Some of My Great Blues Favourites

[Richard G]

We all have our favourite playlists when it comes to choosing Blues numbers but these three clips are at the top of my favourites list. Maybe slightly obvious but I wish I’d been in on the recording. I hope you enjoy them!

Richard

Lucinda Williams – Hard Time Killing Floor Blues

John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt – I’m in the Mood

Muddy Waters – You Can’t Lose What Ain’t Never Had

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[Dieter]

Great – the classics and Lucinda Williams with an very unusual Style (I never heard before)

Dieter

[sunjamr]

I watch a lot of the NPR Tiny Desk Concerts, and Lucinda was there a while back. Check it out if you haven’t seen it:

Sunjamr Steve

[Don D.]

Hey Richard, those are some great songs. Do you have a favorite album? It might be impossible to name one—go ahead, name as many as it takes.

[Richard G]

Hi Don,
Yes, difficult to name just one or even a few, but a number of artists/albums shaped my roots in playing guitar. My milestone records were either solo artists or known rock-bands, namely:-

Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
Brothers in Arms – Dire Staits
Eight Frames a Second – Ralph McTell
Folk Blues & Beyond – Davy Graham
The Blue Album – Bert Jansch
Basket of Light – The Pentangle
‘N’ Amount of Stefan Grossman & Chet Atkins

I have to stop here as it would get tedious but of course, the list goes on.

Richard

[Don D.]

Thanks Richard, lists of favorite albums aren’t ever tedious or too long. Seeing those makes me think Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull might be among your next six.

[Richard G]

This classic number ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ has always stood out for me, Martin Tallstrom gives this piece extra zest, he’s a very talented guitarist.

Richard

[James B]

I liked them all, but ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ is amazing. Martin Tallstrom I’d never heard of. Thanks Richard. You’re a goldmine of great guitarists.

James

[Lights]

Great choice, Richard!

[John B]

Beautiful Richard…

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