sadly blues is dead because only white people play it anymore (unless they are over 60). my favorites are Muddy Waters (and its not even close) Leadbelly Hooker Buddy Guy (but only with Junior Wells)--how could yall forget this BR native?! (or did i miss it?)
One of my favorite artists ever. I wanted to post "How Long Blues (LP Version)" from Ray Charles & Milt Jackson. It's a 9+ minute work of art, but I couldn't find it on youtube. So anyway, here's another good one... Ray Charles - Blackjack Used to like this as a kid...
YouTube - The Black Keys - Girl Is On My Mind YouTube - Dan Auerbach: "Heartbroken, In Disrepair" YouTube - Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys Performs Trouble Weighs A Ton YouTube - Bob Log III - I Want Your **** On My Leg YouTube - Left Lane Cruiser: Live Muddy Waters Cover: Rollin' and Tumblin' YouTube - MOFRO "Brighter Days" YouTube - JJ Grey & Mofro: "Lochloosa" YouTube - JJ Grey & Mofro - Everything Good Is Bad The Derek Trucks Band, Radio Moscow, Deer Tick, The Company Band and The North Mississippi Allstars are other contemporary Blues artists that deserve mention and your attention...
keenan knight on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads This is my brother's myspace page, so you can't get a direct link to the song, but for blues, check out "Blues Go Away From Me", Blues is Here to Stay". On these 2 tracks, he recorded them at his home studio and played every instrument. Pretty cool stuff. You can also check[/U]him out on youtube or with Big Daddy O.
This is Steve Winwood, performing "I'm a Man" and "Dust my Blues" with the Spencer Davis Group. He plays the keyboard and sings in the first video and plays guitar in the second. Listen to how powerful his voice is in the first video. He was only 17! You can even see the acne on his face.
Not the original but a movie scene from "Cadillac Records" (a great movie, btw), this is a must for everybody who wants to be introducted to some hardcore Blues: Howlin' Wolf, aka Chester Burnett (interesting enough, his middle name was Auther, named after the President, I presume?)
