| Author | Message | ||
| jet_powers
Advanced Member Username: jet_powers Post Number: 353 Registered: 2-2003 |
Some cohorts and myself are planning to do a blues project. None of us are really from a blues background but we still want to give this a try. My question to the fine, knowledgable folks here is.... What are some of the blues standards any self respecting blues band worth their salt needs to play in order to keep true blues fans from finding another joint to do their drinking in? JP | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 937 Registered: 2-2005 |
Around here you need to look into doing some modern blues folks such as Tommy Castro or Gary Moore. As far as traditional stuff just about anything from Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf or Willie Dixon will go over down here. You couldn't hurt yourself by adding in some Buddy Guy or SRV either. Keith | ||
| pas
Intermediate Member Username: pas Post Number: 107 Registered: 3-2003 |
Thrill is Gone; Stormy Monday; Caledonia; Sweet Home Chicago; Mustang Sally; All Blues; Everyday I have the Blues; You Win Again... | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1305 Registered: 11-2003 |
Spoonful is a favorite of mine. Calling Card would be another. | ||
| wideload
Intermediate Member Username: wideload Post Number: 117 Registered: 6-2003 |
Not a standard, but alot of fun- Blues of the Month Club, T. Graham Brown. Larry | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5980 Registered: 5-2002 |
A great place to start in putting together a blues set list is Stevie Ray Vaughan. I've played a bunch of stuff off his albums in bands I've been in, some of it stuff he wrote and some stuff he covered. Practically everything he did is now a standard. Another source is Clapton. His "From The Cradle" is a blues album. A couple of the songs I've done that are on that album are "Tore Down" and "Third Degree". Another standard Clapton covered is "Further On Up The Road". And there are many others. Which leads me to Johnny Winter. Tons and tons of stuff there. Some of the most .. well there's some stuff here that'll make you want to crawl into a dark corner and get stone drunk. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5981 Registered: 5-2002 |
Johnny Winter - Mississippi Blues; drenched in it. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5982 Registered: 5-2002 |
Excuse me for hijacking the thread, but .. More Johnny It just pours out of him. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5983 Registered: 5-2002 |
And Stevie!!! Soaking in it! [edit: longer version of song] (Message edited by davehouck on January 10, 2008) | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5984 Registered: 5-2002 |
More Stevie By the way, Tommy Shannon is a great example of a bass player for a blues band. He's not only locked in to the drummer, but he's locked in to, and supporting, the emotion coming out of the guitar. | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1689 Registered: 2-2006 |
Dave you're dead-on about Tommy he is an awesome blues basssist, with whom ever he's playing. One of the bands I was working with in the 90's played a gig with the Arc Angels (Doyle Bramhall Jr., Charlie Sexton, Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton) back in the 90's at the Hard Rock in Dallas and Tommy and Chris were just rock solid man. I beleive that first video is "Live at El Macombo" which is an incredible dvd. Olie | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 411 Registered: 11-2004 |
Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Leadbelly, the great Robert Johnson, B.B.King, Albert Collins... there are so many to chose. Plus the modern guys, Stevie Ray V, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Jeff Healey. Listen to them all, use there songs, play 'em slow, play fast, funk them up they are all so versatile..a great education that every musician should try | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5991 Registered: 5-2002 |
Arc Angels. | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Advanced Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 253 Registered: 10-2006 |
Albert King, John Lee Hooker, Luther Allison, Fenton Robinson, Lonnie Brooks. Peter | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5992 Registered: 5-2002 |
I've seen Luther's son Bernard Allison a few times; great player. | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Junior Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 35 Registered: 5-2007 |
Boogaloo Joe Jones, Shirley Scott, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, B.B.King, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Albert King, John Lee Hooker | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5994 Registered: 5-2002 |
I found an old set list from eight years ago when I was playing in a blues band. So Excited - Stevie Ray Vaughan Come On - Jimi Hendrix (Earl King) Bad Sign - Cream (William Bell/Booker T Jones) Stormy Monday - Allman Brothers (T-Bone Walker) Use Me - Bill Withers Tell Me - Stevie Ray Vaughan (Howlin' Wolf) Killing Floor - Howlin' Wolf Quitter Never Wins - Tinsley Ellis Cold Shot - Stevie Ray Vaughan (W.C. Clark) Love I Been Missing - [couldn't find this anywhere] Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix Red House - Jimi Hendrix Rock Me Baby - B.B. King Them Changes - Buddy Miles Tin Pan Alley - Stevie Ray Vaughan (Robert Geddins) Everyman Blues - [couldn't find this anywhere] Old Love - Eric Clapton Spanish Castle Magic - Jimi Hendrix Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan (Larry Davis) Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King Red Rooster - Howlin' Wolf (Willie Dixon) It's Not My Cross To Bear - Allman Brothers Whipping Post - Allman Brothers Further On Up The Road - Eric Clapton (Joe Medwick) Stone Free - Jimi Hendrix Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix (Billy Roberts) Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix (Message edited by davehouck on January 11, 2008) | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 940 Registered: 2-2005 |
I forgot an album that I have been listening to in the car recently, Larry Carlton's Sapphire Blue. It is mostly upbeat blues with horns. Keith | ||
| hankster
Intermediate Member Username: hankster Post Number: 148 Registered: 6-2004 |
NIce list, Dave, and thanks for the Arc Angels and Stevie links. As for modern players, Robert Cray and his band are fine. And up north here (canada) we are all pretty fond of Colin James. James in particular has some great guitar/horn ensemble stuff. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2855 Registered: 7-2004 |
I can't believe no one's mentioned John Mayall yet! And listen to early Fleetwood Mac (with Peter Green, before they got Buckingham/Nicks and got "cute"). Bill, tgo | ||
| jet_powers
Advanced Member Username: jet_powers Post Number: 354 Registered: 2-2003 |
Thanks for all the input.... we've got a few of those mentioned, still there's a few more suggestions here we can use. Let's throw a wrench into the works.... How about with female vocals? JP | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2857 Registered: 7-2004 |
Bonnie Raitt, especially the early stuff. I love her version of the old Sippy Wallace song: "Woman Be Wise, Keep Your Mouth Shut Don't Advertise Your Man" And, of course, almost anything recorded by Janice Joplin. Bill, tgo | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 942 Registered: 2-2005 |
There's Koko Taylor and Etta James. Keith | ||
| foth
Intermediate Member Username: foth Post Number: 169 Registered: 12-2004 |
I play with Dave Brown, who grew up with Stevie and Jimmie. Some of Dave's favorites are: Pride & joy, Dimples, Mary had a little lamb, Thunderbird, Got me runnin', Why I sing the blues, Cold shot. Don't forget the slow ones, gettin' close is what it's all about: Have you ever loved a woman, Love her with a feeling, Sweet little angel. Other crowd pleasers: All night long, Killin' floor, Yonders wall. Good for a female vocalist: Honey hush. | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1308 Registered: 11-2003 |
female singer - Susan Tedeschi. I like that list Dave. I think Born Under a Bad Sign was the second song I learned. Sam |
