Was Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown one of the most overlooked Bluesman of his time?
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I also was fortunate enough to see him live, at the Slippery Noodle Inn in Indianapolis. \n\nMy good friends and I sat up on the 2nd floor where we were basically the only people, compared to it being standing room only downstairs. Since we were alone up there, we told the server that we would just come down to her when we needed something. \n\nWe had a great view from above to watch Gate in action. I still remember his incredible (and overlooked!) musicianship, despite having at least one pitcher too many of a good brew and just the right amount of  some herbal relaxation. Did I mention we had decent privacy? lol\n\nBTW, I just saw BB King on 4/13, also in Indy!
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If it is and you love Muddy Waters, why dont you check out more artists.  A good start would be to look at some compilation albums, especially one of artists who recorded for Chess (muddy's main label).  \n\nSome of the Chicago blues artists included Howling Wolf, Lightning Hopkins, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker and Willie Dixon (who wrote a lot of tracks and produced most of Chess' blues artists).\n\nHave fun discovering these artists.  I am 58 and sought them out 40 years ago because they were the inspiration for the Beatles, Stones, Yardbirds etc.  I still listen to them and continue to add to my collection ( I think I have about 6 copies of Muddy doing Im A Man on different CDs).
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Junior Wells Biography\n \n \n(b. Amos Blackmore, 9 December 1934, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, d. 15 Jan 1998). \nHaving eschewed parental pressure to pursue a career in gospel \nmusic, Wells began playing harmonica in the streets of West Memphis, \ninspired by local heroes Howlin' Wolf and Junior Parker. Having \nfollowed his mother to Chicago in 1946, the young musician won \nthe respect of senior figures of the blues fraternity, including Tampa \nRed, Big Maceo and Sunnyland Slim. \n\nWells formed a trio, initially known as the Little Chicago Devils, then \nthe Three Deuces, with Louis Myers (guitar) and David Myers (bass). \nLater known as the Three Aces, the group became a popular attraction, \nespecially with the addition of drummer Fred Below. Their reputation \nreached Little Walter, harmonica player with Muddy Waters, who was \nabout to embark on a solo career. Walter appropriated the Aces as his \nbacking group, while Junior joined Muddy on tour. \n\nThe exchange was not irrevocable as the Aces accompanied Wells on his \nfirst solo sessions, credited to Junior Wells And His Eagle Rockers, which \nincluded the original version of Hoodoo Man, a song the artist would return \nto over the years. \n\nA spell in the US Army then interrupted his progress, but Wells resumed \nrecording in 1957 with the first of several releases undertaken for local \nentrepreneur Mel London.  These included Little By Little (1960) \nand the excellent Messin' With The Kid (1960) the latter which featured \nguitarist Earl Hooker, but Wells's most fruitful partnership was forged in \n1965 when he began a long association with Buddy Guy. \n\nHOODOO MAN BLUES consummated their relationship and this superb \nset, one of the finest Chicago blues albums, featured Wells's sterling harmonica \nwork and Guy's exemplary, supportive guitar playing. Subsequent releases, \nincluding ON TAP, SOUTH SIDE BLUES JAM and IT'S MY LIFE BABY, \nalthough less fiery, were nonetheless impressive, and the group became popular \nwith both black and white audiences, the latter through appearances on the rock \ncircuit. \n\n In the Billboard R&B chart he scored well with Up In Heah (1966) and You're \nTuff Enough (1968). By the end of the '60s Wells and Guy were sharing top billing, \nwhile a release as BUDDY AND THE JUNIORS denoted their association with \npianist Junior Mance. However, Guy's growing reputation resulted in a diminution \nof this democratic approach and the harmonica player's role was increasingly viewed \nas supportive. \n\nBy the early '90s, the partnership was dissolved. Wells was an impressive stylist \nand he remains, with Little Walter and Sonny Boy ‘Rice Miller’ Williamson a \nleading practitioner of post-war blues harmonica.
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Check out "GOV'T MULE" they jam man!
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I am a musicologist and teach in the Bluegrass Program at East TN State University in Johnson City, TN.I am also potterfan's dad. I would like to answer this as an oldtime blues and rockabilly fan.Who could pick for sure, and both of these gentlemen had such an enfluence on rock and pop music, in their own right. Little Richard was one of the pioneers who started it all, but he was only using a format of a more older and archaic style of blues, which he probably was quite familiar with. Jerry Lee Lewis was born and raised in a southern area where both black and white musical influences were prevalent on each other. The blues was the common denominator for both artists,and when you boil it all down, their music was great fun for everyone.
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Do you mean Keb' Mo'? Here's his bio from allmusic.com:\n\nKeb' Mo' draws heavily on the old-fashioned country blues style of Robert Johnson, but keeps his sound contemporary with touches of soul and folksy storytelling. He writes much of his own material and has applied his acoustic, electric, and slide guitar skills to jazz and rock-oriented bands in the past as well. Born Kevin Moore in Los Angeles to parents of Southern descent, he was exposed to gospel music at a young age. At 21, Moore joined an R&B band later hired for a tour by Papa John Creach and played on three of Creach's albums. Opening for jazz and rock artists such as the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jefferson Starship, and Loggins & Messina helped broaden Moore's horizons and musical abilities. Moore cut an R&B-based solo album, Rainmaker, in 1980 for Casablanca, which promptly folded. In 1983, he joined Monk Higgins' band as a guitarist and met a number of blues musicians who collectively increased his understanding of the music. He subsequently joined a vocal group called the Rose Brothers and gigged around L.A. 1990 found Moore portraying a Delta bluesman in a local play called Rabbit Foot and later playing Robert Johnson in a docudrama called Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? He released his self-titled debut album as Keb' Mo' in 1994, featuring two Robert Johnson covers, 11 songs written or co-written by Moore, and his guitar and banjo work. Keb' Mo' performed a well-received set at the 1995 Newport Folk Festival. Keb' Mo's second album, Just Like You, was equally well-received. Slow Down followed in 1998 and Door was issued two years later. Big Wide Grin followed in 2001, while 2004 saw the release of two albums, Keep It Simple and Peace...Back by Popular Demand.\n\nAnd, for the person who answered first... get a life.
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You can't forget about Miles Davis, and Etta James. Also check out this site I found:\n\nhttp://www.pbs.org/theblues/songsartists/songsbioalpha.html
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In no particular order...\n\nKing Of The Delta Blues - Robert Johnson\nFathers And Sons - Muddy Waters\nBluesbreakers with Eric Clapton - John Mayall\nSpotlight On Lucille - B.B. King\nBlues After Hours - Elmore James\nKing of The Blues Guitar - Albert King\nHowlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf\nI Am The Blues - Willie Dixon\nBorn Under A Bad Sign - Albert King\nIt Serves You Right To Suffer - John Lee Hooker\n\nAlternatively, look for the 'Best of...' albums of each of the above named artists.
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The Godfather of Soul, James Brown
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i dont like choosing ONE favorite, so ill list several\n\nLee Morgan (take a look at "Totem Pole" or "Ceora")\nMiles Davis ("All Blues" "So What")\n\nSarah Vaughan ("Lullabye of Birdland")\n\nJohn Coltrane (id say he is my overall favorite, check out "Giant Steps" "A Love Supreme" and "Blue Train")\n\nthere are just too many to list!\nso many are awesome
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LESS THAN JAKE!!! i was lucky enough to grow up in gainesville when they were just starting out... i remember going to shows where they didnt even have a horn section.. and blowing the speakers out in my moms car from listening to their 3 song tape that kept selling out at hyde n zeeks!  \n\nalthough i also do love the pietasters, i got maced at one of their shows ---that was a bad night!
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"Young man blues", "Summertime blues", "I can see for miles".\nKeith Moon was totally awesome and influenced my style as a drummer. He's very much missed.
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DAVID LEE ROTH WITHOUT A DOUBT\nSAMMY HAGAR IS A WANNABE\n\nyou can't tell me that van hagar even stand up to VAN HALEN
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I think Steve Perry was one of the best male vocalists in modern music.\n\nHis songwriting talent, however, is that made Journey so special.  That is sorely missed.
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The God father of British Rock....every song that every one has chossen is great....Crazy Train seems to be the biggest. \nThe Bark at the moon tour was awesome.\n\nIn Sabbath or as Ozzy?\n\nSabbath Bloody Sabbath, Never say Die, Fairies wear Boots\nand of course Paranoid.\nCrazy Train is just amazing, along with Mr Crowley\n\nMama Im comin home is a great sentimental one.\n\nand a great colaboration with Lemmy and others..Im not a nice guy.\n\nI had the honour and privelage to make canapes for Him at Tonni Iomi's House and he is one cool Guy..\n\nLong live OZZY
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Black Crowes\nThe Kentucky Headhunters\nLisa Stansfield\nWilson Philips
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James Brown because he is the Godfather of soul.