Blues starter kit.?

Question

Can you give me a list of songs and artists to start my blues adventure.

And maybe a little blues 101

Answer 1

Let's start off with Robert Johnson, the father of the blues, the man who basically took the blues out of the cotton fields and brought it to the masses...



Come On In My Kitchen - Robert Johnson (Country Blues)



How 'bout Muddy Waters, the man who brought the country blues to the city...



I Got My Mojo Workin' - Muddy Waters (Chicago Blues)



Then you have T-Bone Walker, the man who plugged in his guitar and invented the electric blues...



Call It Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker (Electric Blues)



And of course, the King of the blues, the most popular blues artist of all time, BB King...



Night Life - BB King (Electric Blues)

This song is actually a cover of a Willie Nelson tune



There's also one of the greatest harmonica players ever, Little Walter...



My Babe - Little Walter (Chicago Blues)



The British got into the act in the 60's, and took the blues in a new direction...



Crossroads - Cream (British Blues/Rock)

All Your Love - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (British Blues)



How 'bout some Southern-fried Blues...



One Way Out - Allman Brothers (Southern Blues/Rock)

Train Train - Blackfoot (Southern Blues/Rock)



Traditional blues declined in popularity in the late 60's and 70's, but was single-handedly brought back to life by Stevie Ray Vaughan, quite possibly the greatest guitar player who ever lived...



The Things That I Used To Do - Stevie Ray Vaughan (Texas Blues)

Love Me Darlin' - Stevie Ray Vaughan

Dirty Pool - Stevie Ray Vaughan



After Stevie Ray's death in 1990, wanna-be guitarists came out of the woodwork, seeking to cash in on Stevie's success. Although some, like Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Jonny Lang, had some commercial success, a talent like Stevie Ray only comes along once in a generation. Here's a good example of an SRV wanna-be...



My Way Down - Chris Duarte (Texas Blues/Rock)



My last song recommendation is my personal favorite blues tune. It has everything: Mama dies, the singer goes broke, and his woman dumps him. Enjoy the Genius...



Hard Times - Ray Charles



If you wanna know how life shapes a blues artist, read these...



"Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography Of BB King" by BB King and David Ritz

"Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught In The Crossfire" by Joe Nick Patoski and Bill Crawford

"Ray Charles: Man and Music" by Michael Lydon



Hope this all helps. As ZZ Top says, "Enjoy and get it on!"

Answer 2

So many to list, but here's a few that are pretty easy to get into, it's hard to just jump right in - some of it is pretty heavy stuff to listen to -



Eric Clapton (Me and Mr. Johnson, Anything with Derek and Dominoes)

Robert Cray

John Mayer Trio

John Mayer's new stuff

Stevie Ray Vaughan

B.B. King

Joe Bonomassa

Buddy Guy

Hubert Sumlin

The Yardbirds (lot's of blues references, usually regarded as Eric Clapton, Jimmy Paige, and Jeff Beck's best work)



As far as learning, the best thing to do would be to jump on some lessons - but here's the short fun of the mill version..



Blues is mostly based (with exceptions) on a I-IV-V chord progression in a 12 Bar pattern. Blues can be minor or major, and in any key you want. Lead work is usually considered to be improvisational, giving blues it's unique and soulful feel. Just google it if you want more!



Just listen around, you'll find stuff you like - Have Fun!

Answer 3

john lee hooker

bb king

stevie ray vaughn

robert johnson

charles brown

Answer 4

Rural: Lonnie Johnson, Son House, Leadbelly, Blind Lemmon Jefferson.

Electric: Lightning Hopkins, T. Bone Walker, R.L. Burnside, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters

Answer 5

stevie ray vaughn

bb king

blues bros

Answer 6

learn the "chord progressions", the basic ones form the root of all blues. BB King once said he could show a thousand songs based on the progression for, Thrill is Gone. Which btw is a great song to warm up on, nice progression with plenty of opportunity to improvise a few lead licks in between.



If you listen to Robert Johnson, you will notice he always starts with about the same intro.



Learn the "Nashville Number System", it is the easiest way to understand keys.

Why spend time learning all those chord names for a specific major or minor key, when you can just two different modes and play them all, same with the leads.



As the avatar above said, start with Robert Johnson, just don't sell your soul!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Eric Clapton--album Journeyman,



Stevie Ray Vaughn--everything/anything

Answer 9

starter kit:

Bottle of scotch

napkin--for crying

and blues singers LOL.

Answer 10

Unless you were born a musical prodigy you'd better start with lessons and/or a beginners book on blues. Check with your local music shop.