Best of the Old Bluesmen
 

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I assume you were posting some Robert Johnson?

Here's a couple from my youtube play list...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkftesK2dck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsfcUZBMSSg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jN5vqEyV7g

Ok ..at home hopefully this will work! A great pick Rirock.! I was thinking in terms of "post your pick"... just to many greats to pick one... and your's is certainly on of the best! This is one of my alltime favorites. Otis Spann was the keyboard player for Muddy Waters band before embarking on a solo career cut short by cancer. His album "Biggest Thing Since Collossus" is a stellar example of blues piano playing and his vocals just blow me away. I first heard him on the Fleetwood Mac in Chicago album where Peter Green and the boys showed the old master the respect he truly deserved. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pui2zoH2VlI

This song and player has to rank right up there with the all time great blues tunes and players. Old enough?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdMf-...eature=related

OK..maybe not one of the old bluesmen but I couldn't resist...this is my man Peter Green founder of Fleedwood Mac and EC's replacement in the John Mayall band...sure glad Danny broke a string or we would never have had this one!! A superstar who couldn't cope with the fame. The Les Paul he's playing was given away to Gary Moore when PG had his breakdown and walked away from music....Moore sold it for $1 million ..the Holy Grail for Les Paul players

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivS5wjwGbn8

Willie Dixon and Bassology, gotta love the title alone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcqqyL-Y6Go

Matt Guitar Murphy, Matt's Guitar Boogie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTmHF...eature=related

Howlin Wolf, Spoonfull
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TwEY...eature=related

Joh Lee Hooker, Boom Boom Boom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EHWujXubNM

Muddy, Long Distance Call :smokin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUor-I2mbdY

:btu: Awesome:claps:

Pinetop Perkins 95 and still jamming :btu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CFWDyF0t3I

"This song and player has to rank right up there with the all time great blues tunes and players. Old enough?"

Prof- Never saw that before.....that sent shivers down my spine...no telling what I would do for Bloomfields LesPaul! Another genius who succumbed to his own personal blues. :-(

:angel: I 'll send a copy of it along with the other stuff when I get some time.

Two of John Lee's best albums were Hooker and Heat with Canned Heat as a back-up band and The Healer with Carlos Santana and Bonnie Raitt in the mix. I never knew "I'm In the Mood" was first released in 1951 :eek5: That's hard to believe -

Here's Bonnie discussing - and performing with - John Lee.

Also an audio-only of probably my favorite John Lee tune with Canned Heat 'Whiskey and Wimmen' - particularly rousing if you're rats-ass raving drunk when you listen to it :buds:

Well, it always seemed to help many moons ago even though I rarely rave much anymore :hihi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGCgR...eature=related

Damn - can't find Whiskey and Wimmen - gonna hafta search a little more....

Can't talk blues without an Irishman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1zsR...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxiEM...eature=related

Buddy Guy ,considered by Eric Capton as the best guitarist alive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BugvmSKwwWg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNSaBmaQrIA

Lightnin' Hopkins
 

lightnin' hopkins - bring me my shotgun - YouTube

love this #^&#^&#^&#^&

John Lee Hooker
 

I would add Jimmy Rogers

Jimmy Rogers - Blue bird - YouTube

and Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt - Spike driver blues - YouTube

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson - Hellhound On My Trail - YouTube

Elmore James (you may recognize this one)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNBk1faWI-k

and some Willie Dixon

Willie Dixon - 'I ain't superstitious' - YouTube

Blind Lemon Jefferson
 

I would rate John Hurt very highly on the acoustic side and for electric blues I do not think it gets better than Howlin Wolf. Apologies for the blank post.
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try this on for size - Charlie Christian

One of the first electric guitar soloists playing with the Benny Goodmans small group. Most people think Robert Johnson and other were predeccesors to electric blues but blues had evolved into jazz before Johnson was even playing (check out Louis Armstrong playing the blues in the 20s). Charlie Christian changed guitar for ever making it an electric solo intrument.

Great stuff

Blues in B / Charlie Christian(1916-1942) - YouTube

Charlie Christian - Royal Garden Blues - YouTube

eddie lang and lonnie johnson - white and black guy in 1929

this is insane guitar playing close to 100 yrs ago.

Eddie Lang & Lonnie Johnson - Guitar Blues - YouTube

I agree, Wolf

smokestack lightnin' - HOWLIN WOLF - YouTube

Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful - YouTube