The great Blues appreciation thread!

[phantasmagorovich]

There is nothing like the blues. And these Videos are here to prove it:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB2POWSnStU[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJYvAVhSIMg[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwjGytOVVQA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8RtayjqqIw[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm1qtX7Mz5w[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EFUKgCPVuM[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCf60f_sAA0[/youtube]

[kosta]

Phenomenal stuff man!

[CBGB]

You should check out the fantastic Les Blank documentary, The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcVbNaiBZCU[/youtube]

[Mudfuzz]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1FK620bS7A[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcqqyL-Y6Go[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpuaCoK_rl4[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPfJoBwWRQ8[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGLmZCZ1sXY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y99nD3p_vTE[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnVlB3WMGng[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X15AmdrU90[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5qx0I2tyTI[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvoKuQPVEdU[/youtube]

[Seedy]

The Howlin' Wolf story on DVD is awesome, with great songs represented. The best clip, although sad, is the Wolf reprimanding Son House (also awesome; thanks for posting 'Death Letter') because he is drunk, belligerent, loud and incoherent as the band plays. Wolf basically tells him, with as much class as possible, that he is making a fool of himself because he only loves whiskey. You could tell that Wolf was disappointed that one of his heroes is ruining his rollicking set.

And my God, I've learned so much from Hubert Sumlin's playing with Howlin' Wolf. Great thread.

[tuffteef]

bessie smith

[comtrails70]

You should check out the fantastic Les Blank documentary, The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcVbNaiBZCU[/youtube]

this looks awesome thanks for the suggestion.
is it just me or did people dress way cooler back then.

[Houdini116]

I gotta say that I love everything Delta/Mississippi Blues.

Here's some Beefheart:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCSPf5Viwd0[/youtube]

[phantasmagorovich]

You should check out the fantastic Les Blank documentary, The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcVbNaiBZCU[/youtube]

this looks awesome thanks for the suggestion.
is it just me or did people dress way cooler back then.

Hell yea! this looks really awesome. Got to get a hold of that.
(And people were way cooler back then.)

[iamthesnow]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S5DGqCfk8o[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWIWphPSBTc[/youtube]

hard to beat some of the tunes already posted but these are 2 of my favorite blues tunes.

[Mudfuzz]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW1SRJrNZZw[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4ga0-AZ-q4[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvvf1R_vWo[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN-xtjDD9vo[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emf7gDJd0z8[/youtube]

[Ghost Hip]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf-Mtd2A1DI[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03YUgHAshSo[/youtube]

[Big Mon]

Man,do I love this threead! Some great selections! I'll add a few of my own:
Charley Patton-Hang it on the Wall
Skip James-Crow Jane,Hard Time Killin' Floor
Blind Willie Johnson-God don't never change,Dark was the Night/Cold was the Ground
Blind Willie McTell-Talkin' to Myself,Atlanta Strut,Kind Mama
Son House-Pearline
Sylvester Weaver-Bottleneck Blues,Chit'lin Supper Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson-Jack of Diamonds
Mississippi Fred McDowell-You Gotta Move
Robert Johnson-Hellhound on my Trail
Elmore James-It Hurts me too
Thank you,Phantasmagorovich for posting this thread,for it is a subject near and dear to my heart

[Mudfuzz]

Mississippi John Hurt!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-GN-BP_Qlk[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aI2Miy5kH0[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39RBm4tH9cA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODykMOkJKZM[/youtube] we do this song in the blue band I play with sometimes.

[Mudfuzz]

More Reverend Gary Davis!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1lpMEFl1aA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvJa6ADDpoE[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_Hbuf6FEoY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEgeB0c_vnI[/youtube]