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On the one hand, he boasts the sturdy chops and aggressive, rock-oriented attack fans love. Among today’s blues-rockers, Dudley Taft has a fairly unique skillset. Yet with each new release, a few more people do seem to be picking up on what the persevering, axe-wielding longbeard from Cincinnati is putting down. ![]() Anything from the “mid-ship balcony” category upward will do.) (*Note to Joe: I’d be happy to accept your invitation to the next cruise. For now at least, he’s a lone wolf – an outsider who may or may not be looking in. And perhaps his “outside the box” approach means he never will. You know – those overblown guitar orgies at sea that seem to be popping up all over the place.* Six albums into his solo career, the singer/guitarist still hasn’t become part of that exclusive back-patting mutual admiration society. Last time I checked, Dudley Taft was still waiting to be invited on one of those fancy schmancy blues cruises. Several of his albums such as The Healer, Mr Lucky, Chill Out, and Don’t Look Back were chart successes.Keep It Weird An interview with Dudley Taft Some of his best-known songs include Boogie Chillen, Crawling King Snake, Dimples, Boom Boom, One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer. Multi Grammy Award winning John Lee Hooker (1912-2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence performing an electric guitar style adaption of delta blues. The Rolling Stones named themselves after the Muddy Waters song Rollin’ Stone and he was also named as an influence by Eric Clapton. He is cited as the father of modern Chicago blues and he was an influence on some big artists. McKinley Morganfield (1913-1983), known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and was an important figure in the post-war blues scene. His songs followed the 12-bar format and his phrasing is described as free and loose. Hopkins used a distinctive fingerstyle technique incorporating both bass and percussion. Samuel John “Lightnin’” Hopkins (1912-1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist from Centerville, Texas who was included in Rolling Stone’s greatest guitar players of all time. See also The Black Album Songs Ranked Worst to Best ENTER LIST MAN best blues guitarists Lightnin’ Hopkins If you’d like to experience the sound of Skip James, I recommend the tracks Devil Got My Woman and Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues. His guitar playing is noted for its dark minor-key sound, played in open D tuning with an intricate fingerpicking technique. Nehemiah Curtis “Skip” James (1902-1969) was an American delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. The music of Jimi Hendrix continues to influence people to this day. He is widely regarded as one of, if not the greatest guitarist in the history of popular music despite a relatively short music career. James Marshall “Jim” Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) was born in 1942 and died in 1970. Next, is another entry that requires no introduction. Reed influenced musicians such as Elvis Presley, Hank Williams JR and the Rolling Stones. ![]() ![]() He had a number of successful songs which appeared on the Hot 100 singles charts including Honest I Do, Baby What You Want Me to Do, Big Boss Man and Bright Lights Big City. Mathis James Reed (1925-1976) had a style of electric blues that was popular with blues and non-blues audiences alike.
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