Anyone Who Likes The Blues

I hope I am not posting old information but recently I came across a Blues label called Alligator Records. They have a bunch of great Blues Compilation CD's the sell for $7.98 ea and that includes the shipping. These CD's are great. www.alligator.com

Scott

 

Call it blasphemy but when it comes to blues I'm a Canned Heat kinda guy. My blues collection consists of the CH double cd set and an old 78 by Big Bill Broonzy.

A few weeks ago I was in Link Wray's hometown of Dunn NC and I stopped in a recording studio (OZ Music) and one of the head honchos there gave me a CD by a guy named Bill Lyerly. He used to play many years ago in my area but I had not heard of him in a long time. The CD is called Motel Room Blues by The Bill Lyerly Band. I was somewhat doubtful the CD would be good but when I got home and played it I was in for a pleasant surprise. If you like modern style electric blues try to get a copy of this (it isn't SRV clone stuff either). One really standout track is Crazy, Lonesome and Blue, but the rest are great too. He uses a PRS guitar through a Matchless amp. Bitchin'! (he may have a website?)

 

SRV

As Mr Tejas (how bizarre, I know) running with this crowd, I feel a few words are in order about the magnificent blues guitarist from the Lone Star State that I totally dug and will always miss - Stevie Ray VaughAn.

A high school acquaintance of mine (Richard Mullins) who was in a band with one of my best buddies did the engineering on most of the albums, I'm proud to say...

But I really dug SRV's guitar playing and singing, no matter where he was from.

 

Mazort, I was referring to Stevie Ray copycats and was trying to make the case BL wasn't copying SRV's style as many try to do. I probably could have worded that line a little better. I have Stevie's In Step, he was one helluva player.

edited 'I may could have' out because my wife spazzed over me butchering proper english. LOL

 

Re: SRV

V-a-u-g-h-a-n

 

Thank you Patrick. If you're a fan, you're obligated to spell it right: with an "A". No bootleg spellings please !

-Best - ED

 

I guess Patrick and Ed will get a big kick out of this then:
http://www.qis.net/~doppler/srv.html

 

Spelink

Fans of B.B. King and Buddy Guy have an easier time in the spelling dept, IMO.

 

CLICK HERE

http://www.sonymusic.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+smo.postcard.StartPostcard?talent_id=3000012

 

Now that's pathetic ! Not only are we missing the "A" but most of the links don't even connect. I found it amusing that author says that SRV "created" songs like Texas Flood and The Sky Is Crying. Last time I checked I thought Larry Davis and Elmore James were the originators of those fine tunes.

Best - ED