Posted on 09/29/2016 6:17:49 PM PDT by Mariner
B.B King quote on Peter Green:
“He has the sweetest tone I ever heard; he was the only one who gave me the cold sweats.”
“When Blue Horizon boss Mike Vernon arrived at the studio in 1966 to produce John Mayall‘s second Bluesbreakers album ‘Hard Road’, he noticed a new amp and no sign of Eric Clapton. Vernon was shocked that ‘God’(Clapton) was not in the band, but Mayall said, “Don’t worry, we’ve got somebody better!” They were big boots to fill, but Peter Green filled them and put his own stamp on the music. BB King once said he’s the only guitar player who could make the hairs on the back of his neck stand up, and it’s fair to say BB had heard ’em all.”
Yes I liked the APP.
Wish I still had my Kottke albums...along with many others. I’m tempted to buy one of those turntables that converts your albums to CD’s. I may put that on my Christmas list. I must have a couple of hundred albums. Need to do something before the wife tosses them.
Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eldon Shamblin, Dave Alvin and Ry Cooder - there's 6 right there that blow Hendrix away. Hendrix just made noize
Or Merle Travis
The guys you mention would not say that. Hell, Stevie Ray was practically a Hendrix tribute band when I saw him live. He always did several Hendrix tunes and expressed his respect for the master. Nobody “blows Hendrix away.” That’s just ridiculous. Subjectively, of course!!!
IMO, Keith Moon was a top 5 drummer. Maybe my fave.
True that
I didn't know that. Not a big fan of his, but the steel he played on Crosby's LAUGHING is one of the most beautiful things I ever heard. If you're not familiar, you can find it on youtube (unless it got pulled recently).
Yeah, him too.
I know his brother Denny. He's no slouch either.
Top five Brian May Queen. Can’t get his name now but the Journey lead guitar guy. Jimmie Hendrix. Glenn Cambell.One of the guys from Rush.
Here you will like this...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tctwPzBNMHU
John Fogerty had some great licks too.
Few these days know who Hank is, he picked pure.
Yep for B.B to say that Peter must have been proud.
This ^^
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Foggy Mountain Breakdown on Banjo
Roy Clark A "Good Ol' Boy" Plays A Mean Guitar ~ Live (1976)
Paige was far too derivative to be on that list. Eddie Van Halen was more influential. Knopfler and David Gilmore too. Hell, I’d put Speedy West ahead of him!
So - he influenced himself!
My brother went to one of the Indian Casinos a couple of years ago to see Chuck Berry. He said it was so terrible that almost everybody left after 15 minutes.
It got started 45 minutes late. He played a short song that was okay. Then he went into a long introduction of the rest of the band. Then he played some song and asked everyone to join in and sing along. They kept repeating it and repeating it.
“Okay folks - time for a short break...”
The casino reimbursed everyone. Sad to see some of these guys playing past their prime.
Heh. I saw Mase’s post on Kottke. First thing I thought was “As long as he just plays. His voice sounds like goose farts on a foggy morning.”
Every year at Christmas I would go see him (high school and college). I think he would say that every time.
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