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OH Yeah Stevie Baby! gotta love him. Jimi too. Gregg Allman, Johnny Winter, Albert Collins. Bring those boys ON man. Can't get much better than that. And can't get enough.....
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and get to downloading (see list below for choice cuts). I could go on for the next 8 hours about the Fender sound (and a couple of Gibson players, but that doesnt do it for me like the Fender) and the lineage of guitar greats that brought us to the SRV/T-birds era. I could then go on for about 2 more hours about the wannabes/studio-wants-me-to-be's (Sheperd, Moore, Moore, Duarte, Stevens, etc.) who do not further the bloodline, only take a tangent on it.
Back when SRV was the reigning king, there were two princes who were destined to wear the crown - Colin James and Jeff Healey - both Canadians (although from opposite ends of the country). CJ was SRV's protege, and Healey was off the scale when it came to chops. Both of those boys were (and still are to some degree) as good at songwriting and singing as they were guitarists - but still, none of them had that 'thing' that Texas musicians do. (Jeff's still the only guy I've seen scare Clapton off the stage, and CJ is so good, he oughta be illegal)
Sometime around 1995, this kid from Houston shows up on the scene. Hadden Sayers is his name, and let me tell ya, he's got it. His albums have progressed nicely as has his songwriting, playing and singing have all matured to the point where I swear - if ClearChannel didnt own all the radio stations - he'd be the next big thing. He's just not pretty enough to make it with the candycoated pimple crowd.
For you SRV fans (and who isnt?) check out "No More Tears" - If our god from Austin had lived, this is what he'd be doing today. Another SRV legacy tune would be "No Way To Say Goodbye". Man, what a picker!
Beatles fan are ya? Check out "Blasted".
My other favorite tracks available (for free I might add) at this site are, Emotional Better All The Time Flat Black Automobile (only 30 seconds, but nifty!)
And for the top two, double throwdown badass tunes on the list-
Bring it to me slowly (I play this one live often, always brings the house down, my vote for most infectious song since "Gimme One Reason") Trippin down to mexico (Jimmie Buffett meets ZZ Top)
If you dont like this kid, there's a hole in your soul. Stevie's gone, but Hadden lessens the gap left by his greatness. Jonny Lang has a better voice, but no one can touch him in the writing and playing departments. Not yet anyway.
Not to leave those of you out who love the song more than the music, look into Texas legend Jimmy LaFave. He's the Texas version of Dylan, with a better attitude and more depth of material. Another 'gonna be a legend when the world catches up to him' musician.
While I've already wasted your sign making time with this music tangent, you might as well do yourself one more favor - buy, steal or borrow the album 'Lonnie Mack - Strike Like Lightning". SRV co-produced and plays on most cuts. Lonnie is the missing link - the guy who bridged the gap between Chuck Berry, Chet Atkins and Eric Clapton. More soulful than Otis Redding vocally, more powerful guitar wise than any Yardbird alum England ever came up with. That particular album, is quite possible the most perfect start to finish album ever recorded, covering every style and emotion completely.
anybody wanna talk about surf guitar now? (my other Fender fetish...)
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Dang Robb.....you Get ON With YOUR BAD SELF! Thanks for the recommendations! I will certainly give Hadden Sayers and Lonnie Mack a listen. Thanks! Let's not forget about John Mayall, Robert Cray, JJ Cale and of course BOZ Scaggs 'come on home' Talk about 'gettin' down' ...... man that is some good stuff. I don't have a hole in my soul. Doesn't sound like you do either.
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What, finest album ever produced? Nah, check out "Street Survivors" by Lynyrd Skynyrd....................The vinyl with the fire in the background.....anyone else here this 'Ol Country Boy????
-------------------- Carl Wood Olive Branch, Ms Posts: 1392 | From: Olive Branch,MS USA | Registered: Nov 1999
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You gys haven't heard music 'til you have heard Phish. They play everything from Bluegrass to Rock, and everything in between. Their live stuff is awesome- tighter than most others' studio stuff!! Pick up Rift (more blues/rock) or The Story of the Ghost (kinda prog rock). A Picture of Nectar is a smorgasborg.
I also got a chance to hear some Gov't Mule. If you like SRV, you'll like these guys- 2 Allman Bros. members and a drummer- that's it. Dickie Betts and I can't remember the other guy. Just imagine the Allman Bros. and Stevie on stage together...
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I remember one time when I was a teenager - I had some "lite rock" kinda crap on (don't worry, it was only a phase) and my father came in "yelling" about the garbage I listened to and proceeded to put on Tull's THICK AS A BRICK and drown out my music - and yes, he played the entire thing, both sides!
-------------------- Kimberly Zanetti Purcell www.amethystProductivity.com Folsom, CA email: Kimberly@AmethystProductivity.com
“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” AA Milne Posts: 3722 | From: Folsom, CA | Registered: Dec 2001
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Follow the instructions below for the genuine thrill that comes with discovering your blues name:
From the first list, take the name using the initial of your first name. From the second list, do the same with your middle name. From the third, your surname.
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I forgot to give a plug to the most amazing singer to come along since Elvis.... Susan Tedeschi.
I'm more of a musician fan than a singer fan. Rarely does a singer ever 'get to me' the way a guitar player does, as most singers are there for the show and not the music.
A couple of years ago I came across this 'girl next door' from Boston (now a resident of Atlanta, GA) who had a voice as powerful, soulful and charismatic as SRV's guitar was.
"Just Wont Burn" is one seriously addictive album. If it's possible to wear a CD out, that one would've proved it in my player.
She's recently married Derek Trucks, the virtuoso slide guitarist now in the Allman Brothers Band, and had a baby... so look for soulful southern rock and blues to come out of Georgia for another 30 years or so.
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