I was talking to a lady a few days ago
And these are the words she said
If you see my child somewhere
As you journey here and there
Tell him I'm waiting for my child to come home

And that song.

Setlist:
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mavis-staples/2016/sands-bethlehem-event-center-bethlehem-pa-2bffe4d6.html

The Blues are the last thing I want to listen to if I got em.

I must be in a positive place or they make me depressed.

So, I guess the answer is "yes" and "no".

bullfrog blues for well over 60 years.

It's a favorite of mine too.

As an old man from Missouri I was listening to blues before it was cool. I sure as hell prefer it to today's country.

...there's something wrong with youse.

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The 1st time was at Fillmore West when BB King was top billed, Buddy Guy 2nd billed, and the original line up of the Allman Brothers the opening act.

The 2nd time was in early 80s at South Lake Tahoe during a drought when we were on ski vacation and there was maybe 30 people at the show.

My current favorite is Samantha Fish who came from the blues genre. Pardon my obsession.

Five years ago.

Great artist!

Fall 2017 Samantha Fish will release another album that is acoustic and Mississippi blues oriented.

Congratulations, Samantha!

The 2017 Independent Blues Awards winners announced –

• Best Independent Female Blues Artist – Samantha Fish
• Road Warrior Award – Samantha Fish

http://www.makingascene.org/independent-blues-awards-2017-winners/

find it immensely important and valuable. I listen to more jazz, alternative rock and some classical - and lots of ambient - more than blues.

When I'm depressed, the Blues make me happier. There it is.

I really like the haunting pre-War (WWII) blues of Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe and all the rest.

I like Muddy, Willie Dixon the Wolf and the electrified blues too but not much really since then. But then again that applies to most music post 1963 or so. Music since 1964 doesn't agree with my ears much, even the blues.

My favorite genre. From the Delta to Chicago and all points in between.

The Blues has been the cornerstone of my musical experience. Lyrics, feeling, instrumental virtuosity, this genre has it all.

It's real life set to a beat.

is derived from or related to the blues in some way.
Rock, jazz, R&B, country, folk, even bluegrass all have blues roots.
So, yeah, I like the blues.

and his brother Freddie. The thrill never left for me when he played is guitar and sang the blues.

in Chicago from the early '60s has "The Thrill is Gone" on it.

You probably know of it.

nor is Albert King, to name three great players named King.

performed by various blues artists - some of them the original artists that LZ got the songs from. It's a terrific album..oh here. I found it:

I've been to numerous blues festivals and concerts. If you love blues and do Facebook I suggest you friend Roger Stolle who runs Cathead. He's one of the finest preservers of the delta blues in America.

Listen to those old blues musicians before they're gone.

Mostly Chicago style, Lonnie Brooks Hound, Dog Taylor, Buddy Guy kinda stuff. Texas Swing style. Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets with "Sweet Sammy Meyers". West Coast style, with Tommy Castro being the most notable, to my tastes, currently. For just rockin' Blues, I think my favorite is/was "Smokin' Joe" Kubek with Bnois King.

It was a benefit for the local NPR station. They were having great fun, but Joe looked like a walking heart attack. I'm not surprised he died at 58.

I like Tommy Castro too. I'll see him for the first time in November.

I lean toward the acoustical blues myself, but I guess that's just my Luddite bent.

Robert Johnson, Lightin' Hopkins, Blind Boy Fuller, Big Bill Broonzy, Son House, Mance Lipscomb, Charley Jordan, Henry Thomas, and many, more were the inspiration for the Blues Revival in the sixties. On, say, a rainy day, I like to look up a blues artist on YouTube, and see what else pops up; I never travel the same road twice, but I get there. I love the blues.


Can you guess what sixties band was inspired by Henry Thomas's Bull Doze Blues?

I thought I was bored of the blues, but it turned out that I was just tired of the the Chicago-by-way-of-UK electric blues that was everywhere from the 60s on. But Henry Thomas, Skip James, Memphis Jug Band, Mississippi Sheiks, Rev Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie Johnson and so on sound completely different while still being recognizable as the blues.

Lately, I've been getting into the Mississippi Hill Country stuff like Fred McDowell, and R.L. Burnside.

The funky rhythm in the guitar part is just amazing:

and why it often grates on my nerves while I was listening to my NPR station this morning

We have a weekly blues program, and the ass plays nothing but edgy electric blues. It's mostly contemporaneity shit, and it's nothing but cacophony to my ear; it takes me nowhere. When it comes on the air, I mostly turn it off. Just cause you got a slick axe, and can do all that crazy shit, doesn't mean you can play good music.

R.L. Burnside, on the other hand, lays lays down a smooth tight sound, and he's sure got that Hill Country rhythm going. It's really good music, and I like it.

And speaking of smooth, check out Matt "Guitar" Murphy playing with Memphis Slim & Sonny Boy Williamson. Murphy totally plays with precision and knows his music. Hell, he has the chops to play in any jazz band.

I don't know much about a lot of artists, but I like the old, gritty stuff like Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker. Wish I could think of some women, too.

My friends and I were weaned on Chicago blues. We didn't realize it at the time but we were witnessing history growing up in Chicago and hanging out in blues bars since before we were legally able to drink.

This recording is, I think, one of the finest pieces of American Art ever produced:

the best concert was my first.

Luther Allison, who spent much of his later career playing in Europe.

Lucky enough to actually see/hear these giants perform during the 1960s blues revival. Also saw Canned Heat in its infancy, and Taj Mahal with his first LP band which included Ry Cooder.

Recently saw Charlie Musselwhite, who's still going strong and playing harp better than ever.
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Going in Feb to celebrate my 60th birthday!

Have fun!

Some that I love:

I like to find different versions of classic blues music, for comparison. this is a standout.

Current faves include Susan Tedeschi, Bonnie Raitt, & Beverly Guitar Watkins. My daughter & I just saw Ms. Watkins perform at a local blues festival!