For fans of the Vaughan brothers masterful blues guitar playing, here is a vintage clip where Jimmie Vaughan is at his best with a smoking blues song from the Fabulous Thunderbirds called “The Crawl”
Watch as these Texas guitar greats dual with rare footage of Stevie Ray playing a Fender Telecaster and brother Jimmie playing behind his head. Sibling rivalry or just plain Texas blues guitar jamming, what do you think?
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If you can’t feel the groove in this blues guitar toon titled “Too Sorry” with dynamic duo Stevie Ray Vaughan and Doyle Bramhall (the original) – you ain’t got a pulse.
Oh ya…and unless you couldn’t tell, this is Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton with them…
Filed under New Blues, stevie ray vaughan by on Dec 13th, 2009. Comment.
I was first “infected” with Joe Bonamassa about a year ago when I was wandering through a music store and instantly recognized a blues guitar “real deal”
You know the feeling you get when you hear something that is so real – the hair stands up on your neck and suddenly all of your senses are tuned in for that 5-10 minutes.
Now 32, having started at just 12 years old, there is no doubt Joe Bonamassa is experienced – beyond his years, knows how to put it all together channeling energy reminiscent of the greats, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and of course BB King, Buddy, Albert and Freddy before them.
The marriage of Fender Strat, Marshall amps, technical prowess and that kick you in the gut power when he is tuned in makes him one of the leading blues guitar greats today.
Take a listen to this phenomenal version of “If Heartaches Were Nickels” – over 7-minutes you hear it all, finesse, power, feeling, tone and technical mastery:
Haven’t seen Joe yet – well he has just released a new packaged DVD from his recent concert at Royal Albert Hall – Joe Bonamassa Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Here is the trailer – take a look:
Right from the point he was a young boy Joe had a dream to be a blue guitar player and someday, play Royal Albert Hall. Watching this DVD inspires us all to dream big and we too can eventually reach our dreams.
This Bonamassa Joe Bonamassa Live from the Royal Albert Hall
DVD is chalk-full of inspiration and incredible blues guitar – shades of Stevie Ray as he made his way to the top. Folks, we finally have the next major blues guitar hero in our midst.
Filed under blues guitar, Joe Bonamassa, New Blues by on Nov 12th, 2009. Comment.
I’ll have to admit I’m a little biased when it comes to the guys that now form Monkey Junk – a great sounding blues band out of Ottawa, Canada. After all, they are comprised of 3 top Ottawa blues musicians starting with blue guitar virtuoso Tony D, with some Maple Blues Award winning harp from Steve Mariner all backed by the solid beat of Matt Sobb.
Throw it all together and it works like dynamite.
These guys assembled last year after many years of solo efforts and you know how sometimes things just seem to have a chemistry? Well that’s what happened – 2+2+2 equals far more than 6 in the case of these guys.
Tony D is a masterful blues guitar man that has honed his chops in different parts of Canada, Europe, Texas and just lately – Memphis at the International Blues Challenge and came in 3rd over 100 bands. He is a veteran of the Ottawa blues band scene and has taught his art to many aspiring guitarists around Ottawa.
Steve Mariner is just too talented to believe! This guy is equally proficient and passionate singing, playing harp, banging out a backbeat on his bass, wringing the keys on keyboard – and probably a few other instruments we haven’t even scene yet.
Most of all, these guys are great entertainers and throw and element of songwriting into the mix. I’ll be watching for more from Monkey Junk, suggest you do the same.
Check them out over at their Myspace page – prepare to be hooked.
Jeff
Filed under New Blues by on Jul 17th, 2009. 1 Comment.
How healthy is the future of the blues?
B.B. King, Hubert Sumlin, Buddy Guy are still rocking us with their original blues guitar and there certainly are some great prospects coming up from Kenny Wayne Shephard to Doyle Bramhall II – but what about the next generation?
How about 9-year old Tallan Latz?
With idols like Stevie Ray Vuaghan and Jimmie Hendrix – he is choosing his models well. And so far he is learning the blues guitar classics like Freddie King’s Hideaway — but most of all, he has that certain MOJO that blues performers must have to make it big…watch this video (which has over 2Million views on YouTube by the way):
By starting off at age 5, Tallan has a great lead and way to enter the blues stream – he can use that time to learn from the masters he will no doubt meet in the coming weeks and months. As much as he can learn technically from them, hopefully he can learn how to put on a show, how to get along and protect yourself in the music and entertainment business so that he can continue to bring us the blues for years to come while he learns to live a well-rounded life as a kid too.
Check out Tallan’s website and discover what the world is calling the next great blues prodigy. By the look of his upcoming shows, he’s going to have a very busy summer.
What do you think – where will he be 5-years from now?
Filed under New Blues by on Jul 16th, 2009. 1 Comment.
