Stormbringer Posted March 14, 2014 Posted March 14, 2014 Blues is one of my favorites genres, and also one of my biggest influences. It is also the biggest influence and the base for almost all of today's popular music, from Jazz, going through Soul, Rhythm and Blues, Pop, Funk, Rap, and being also the origins of Rock n' Roll, Hard Rock and even the most brutal Metal genres you can imagine. One it's most basic forms is written around 3 chords and the Blue Notes, that give the Blues it's characteristic sound. On it's most traditional form it follows a 12-bar pattern around the mentioned 3 chords: I - IV - V; which means: If we are on C major, those chords would be: C major - F major and G major. But instead of going through tedious technical concepts, here's some (old) music: Death Letter Blues - Son House Me and The Devil Blues - Robert Johnson Quote
Stormbringer Posted March 14, 2014 Author Posted March 14, 2014 Something more recent, and one of my all time favorite guitarists: Stevie Ray Vaughan Quote
Stormbringer Posted March 15, 2014 Author Posted March 15, 2014 One recent discovery for me: Gary Clark Jr. Quote
Stormbringer Posted September 30, 2014 Author Posted September 30, 2014 Some Delta Blues: Muddy Waters before moving to Chicago, one of the recordings made by Alan Lomax Quote
Stormbringer Posted October 12, 2014 Author Posted October 12, 2014 More Jump Blues, anticipating Rock n' Roll Quote
Shepherd Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 ^ Thanks for Gary Clark Before the Grammys went to hell... Quote
Stormbringer Posted October 12, 2014 Author Posted October 12, 2014 Just found this: Seasick Steve + John Paul Jones and Jack White and Alison Mosshart from The Dead Weather Quote
Stormbringer Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 Some REALLY OLD Delta Blues: Charlie Patton Quote
Stormbringer Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 Stevie Ray Vaughan, unplugged!! And playing a 12 strings Quote
Stormbringer Posted November 17, 2014 Author Posted November 17, 2014 "Elmore James got nothing on this, baby" Quote
Stormbringer Posted November 17, 2014 Author Posted November 17, 2014 Before the legend about Robert Johnson selling his soul to the Devil, this guy claimed the same: Tommy Johnson Quote
Stormbringer Posted December 8, 2014 Author Posted December 8, 2014 I LOVE Delta Blues!! Skip James - Crow Jane Quote
Stormbringer Posted December 15, 2014 Author Posted December 15, 2014 The Dirty Mac playing Yer Blues at the Rolling Stones Rock n' Roll Circus: The Dirty Mac were: - John Lennon (The Beatles) - Guitar and vocals - Eric Clapton (Cream) - Guitar - Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones) - Bass - Mitch Mitchell (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) - Drums John Lennon and Mick Jagger's conversation at the beginning is awesome Quote
Stormbringer Posted May 5, 2015 Author Posted May 5, 2015 Freddie King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwwPjAsbYEw Quote
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