I Love Blues Music

I love blues.. ever since I discovered it via the film, the Blues Brothers....but i don't know much.. as in don't know enough to know what I like or dont...

So could anyone perhaps recommend some for me to try?

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hunkalove · 61-69, M

A lot on YouTube. Howlin' Wolf. Muddy Waters. John Lee Hooker. My introduction to the Blues came from the early-British Invasion. The Stones, the Animals, Manfred Mann. I found the originals from there.

Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F

Cool now i have some names I can go and explore... thank you :)

Picklebobble · 56-60, M

There are many variations of blues music.
The Delta blues is probably the most authentic. Often just a singer or maybe a guitarist/singer.
Robert Johnson; Bessie Smith; Blind Willie Jefferson are three of it's most celebrated artists.
There's a legend surrounding Johnson that is as scary as it is fascinating !
I won't tell you what it is but it's easy enough to research!
From there you might go north to Chicago where there are a different styles from the Mississippi or Delta blues.
And on from there!!

Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F

Cool you seem to know a lot about this.. I get lost in trying to explore blue.. and not in a good way which is why I think i need to get to know a few recommended ones and maybe branch out from there...

Picklebobble · 56-60, M

I'm sure there was a BBC series called The story of the Blues. A documentary. Probably available on YouTube !
Might be a good place to start.

Georgimy

Time in a bar , Rudolph hineraghan
All jizzed up , swenyal whomak
On the sugar train hills , Gandhim wolf
These are some classics

Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F

Thank you i will go and listen..thank you again .. love it when people share music with me.

SW-User

Try some of Led Zeppelin's early blues numbers. Dazed and Confused, Since I've been Loving you, When the Levee Breaks and You Shook Me come to mind.

Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F

Oooh cool.. i wouldn't have thought... ok well I have an open mind I will go listen. thank you.

SW-User

Yes, it is a heavy, electric style of blues but it is soulful and has depth. Many people reject the idea of LZ because they are regarded as a loud rock band but they are masters of gutsy, heartfelt blues music!

Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F

@Curiosity: well not that i dont like loud rock too :) i loved the singer of led zep with Alison Krauss

newstu · 61-69, M

Michael Bloomfields "If you love these Blues......." album he did in collaboration with Guitar Player mag. Covers most of the bigguns, he even articulates keys and time signatures. Michael was Dylan's first electric guitar player

Mondayschild · F

I have a lot on my profile if you wan to browse

Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F

ooooh yes please :)

Mondayschild · F

@Adaydreambeliever: now that I look back it might be mostly soul but you are still welcome to look :-)

Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F

@SBelle: soul is an all time favourite of mine too - since i was a kid :)

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