - 'Shakey Ground', 'I Just Want To Make Love To You' (the Foghat version, of course), 'Tore Down', 'Whippin' Post', 'Pride And Joy'.the usual suspects. The rest of the acts were the usual grey hair/beard white guys with Hawaiin shirts and straw fedoras. Both played great blues with a lot of soul. Went to our local blues fest last week and saw two great national acts.