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VonBonfire
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You're preaching to the choir here. What's strange is there are very few Stevie clones here. I can only think of one guy...nice guy but
...at least he's a nice guy.
One of my favorite Jimmie cuts:
...at least he's a nice guy.One of my favorite Jimmie cuts:
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VonBonfire
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You're speaking my language.
Maybe me, you, robostyle, and 70 mach1 need to meet up at the pinetop homecoming in Clarksdale next month. Anson and Kingfish were both there last year and they are gonna be having a jam this year per the guy who has ran the jam there previously.
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Robostyle
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I also went through a slide phase, got pretty good at it but a little rusty now.
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VonBonfire
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I always feel like I'm playing sloppy when I use a slide so I never went on a deep dive with it. Strangely I don't feel the same way when I play a pedal steel with a slide. Makes no sense but probably some sort of bias built up over time on the 6 string. I love good slide playing. Tampa Red is one of my favorite all time acoustic blues players:
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Robostyle
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That pic looks like maybe a CC pickup?
Some fine slide there, thanks.
Some fine slide there, thanks.
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VonBonfire
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The recording is actually a National Tricone, which is what most of his recordings were performed on. While he's mostly forgotten today, in his time his home was a hub of the Chicago blues scene. He did many successful blues and hokum recordings with "Georgia Tom" aka Tom Dorsey, who went on to huge fame as a gospel composer. Red's wife died and he lost his way and as a result was never able to really profit off the folk and blues revival of the late 50's and early 60's like others of his era.
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VonBonfire
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I was working on some interior trim that needs finishing and listening to this video today. Long but def worth a listen if you dig Chris Cain. I enjoy his playing so it was great to hear him talk about how he came to the place he's at now. I'm guessing @JamesTiberiusKirk is familiar with him since he's west coast, although I think he's based in the bay area-San Jose. Great player.
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Geo
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I would rather have a lower colon transplant.
Geo
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Unless blues is mixed with some jazz or rock, I find it mind numbing.
rsm
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rsm
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this may surprise a few people...
Goldy McJohn is underrated Hammond player
Goldy McJohn is underrated Hammond player
rsm
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I think many music genres that go on for a long time become overdone, from great innovation and originality to mediocre derivates; some genres become rigid in their requirements, rules, and expectations stifling innovation and originality; at worst they become caricatures of themselves.
edit: blues, jazz and metal are good examples IMO
edit: blues, jazz and metal are good examples IMO
Geo
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I have been playing for 40 years now. It's the foundation, not the whole house.
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VonBonfire
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You're welcome to your thoughts but I don't see the purpose of guys coming into a blues specific thread when the entire forum is rock and metal, only to complain about how they don't like blues. I suspect that mostly comes from those who did some cursory listening, and made a conclusion they chose to stick with.
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tonedog
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Chris Cain is the guy for me. He is consistently the most amazing blues player I have seen over the last 40 years.
