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Best blues today

Forgot to mention IMO the best blues guitarist out there today is Buddy Whittington. Check out his work with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. He plays a Strat straight through a Dr.Z MAZ Senior with no effects! Try that all you distortion boys, and try to get your expression across. I heard a mention of Johnny Winter and no doubt one of the best but I saw him last year and it was pitifull. He had to be walked on stage by two men holding him up and then did the whole show sitting down. Just kind of jammed with himself and the band followed. Obviously still on the smack.
captpenny
pbb
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When in doubt, tell the story in the worst light possible. A great American preoccupation. Hello CNN. Hello Fox-News. Face it, the rock and blues artists (and all other performers for that matter) of our youth are aging, as we are. B.B. King does his show sitting down now. Should he be condemned for it? Many fine blues guitarists around. Do we have to come with a "best blues guitarist"? Why not propose Chris Duarte or Coco Montoya or Joanna Connor or Bryan Lee? The list is long. I say just enjoy a performer for what he/she makes you feel and forget treating music like a circus or strong man competition. From the bluesy mid-fi trenches, good day.
bigkidz
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Jay Giles (yeah that guy)and Magic Dick should have won best blues record of the year a few years back. Real Chicago Blues. The CD is call Blues Time, buy it and thank me later.

Also Gregg Alman form the Brothers had one out about two years ago that was really excellent too.
piezo
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Tinsley Ellis overall will knock your socks off every time..great voice, playing and song writing. Duke Robillard is the jump blues and swing king. Curtis Salgado is the most soulfull singer i've seen in years and is a hell of a harp layer to boot. As far as Johnny goes i think he has some serious health problems, has for a few years now as i recall. Hats off to him for still getting out there.

I play a 335 and a strat through a Dr Z prescription with Phillips NOS tubes. I use only a tube screamer to boost solos and ocassionally a H&K rotosphere to cop the B-3 thing. The Z amps don't need no stinking effects, they just kill.
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