Lightnin' Hopkins

[Funky_monks]

I am currently listening to 'Please Settle in Vietnam' and 'Jail House Blues'. They rule.

Please reccomend me some more blues tracks in a similar vein (it's the stripped-down sound I like, IYSWIM).

Thankyouplease.

 

[Magic Sam]

Hard to know where to start with one of the most prolific Blues artists (god knows how many albums) I would recommend anything recorded pre 1965 but there are some great later tracks.

http://wm01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=LIGHTNIN|HOPKINS&sql=11:anfpxqy5ldfe~T2 You can sample some here.

 

[Dhimmi]

John Lee Hooker without a backing band is similar in style and of course Robert Johnson.

 

[rutabowa]

Mance Lipscomb and Big Bill Broonzy (when they play their slower stuff)

 

[EddyBlack]

There are a number of great Lightnin' Hopkins video's on You Tube. For example:


Other blues gems fhat should satisfy.


I 2nd the Robert Johnson recommendation. No video of him but here are some tracks. His compositions are superb, just listen to his bass line, thats as good as the blues gets... thats only one guitar your hearing.

 

[Funky_monks]

Hard to know where to start with one of the most prolific Blues artists (god knows how many albums)....

I had no idea!

Thanks for all the help folks, its certainly given me plenty to listen to.

 

[story]

John Lee Hooker without a backing band is similar in style and of course Robert Johnson.

I'd agree with this.


And also, what Magic Sam said.

 

[ouchmonkey]

Try Blind Willie McTell or
Mississippi Fred McDowell

 

[story]

And Blind Lemon Jefferson.
And Howlin' Wolf too

 

[story]

If you want to see the Blues played live, Seasick Steve is good.

 

[Humberto]

You see guys? The search function does work.

 

[Humberto]

 

[belboid]

 

[Humberto]

Don't know where this was, the same venue. See some of the 'lightnin'' picking which is worth seeing. 'Cold ground was my bed last night and rock was my pillow too' is a lyric picked up by Bob Marley in Talkin' Blues.

 

[Humberto]

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