Who is the Next Great Blues Guitarist?
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Permalink Reply by Rick Saunders on -
Speaking of the devil: http://www.realdeepblues.blogspot.com/
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Permalink Reply by Chad Nordhoff on -
I saw Metallica last month in Little Rock and I've been listening to a lot of Megadeth lately. Call me Cornholio but, when it comes to guitars of mass destruction; bring it on!
One of the great pitfalls of blues guitar heroism is that folks can just become Rock players with crutches. Mediocre rockers can form blues bands and suddenly they're innovative. Segments of the blues community also have a tendency to addopt young guitarists as pets. They get built up and pushed through the channels. Talented as they may be, they're deprived of the opportunity to struggle and earn it on their own.
I saw Mark Holder with BDH a couple times. He's got it deep, no question about that. The last time I saw him, my wife and I were on our honeymoon. He was sitting at the merch table, working, looking like a hungry stray dog. I introduced him to my new bride and his eyes lit up. He started saying he had a good woman in Tennessee... I never really got a follow-up.
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Permalink Reply by Mark Porkchop Holder on -
Still got her Chad! BTW, hungry stray dogs are rarely fat.lol
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Permalink Reply by Chad Nordhoff on
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Good to hear. We should play a show or two around Tennessee sometime. We're known for feeding strays around our house.
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Permalink Reply by Mark Porkchop Holder on
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Nice of you to say. Rick, but hell ... I'm just tryin' to be the best blues guitar player in my house.
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Permalink Reply by Vasja Ivanovski on -
Since Derek Trucks is mentioned, here's my picture of him...
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Permalink Reply by Butch Taylor on -
Folks.....without a doubt, it is Detroit's own.....Motor City Josh!
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Permalink Reply by Blewzzman Pete on -
I'll throw three names into the mix that certanily have the qualifications - and with youth on their side, pleanty of time to achieve the recognition:
Kid Anderson
http://cdbaby.com/cd/kidandersen1
Shawn Starsky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ-K-YPZCN0
Gonzalo Bergara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YOp5LtU4BE&eurl=http://www.gonz...
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Permalink Reply by Chad Nordhoff on
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I wonder if the next great blues guitarist will die of old age and hard living before we even know who they are. Many of the greats were rediscovered before they were ever discovered the first time by most people.
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Permalink Reply by Frank Sennish on -
I don't think there is any single great blues guitarist, but there are many. I'll throw Alvin Youngblood Hart in there as one of my favorites.
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Permalink Reply by Dan Rushton on -
as i was reading through this i was a little dissappointed. someone going on about how technical playing is getting and that being good. other people talking about shredding and sweep picking??? what the hell, that ain;t the blues? Michael Angelo Batio??? check out the attached picture i found in THE HAIR METAL MANSION site! that definitely ain't the blues! blues isn't a technique and it is not about speed. and then all of the people who refuse to give an answer saying you can't judge that or there are too many to mention. they just don't want to make a decision. i just think about what the late great albert king would have said if he was asked this question. he would have said "its me of course!". having that kind of attitude is the way to go so i will say i am the next great blues player!
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Norwood on -
Most of what we all will agree is greatness largely depends on worldwide recognition and that depends on a good story and a bigtime buzz factor to go along with them sizzling chops. Everyone knows some SRV for instance. Blues is a live thing guitar wise. It's caught in the moment for the moment. It's in that moment when we all connect and feel it coming across that greatness is really happening for the player and the audience alike. So, yeah, it's all of the above...and then some.
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