These recommendations are for Dave(he showed interest in another thread) and everyone interested in exploring The Blues ..This is just a primer of recommends for new listeners and for fans looking for list on Blues 101..I am now teaching intermediate Blues to young players and this is my required listening list for them.
Muddy Waters--Father of the electric blues as we know it.
Hard Again...done at 70 years old and this is his most kick ass
album with Johnny Winters(another great electric blues man)..
and James cotton on Harmonica...Rederic was right on with this one
Fathers and Sons...Great Band with Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield
Muddy "Mississippi" Water Live(deluxe ed.) same band as Hard Again
B.B. King -- One of the great early Blues guitar players
of our time with a tremendous singing voice to match his guitar
expertise.
Live at The Regal...One of the greatest live blues records ever..1963
B.B. King Greatest Hits.. a nice inexpensive collection to explore
Buddy Guy One of the greatest electric blues guitar
players to influence modern players like Hendrix,Clapton,Stevie Ray Vaughn
and most blues players who ever picked up a electric guitar.
Slippin In--produced by Hendrix's original producer
Damn Right I Got The Blues...good basic blues album
Buddy's Baddest....A good collection
Howlin Wolf...One of my favorites...here's a link to an old thread to
The Wolf....hooooowwwl!
http://www.aom3.org/forum/blues-jazz/253-wolf.html
Albert King..Great steady inovator and major contributor to the genre.
Born Under A Bad Sign...classic song,classic album
Albert King Live...check out "I'll Play The Blues For You"
Albert King in Session with Stevie Ray Vaughn...it sounds like it would be a great album,
and it is that and more ..here these masters are exchanging riffs back and forth with fire
and ease.
Eric Clapton...One Of the Best British Bluesmen ever..Clapton did not always
make pure Blues albums even though thats whet he was known for..
the following are all Blues based albums
John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton--after hearing
the then 21 year old Clapton many UK youths wrote graffiti
"Clapton is God" hear why they would do such a blasphemous thing...lol..
From The Craddle......nothing but the Blues
Blues...a nice collection of all his blues related material in one place
Jimi Hendrix....Though known as one of the worlds greatest Rock guitarists he was influenced by and played a incredible Blues guitar
Blues..This collection will tell it all
Stevie Ray Vaughn...A Blues guitar legend who died young and was considered by many the best ever.
Greatist Hits...gives a hint of his genius
Pride and Joy Live 1984-1989....He was at his best Live ...hear why..
Chuck Berry--Yes he created rock and roll guitar, but he was
a blues musician backed by other blues musicians, who speeded up basic blues progressions and created the Chuck Berry sound what we now call
Rock and Roll...all hail Chuck.
Chuck Berry 28 Greatest Hits--It's all here.
The above is just very basic and I know I left off many names but
all you Blues fans out there ..put down what you consider a good intro
to the Blues..
I will also do a list of Acoustic blues or Delta blues in a few days
for the actual roots of blues music and more easy listening.