Apologies if this blues man is well known to all you blues lovers, but recently I've discovered Marquise Knox, born in 1991 and released his first album, Man Child, at age 19. Thanks for starting this thread, look forward to sampling some of these artists.
Newer Blues Artists or Recordings
Any suggestions for new’ish blues artists and/or recordings you have discovered and enjoyed over the past few years? Please include all types of blues music and artists - traditional blues, southern rock/blues (e.g., Allman Bros., etc.), blues/soul, slower blues (i.e., good for background music while working), and cross-overs such as blues recordings by well-known rock or popular artists such as Boz Scaggs, Robin Trower, Eric Clapton, and others. Let’s help each other discover new blues music.
I will start with a couple of newer, young artists that I enjoy...
- Marcus King (try, Carolina Confessions or El Dorado)
- Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (try, Live in London)
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Try a German version of SRV: Henrik Freischlader - Live at GuitarPoint (youtube.com) And his work with Layla Zoe: As an enormous fan of SRV and The Derek Trucks band I was immediately enamored with this work. |
Great thread topic! Thanks for posting. I’ve listened to the blues on and off for 50 years (yes, I’m old). After the passing of the greats-Muddy Waters, et al, I stopped listening for a bit. In the last couple of years I’ve started listening to newer blues. I think these are worth while- Eric Bibb-Spirit and the Blues Rhiannon Giddens-They’re Calling Me Home John Hiatt-Crossing Muddy Waters (an older release, from 2000, that I purchased last year) Jorma Kaukonen-Live at the Bottom Line Sue Foley-Pinky’s Blues Samantha Fish-Faster Larkin Poe-Kindred Spirits Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore-Downey to Lubbock |
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