Anybody here who is into Blues music.
I want to get more into the genre but don't know where to start. The old stuff really interests me. The older the better.

Gaz us with info or post here : )

Thanks
( girlinthehole, Wed 9 Jul 2008, 20:26, 16 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Probably
Robert Johnson and Leadbelly if you want to go old.
Don't know how easy it is to get hold of though.
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Wed 9 Jul 2008, 20:34, Reply)

Screamin' Jay Hawkins
I put a slepp on you
Is you is or is you ain't my baby
portrait of a man
ice cream man

and anything else you can lay your hands on
( greedyostrich Cheese is evil! Cheddar is VOODOO!, Wed 9 Jul 2008, 21:26, Reply)

Muddy Waters.
But I'll also recommend Clapton's "From The Cradle To The Grave" as another excellent place to start.

Robert Cray is also easily accessible. Stevie Ray Vaughan had a definite blues influence as well.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 9 Jul 2008, 21:48, Reply)

Delta Blues
Try as above, and anything to do with the delta blues.
Enjoy
(BobbyLove, Wed 9 Jul 2008, 22:15, Reply)

Links
Dunno how to do the html stuff so......

As an intro to delta and traditional blues

www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/502809/The-Birth-Of-The-Blues/Product.html

For a more eclectic selection

www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/639472/Blues-Legends/Product.html

To be honest I just went to HMV and browsed the compilations till I found some I thought would do the job. These two have most of my favourites.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Wed 9 Jul 2008, 23:12, Reply)

King Of The Blues

B.B King is a nice starting point he has a shed load of "Best Of" albums

Howlin Wolf is also tiptop


You could also paick up "Still Got The Blues" by Gary Moore and sort of work backwards its how my dad "tricked" me into liking Blues
(Barry Chuckle has gone out in the thong to feed the pigeons, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 8:01, Reply)

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
I'll get going on listening to the artists put forward.
( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 8:23, Reply)

For more modern bluesy stuff
You can't beat Stevie Ray Vaughn, or for the very up-to-date Joe Bonamassa is awesome.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 8:53, Reply)

^^^
Got to love a bit of Stevie Ray

The Dusk Til Dawn soundtrack has some nice bluesy stuff on it and is a fine addition to anyones cd collection

Do people still collect cds?
(Barry Chuckle has gone out in the thong to feed the pigeons, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 10:28, Reply)

^dusk till dawn
I got the soundtrack to this recently

dark night by the blasters is a cracking tune
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 10:56, Reply)

Scorsese did an intro to the blues docu
and check out Mojo magazine.

I have a couple of freebie 'best ofs' from Mojo and Uncut magazine you can have.


I still collect CD's.

I recently moved house and had to chuck about one hundred cassette tapes - broke my fucking heart, that did.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 11:37, Reply)

Ooo! I forgot about Smokin' Joe!
Joe Bonamassa started playing the blues onstage at the age of 8 or 9 and was quite famous by 12. He's from my hometown of Utica NY besides!
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 10 Jul 2008, 11:50, Reply)

or the legend of Guitar Slanty
best blues legend (dotdotdot) ever.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 12:01, Reply)

I've bought one large 'best of the blues' CD
I'm going to start there and see what grabs me. Then I'll buy more stuff by the artists I find.

@Bazz - of course I forgot about Mojo magazine. I'll have to get a copy.

Thanks again everyone.
( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 12:53, Reply)

Check out..............
Catfish Keith! He's really mad as a mongoose but boy! Can he play!
Also look up a guy on youtube - jesseblues - he does a mean version of "crossroads"

Have fun!
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Thu 10 Jul 2008, 21:05, Reply)

blues
I'm not a blues expert by any means, but I've been getting more into it lately. Aside from the really famous people (BB King, etc), I've lately been enjoying Bobby Bland, Sugar Pie DeSanto (saw her live recently, that woman is fucking amazing. 72 years old, and she has 500x the energy as 25 year old me), Eddie Clearwater, and endless Johnny Winter, who's somewhere at the intersection of rock and blues.

I do prefer more active, busy blues (I can't think of a better way to describe it). If you're looking for something really slow and depressing, like blues should be, I might not be of much help. But you should still go buy a Johnny Winter album :)

A blues compilation is a great idea, it's what I got when I was starting to really get interested in finding artists I like.
(RDT <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <><, Fri 11 Jul 2008, 8:52, Reply)