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VonBonfire
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btw @SpiderWars now you gotta tell me about some of the other blues acts you saw on the east coast of FL back in the day!! You got me pumped up now, lol.
SpiderWars
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This guy Bird Dog lived just up the road from me when I lived in Oviedo, FL. He was the local guitar/amp tech with a tiny music store. He was my amp tech and gateway to amp modding. When I moved away I gave him all sorts of stuff I didn't want to move like old boatanchor Peavey power amps that still worked and a Warmoth neck with Brazilian fretboard that just needed a light fret level.
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Cool! Some really nice licks in there. It looks like fullsail upgraded the stage and backdrop. I went there in 2015 and did a few tunes with my band at the time and it was like playing in a big empty room cause 1 foot off the stage was pitch blackness. It was a good time, they were really sweet to me there. They have bands come in for student projects. It was unpaid, but a really nice experience.
If there are any other artists you recall from back then I'm all ears bro, this is great. Here is a band from my neck of the woods that used to do the festivals which is why I appreciated the Groove Monsters vids, that powerhouse band and all. I think you'll like this one:
SpiderWars
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This band was not a blues band but they were the best band of that Cocoa Beach area. Bill Marsh on guitar and a total badass. This was Anna Delgado's band and every player was great at their role. I timestamped it to a guitar solo. I've always wanted one of those custom Hamers he plays (and he always played that live), it was such a killer guitar. They played Cliffs of Dover every show and everybody always went crazy for Bill after. Sundays at Gatsbys was always a blast.
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VonBonfire
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Yeah, that dude sounded sick. What a great band. Bass player is flipping killer. Seems like they were kind of roots type stuff so somewhat blues informed I guess. Is Bill Marsh still around? Stuff like this makes me wish I was back in them days sometimes. That downright tight video I shared takes me right back because that festival had completely blown up a few years later and had Buddy Guy, Bernard Allison, and Deborah Coleman headlining and they all brought bands with MONSTER players. So much "blues" now is 50's throwbacks and t-bone wannabes now. Low energy BS. It's not a party anymore with a lot of these guys, it's just a bunch of dorks with wingtips and fedoras and cheesy lyrics.
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Oh hell yeah that kicks ass. I like all the stuff from the neighborhoods that surround the old/tired-blues neighborhood. I just got to a point that I can't stand boring regurgitated old themes. If it sounds new I'm good.
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VonBonfire
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Same. Those were some Minneapolis regulars that had their own group plus worked as the backup band for Big John Dickerson. He was a fantastic singer, classic large black man with a huge voice. Not sure if any of those guys are active up there anymore much, I haven't been up there in over 20 years.
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VonBonfire
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A good one.
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Man Mike Bloomfield kicks some butt. Blues on a Les Paul.
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VonBonfire
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Looks like Little Jimmy King is plugged into a Marshall here
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VonBonfire
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Looks like he's using a wah wah and a round fuzz face on this one into what looks like a bassman maybe? I know Eugene Gales was big on Twins and I think Jimmy used one for a while also before going to a Lab series but the Left Hand Brand album was MESA mostly and also had killer tones. It interesting to see some of these apparent backline rigs he's using.
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This was the crayon box that @VonBonfire had as a kid.
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VonBonfire
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1980-2005 was a great time to be a blues fan. Hair metal was ending as I got into guitar and grunge was on the rise. My Iron Maiden tab book just showed a bunch of power chords then I learned the 12 bar blues. I could record that on my tape deck and solo over my own rhythm. That was it for me.This was the crayon box that @VonBonfire had as a kid.
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VonBonfire
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I've always loved this Van Morrison-BB King classic off the Deuces Wild record. A friend of mine use to run this on repeat forever when it first came out.
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VonBonfire
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One of the best off Kenny's midnight blue album. Blues packed.
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Some cruising music for when you head to the hillbilly hideaway
Some cruising music for when you head to the hillbilly hideaway
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For those of you that don't know jack about blues, like myself, you're getting a first class tour here by RT resident bluesman @VonBonfire . Thanks and keep 'em coming!
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VonBonfire
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RnB and Blues-rock is also welcome although I'm mostly a blues and RnB enjoyer. I dig this one from Candi Staton, 1976
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