Who is your favorite blues musician of all-time?

[bluzman61]

My favorite is Muddy Waters, followed closely by Howlin' Wolf. They both had a huge impact on blues and rock and roll music to follow.

 

[1srelluc]

Blind Mellon Chitlin'.

 

[Harry Dresden]

My favorite is Muddy Waters, followed closely by Howlin' Wolf. They both had a huge impact on blues and rock and roll music to follow.

Willie Dixon....the Mozart of the blues....

 

[shockedcanadian]

Howlin' Wolf hands down. He also paid his band well and gave them health benefits as i recall. A man of honor it has been stated.

 

[MisterBeale]

Robert Johnson?

 

[shockedcanadian]

He revolutionized the Blues the most but he was pre-electric guitar even amplifier era. Also old recording equipment makes it tough to listen to and I had the remastered CD collection of his.

"Hellbound on my trail" was a haunting song. Oh, and 'kind hearted woman blues" illustrated how sophisticated his guitar chops were. He keeps an open chord to almost mimick a bass, all while singing. Spectacular stuff.

 

[occupied]

Stevie Ray Vaughn. Until he came along blues was still vigorously excluded from popular media. He helped all the surviving blues men with joint appearances. He always acknowledged that he stood on the shoulders of giants.

 

[Meister]

Sonny Boy Williamson

 

[toobfreak]

My favorite is Muddy Waters, followed closely by Howlin' Wolf. They both had a huge impact on blues and rock and roll music to follow.

Roy Buchanan was nice too.

 

[rightwinger]

Jake and Elwood

 

[Harry Dresden]

Roy Buchanan was nice too.

the greatest guitar player you never heard of....

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Lucille Bogan--the dirty Blues!​

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Quite fond of Gary Moore

 

[toobfreak]

the greatest guitar player you never heard of....

What is that supposed to mean?

 

[shockedcanadian]

What is that supposed to mean?

I suppose he is suggesting that they wouldn't be known or found. Sort of akin to the 'fastest man in the world" argument. it's probably a simple village guy in some primitive culture, living on a mountain top and sprinting all day to catch his food. If only he were found, a pot of gold awaits him at the Olympics.

 

[occupied]

Ry Cooder did all the blues music for Crossroads. It seems like Blues just exploded into popular culture after that. He's still around.

 

[pknopp]

John Lee Hooker

 

[Blaster]

My favorite is Muddy Waters, followed closely by Howlin' Wolf. They both had a huge impact on blues and rock and roll music to follow.

BB King

 

[Harry Dresden]

What is that supposed to mean?

thats what he was called.....

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[The Duke]

SRV and John Hoit. Oh! I love me some King brothers, too.

and Muddy Waters.