25 Mar 19
@caissad4 saidWow! Must take a read on him.
I read that Hendrix could neither read nor write music. He is said to have envisioned the sounds he wished to create then experimented with them until he got the sound he wanted. That seems like genius to me.
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25 Mar 19
@suzianne saidSaw BB King at Newcastle City hall and yes he was very good its just he cant sing and play at the same time, he cant play any chords or rythmn, he just lays down a few licks. Robert Johnson was old school, good in his day but no match for more modern guitarists, Jimi for me was a great showman but a bit of a 1 trick pony on guitar.....just my point of view
What about Robert Johnson?
What about B.B. King?
Still, these folks are blues, not rock.
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25 Mar 19
@wolfe63 saidgive david roback a listen he plays in a band called Mazzy Star (not blues)
If sticking to "rock" music, (there's so much fusion and overlap these days)...I'd add Keith Richards, Joe Perry and Dave Stewart to the list.
25 Mar 19
@suzianne saidI met Muddy Waters at a Smithsonian folk fest back a few decades. Nice guy. I also met Libba Cotton who fed me a chicken dinner😉 She had a lot of people try to get her to play normal right hand on picking and left hand on frets including me to no avail. She was Libba Cotton and had her own unique style.
Oh, another one...
Muddy Waters
My guitar teach was Backwards Sam Firk, AKA Mike Stewart, incredible virtuoso on country blues. RIP now.
26 Mar 19
@sonhouse saidI agree with Beck and Clapton but I always thought Hendrix was more hype than substance.
I go for Jeff Beck followed by Hendricks and Eric Clapton. Any thoughts? Jeff beck does not use a pick, and is a virtuoso of the whammy bar, a true rock and jazz virtuoso.
26 Mar 19
@mudfinger saidNow of Fleetwood Mac.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Mike Campbell of the Heartbreakers.
26 Mar 19
@drewnogal saidHaha, actually that is only me, but there are two of us who can’t spell Hendrix!
The same number as those who can’t spell Knopfler 😀
26 Mar 19
@badradger saidHe easy on the old farts, you will upset Andy! Personally age is just a number to me. Granted it has it's moments and compared to Andy I am a kid. 😉
bunch of old farts
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26 Mar 19
@very-rusty saidits just i remeber the original fleetwood mac, dont think phase 2 macs music like ELOs has not stood the test of time.
He easy on the old farts, you will upset Andy! Personally age is just a number to me. Granted it has it's moments and compared to Andy I am a kid. 😉
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