Taking a little listen - love some mean-played blues guitar.
Looks like a Lucille model Gibson there.
I’ll post one in a few minutes (on this thread).
Man the days before rap saw some really, really fine black musicians. I know they’re still out there - we just don’t get the good stuff because of all the garbage.
Accidentally ran across this on the radio one night - a show I don’t normally listen to. But I’ve found a couple of gems - I hope you enjoy them (and hope others do, too)
The Son Seals Blues Band ~ “Mother In-Law Blues”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7RnwxfUWdA
Jimmy Dawkins - “Chitlins Con Carne”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp2cZQjiylw
Okay, I’m doing the YouTube thing where one video leads to another.
Yall gotta listen to Albert Collins destroying the universe with his Telecaster while wearing a light blue golf shirt. This looks like early ‘80s to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz6LbWWqX-g
Love the way he ends the song with the salute.
Freddie King has been around for a long time. When I first started playing guitar back in the 50’s I learn King’s “Hideaway”, a big, instrumental hit for him them. I’ve got most of his albums, with “San-Ho-Zay”, and other instrumentals.
King was the (blues) guitar player’s, “guitar player”. He was a much, much, better picker than B.B. King. BB had one or two signature licks, but, that’s it.
Freddie achieved his tone by using a metal pick.
I like most all of his stuff.
Freddie FREAKING King.
In the Book of Electric Blues, he’s chapter one.