I've recently gotten into blues music and I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good blues singers and/or guitarists. I've already started with B. B. King but I don't know any others apart from him.
Can anyone recommend any good blues musicians?
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Hey, I can contribute here (it doesn't happen often on this site so I'm soaking in the moment):
-Muddy Waters: You've probably heard some of his stuff.
-Stevie Ray Vaughan: I love his guitar tone.
-Black Keys (Their early stuff is closer to blues than the later stuff, which I still love)
-Bob Dylan (not pure blues, but he incorporates it heavily in many of his songs)
There's tons of artists that I won't call pure blues, actually, but who are capable of making a good one from time to time.
The White Stripes were more punk blues, but I absolutely love this one...
And John Mayer, douchebag that he is (and I don't like 90% of his music), had this one. He really goes for the Stevie Ray Vaughan sound in it.
And one from Jimi Hendrix
-Muddy Waters: You've probably heard some of his stuff.
-Stevie Ray Vaughan: I love his guitar tone.
-Black Keys (Their early stuff is closer to blues than the later stuff, which I still love)
-Bob Dylan (not pure blues, but he incorporates it heavily in many of his songs)
There's tons of artists that I won't call pure blues, actually, but who are capable of making a good one from time to time.
The White Stripes were more punk blues, but I absolutely love this one...
And John Mayer, douchebag that he is (and I don't like 90% of his music), had this one. He really goes for the Stevie Ray Vaughan sound in it.
And one from Jimi Hendrix
Muddy waters and robert johnson are good blues artist to start, i'd also recomend checking out any of eric clapton's band (yardbirds, cream, john mayall & the bluesbreakers) and peter green era fleetwood mac.
Other artist to you could try
Elmore James
John lee hooker
22-20s
Black keys
Glad to see another blues convert
Other artist to you could try
Elmore James
John lee hooker
22-20s
Black keys
Glad to see another blues convert
another that can only be described as "bluesy" rather than an outright blues musician, but there's the incomparable Tom Waits:
granted, this particular song has more of a polka feel than blues feel. but there's definitely a lot of blues influences in all his stuff.
granted, this particular song has more of a polka feel than blues feel. but there's definitely a lot of blues influences in all his stuff.
