Blues?

[y0 man]

If ur into blues or funk tell me sum good bands.. i like stuff like bb king and curtis mayfield and stuff like that.. if u no a band or person who is worth checkin out in the philadelphia area get at me

[Mr. Zogs]

i play the blues yo, on my little ukulele, hahahaa

[gnardawgnyc]

1.SRV
2.T-Bone Walker
3.Albert King
4.Clapton
5.Muddy Waters

with the exception of BB. these guys are among my list of elite blues guitarists.

[fuelrod]

Oh Man!

Luther Allison lays down some great blues- not that popular, but worth the lookup
Jimi Hendrix has some GREAT lost blues classics (as does Led Zepp)
Robert Randolph and the Family Band does some great bluesy/funky stuff
Buddy Guy- A blues staple
John Lee Hooker- Another blues great
Susan Tedeschi is from around here, and she dials it right in too

[gnardawgnyc]

i cannot believe i left out buddy guy. but while i'm at it

Otis Rush
Ronnie Earl
Duane Allman
Billy Gibbons

[fuelrod]

oooh! Duane Allman!

The blues have got to be the greatest type of music on Earth. So soulful- so meaningful... A person's deepest emotions played through instruments...

[sniffleless]

Richard Johnston!

He is my new blues GOD! This guy is the best I've heard in years. He plays most every friday and saturday night on Beale St. in Memphis out on the street in front of the New Daisey Theater.

[dave_p]

robin trower
walter wolfman washington
robben ford
albert collins
the fabulous thunderbirds
prince released a smoking blues album under a different name
grover washington jr

[daniel]

no exactly blues, but funky, grand funk railroad...cant belive that nobody said this before, these guys are awesome!

[ridesector9]

I'm not sure if they're blues or not, but the Blues Brothers

[pinbal_wizzard]

blues...hmmm...well:
Allman Brothers(i got to see them a few weeks ago)
Gov't Mule
Greatful Dead(ya its blues, for those who are too anti-hippy to open up theri minds)
BB King(classic)
Stevie Ray Vaughn( simply amazing guitarist)
many say against me is blues/punk.
ben harper has a very bluesy style, but only his live stuff is really worth listening to.
lee morgan is jazz/blues
and of course you have Yardbirds and Cream and Led Zep as blues rock.

[holikujak]

keb mo
robet johnson
albert collins
THE BLUES PROJECT - my favorite band of all time, i definetly suggest buying their "live at the cafe au go go" cd
john lee hooker
blood sweat and tears
dr. john
canned heat
the nighthawks (local dc band)
bonnie raitt
James Blood Ulmer (saw him during passover w/ arthur blythe, ravi coltraine, james watts and Dr. Lonnie Smith at the blues note NY-GREAT SHOW)
Solomon Burke
Robert Cray
Chris Thomas King
Jimmie Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Mavis Staples
Odetta
Lazy Lester
John Hammond
Natalie Cole
any allman
Chet Atkins
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Derek & The Dominos, cream and any other clapton band
Earl Hooker
Junior Wells
Elmore James
THE EXPERIENCE (OF COURSE)
buddy guy
leadbelly
Muddy Waters

i listen to too much blues
sol just yestday i caught myself say: "i aint never"

[holikujak]

id also suggest watching lighting in a bottle and buying some books, im currently reading escaping the delta and so far ive really liked it although i kind of like the legend of robert johnson i mean hey, everybody needs his a legend to believe in eh?

[bean-a-reano]

Nice list kouka jack, got some I was gonna say.

Butterfield Blues Band
John Mayall

[Guinness]

Blues other than those listed:

The Black keys
Poppa Chubby
Taj Mahal

Funk:
James Brown
P-funk-George Clinton
Maceo Parker
G-love is from Philly
Rick James
Stevie Wonder
Old RHCP

[holikujak]

Blues other than those listed:

The Black keys
Poppa Chubby
Taj Mahal

Funk:
James Brown
P-funk-George Clinton
Maceo Parker
G-love is from Philly
Rick James
Stevie Wonder
Old RHCP

also some record company recently found and released a cd with some very early taj mahal recordings it was with what i believe was his first band along with Ry Cooder. i definetly suggest you blues guys pick it up
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...738546-2482320