Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green

You Know I have kept up with this thread. I find it hard to believe that when talking about great blues guitarist that no one mentions Roy Buchanan? While I admit his vocals wasn't the greatist, his guitar work is truly great. He lived the life of a bluesman right to the end. (died in the drunk tank either suicide or killed according to whos story you believe) and his blues seem to really be from the heart. Many other blues artist say Buchanan could do things on the guitar that others just couldn't do. While I think sometimes his playing is a little too fast, it is still increadble.Listning to Roy Buchanan do hey Joe live, or Messiah can bring tears to the eyes. Well thanks for letting me rant, Off to listen to some Roy.....

Buzzard's right, Roy Buchanan was one of the greats. I really liked his earlier music, but his later stuff was pretty far out for me, but I certainly recognized his talent. Cheers. Craig.

Tab Benoit. Learned his chops with the late great Albert Collins. Cajun flavor but grounded in the blues. He is a purist, in all respects and his band is oh soo tight (just bass and drums). He produces his own music and the recording quality is first rate. Check out Live: Swampland Jam (check the song "Too many dirty dishes")or These Blues Are All Mine. Great blues voice, technical skills and most importantly, passion. He is ALWAYS on the road. Check his web site at tabbenoit.com

In this order..Duane Allman,S.R.V, Peter Green, Buddy Guy, Dickey Betts, Eric Clapton, some of My favorite tunes of these guys, Duane/A.B.B. Dreams, SRV>Little Wing, Peter Green>Rattlesnake Shake, Dickey Betts/A.B.B. Back to where it all begins. Clapton>Forever Man, Buddy Guy> I do not have any recordings by Buddy Guy, but seen Him Live, And He is Very Good. Just My oppinions of course.

This has been a very interesting thread for me because I spent the late 60's and all of the 70's living in Austin, most of the time working as a photographer covering music, so that I got to see most of the great blues guitarists performing during that time, many of them repeatedly. (Austin has always been more of a blues town than a country town, despite its association with Willie Nelson.) I wouldn't presume to judge who was best among them, I loved them all. The one thing that stands out for me, though, is the wonder of listening to Stevie Ray Vaughn dozens of times when he was playing lead for Paul Ray and the Cobras. He never played the same thing twice and every time he played a tune in a new way it was extraordinary. With all the other great players you knew pretty much what you were going to get when you heard a song begin, within a certain range, but with SRV you were always surprised, and amazed. It's too bad that as extraordinary as recorded music can be it's really just a snapshot of the landscape a great musician can create.