Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green

Their are alot of Albert King impersonators still copying
his style. I personally like Albert Kings style the best,
Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Bobby Rush are right there on my list also. Though Stevie Ray, IMHO is the most fluid, natural guitar player I have ever heard. I just went
to the SF blues festival a few weeks ago and Buddy guy and
Santana were pretty darn awesome playing side by side.

Neither is close to the "best." I know I have posted here before, but this thread won't seem to go away.

When you start listening to a lot of really good blues players--ones who can elicit emotion from six strings--you will start to realize that Clapton and Green are just imitators. There's little doubt that Clapton is sincere in his various homages to the greats, but a few strums by Lightnin' Hopkins will do more for your soul than anything that Green and/or Clapton can. If you don't believe me, just put on "Goin' Away," turn out the lights, sit back with some whiskey, and you'll hear the truth of the matter.

love 'em both, but for "goose bumps per lick" give me duane allman. i could listen to "goin' down slow" everyday...i have the blues

Crazy4Blues,

You said that well.

Rob

Neither. Mississippi, home of the best gospel and blues guitarist and myself, will tell the story. You can verify this with Mr. Clapton and Mr. Green to be sure, if you wish. Situated south of Tennessee, east of Arkansas Louisiana and west of Alabama, this state has and consistently produces some of the greatest blues-playing guitarists of all time. Ask Mr. Johnson or Mr. B.B. King if you want to verify this. Don't mean to give you the blues, but the truth hurts sometimes.