well spotted! I posted this album because none of the songs follow the traditional Blues song structure, yet every song is influenced by the spirit of the blues. its more "blues" than anything Clapton has done in the last 40 years, if you follow me
Totally. Knockin' on Joe is extremely powerful as well. It is a euphemism for when inmates break their own bones to avoid physical labor in prison. It is pretty dark to put it mildly. I have never cared for Claptons guitar work at all. He stays so far within the envelope his playing practically disappears it is so lacking of invention. Combine that with his racist tirade he did onstage when he later claimed he was "drunk" and he is a pretty unlikeable artist in my book. When it comes to slow hand I think David Gilmour is the unrecognized god of slow hand and always played things that were many times more tasteful and more interesting and more bluesy than Clapton ever did. But I do love the song: "You look wonderful tonight" by Clapton. Not a blues song by a long shot. But a great song IMO.
It is pretty bluesy too me. He is mostly soul jazz, blues, and ballads. There is a lot of cross pollination between Jazz and Blues.
Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' In The Moonlight I've got the recent reissue but I'd love to score an original or the Hoffman mastered repress
How about, John Mayall's Jazz Blues Fusion. More Blues than jazz and currently on my heavy rotation, along with Jug.
Great tracks on the Country Blues Classics: Volume 1 compilation: 1. No No Blues - Willie Baker 2. DeKalb Chain Gang - Fred McMullen 3. Ticket Agent - Curley Weaver 4. Brown Skin Girls - Cripple Clarence Lofton 5. Flying Crow - Black Ivory King 6. Blind's Blues - John Lee 7. Go Way from My Door - Monroe Moe Jackson 8. Dust My Broom - Elmore James 9. Evil Devil Woman - Kansas Joe McCoy 10. I Heard the Voice of a Pork Chop - Jim Jackson 11. Southern Casey Jones - Jesse James 12. Dirty Deal Blues - Robert Wilkins 13. Window Pane Blues - Tommie Bradley & James Cole 14. Downtown Blues (take 2) - Frank Stokes 15. 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do - Part 2 (take 1) - Frank Stokes 16. Stamp Blues - Tony Hollins
