ok I'll start with Robert Johnson- the guy who inspired Eric Clapton and so many others. He's part of the 27's club too. He does that thing that a lot of blues artists do, where not all but most of his songs will start with a very similar riff if not the exact same. Anyway you know him, you love him- here is Me and The Devil Blues.
Earlier I mentioned how blues artists often start their songs with the same riff. Now the people that, to me anyway, are the best at that are The Ink Spots. My father got me into music, but my mother has slipped in her influences along the way. The Ink Spots has been with me since I was little. They did a lot of songs with Ella Fitzgerald at one point too. But for now this is one of the few songs without their famous intro. This is Mama Don't Allow.
one more from The Ink Spots-
Ok Odetta. I love her so much. You can't really describe her, you just have to turn off the lights, lie on the floor and listen. At times I can hear Joan Baez in her voice, or rather while listening to Joan Baez, I can hear Odetta.
Anyway this is the clip that they used in Martin Scorsese's 'No Direction Home' the biopic of Bob Dylan.
Get hold of her albums if you can, but in the mean time here is my favourite clip of her performing with Johnny Cash.
Ok next is Jack Whites bestie- Son House. His tempo is painful but the best part of his music.
There is so much more, but for me the best part of the Blues is discovering and moving slowly through it. Hope you enjoyed this though.
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